Advent Activities for Families

It’s December! Time to anticipate a visit from Santa, bake lots of cookies, and focus on the birth of our Savior. The countdown to Christmas is ON!

You will not be short on ideas after perusing these sites! Countdown to Christmas with these advent activities for families.

If you, too, are looking for fun ways to focus on the real meaning of Christmas, you’ve come to the right place.

While there are 25 advent activities for kids shared below, there are over 200 individual advent activity ideas featured in these posts.

Christmas Advent Activities

Truth in the Tinsel

Truth in the Tinsel contains 24 days of Scripture reading, ornament crafts, talking points and extension activities. Plus fun printables and templates for kids of any age–from preschool to elementary!

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Printable Advent Activities Calendar

Hip Homeschool Moms has a great list of 25 activities you can do as a whole family.

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25 Days of Christmas Bible Verses

Print out this calendar from Encouraging Moms at Home, and the family can focus on the true meaning of Christmas with these 25 Bible verses.

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Natural Beach Living

I have a weakness for Christmas picture books. Wrapping them up, and unwrapping one each night like Natural Beach Living does is a fun idea.

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Printable LEGO Advent Calendar

LEGO fans MUST check out this advent calendar at Little Bins for Little Hands!

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Advent Ideas for Kids: Names of Jesus Ornament Bulbs

Make an Advent tree with “Names of Jesus” ornaments like these at School Time Snippets.

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Printable Alphabet Advent Calendar

Celebrate the birth of Jesus with this printable Alphabet Advent Calendar from Sight and Sound Reading.

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DIY Christmas Advent Calendar: Cut, Colour and Create a Story!

Kids can cut, color, and create an advent story with this silhouette advent calendar from Adventure in a Box.

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Advent Box – To Explore During December

Sun Hats & Wellie Boots shares how she creates an advent box for her kids to explore all month long.

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An Advent Calendar of Picture Books for Little Readers

Here’s another advent calendar of picture books from The Gingerbread House.

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Easy Homemade Advent Candles

With these easy homemade advent candles from Kid Craft Room, kids can watch Christmas arrive.

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Faith and Fun for Advent and Christmas

Syncopated Mama has a fun list of faith and fun activities for advent and Christmas.

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DIY Easy Advent Calendar Craft

Mamas Happy Hive shares an idea for making your own advent calendar.

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Christmas Tree Advent Puzzle

This DIY advent tree puzzle from Toddler Approved is the perfect hands-on activity for tots and preschoolers.

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100 Advent Calendar Activities and Ideas

You can find over 100 advent activities at KC Edventures.

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DON’T MISS THESE FUN ADVENT ACTIVITIES

Share the reason for the season with your family as you count down the 12 days to Christmas by reading a step in the nativity story every day with this heirloom quality, beautifully illustrated, advent calendar kit.

Build the excitement to Christmas by giving this LEGO friends advent calendar, and help your little one construct the 24 surprises!

Tara

Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.