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Christmas Activity Advent Calendar Ideas

An activity advent calendar is a really fun (and simple) way to enjoy the holidays with your kids.  It can be hard to come up with ideas for your calendar, so here are 30+ fun Christmas-y activities any kid would love.

Setting up A calendar

Start by setting up a calendar. I like to use a tabletop tree with small envelopes, but you can display it however works best for you!

Picnic under the tree

Go look at Christmas lights

Color a Christmas picture

Bake Christmas cookies

Make homemade hot cocoa

Do a Christmas puzzle together

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Go to a local festival

Have a snowball fight

Cut out paper snowflakes

Do a random act of kindness

Write a letter to Santa

Donate some toys

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Have breakfast for dinner

Mail Christmas cards

Go ice skating

Leave out treats for delivery drivers

Christmas music dance party

Eat a candy cane

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Do a Christmas craft

Play a board game together

Camp under the tree

Have a pajama day

Wrap Christmas gifts

Make s'mores

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Decorate gingerbread houses

Make homemade fudge

Make a gift for someone

Build a fort by the tree

Make a popcorn garland

Take a family photo

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