Christmas Advent Envelope Countdown
It’s almost December!! The kiddos are starting to get really excited for Christmas now. They have chocolate advent calenders they picked out, but I thought it would be nice to make them a countdown calender full of activities – something fun and festive to do each day. I used mini envelopes, wrote out 24 activities and put one in each envelope. I numbered the envelopes, as some of the activities were day dependent. I put them all together in a little box, ready for the kiddos to open each morning.
Activities in our envelopes include: Visit Santa’s Grotto, go to the Winter Wonderland, watch Elf, make fireplace s’mores, to the pantomime, make ornaments, decorate the tree…. I picked up a couple of Christmas books {The Christmas Carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Night Before Christmas, The Snow Children} so a couple of the envelopes have a note to swap for the book! I think that the kiddos will enjoy opening an envelope and seeing what they get to do each day! It’s a great way of spreading out the festivities.
The last couple of years, we have created a bucket list for the festive season – this is an updated version of that! It should meant that we actually tick off everything that we want to get done in the ext few weeks. Do you have a list of activites you want to do this Christmas?
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Dulce
November 26, 2013 at 12:58love this idea!, i’m making an advent calendar too for my mom and myself but i’m using the christmas challenge that i found in love taza http://lovetaza.com/2009/12/25-christmas-challenges-2/
Megan
November 26, 2013 at 15:41This is so adorable!
I love to take night time walks with hubs and the dog to look at Christmas lights. My friends and I have also done a bake exchange for the last five years or so, where we each make a dozen or so goodies, then get together one night and have a party to exchange and visit during the busy holiday time – I look forward to it every year!
Megan
Dayna
November 26, 2013 at 17:09Cute idea!!
Working in retail has, unfortunately, destroyed my Christmas plans. I was supposed to be skiing with my fiance and his family in New Mexico, but, as a store manager, I have to work the week after Christmas for our end-of-the-year sale. I’m majorly bummed. Instead, I was thinking of helping out at a homeless shelter on Christmas. I just don’t want to have to spend the day alone.
Em @ And Nothing Else Matters
November 27, 2013 at 12:16I love this, such a clever idea and the opening of the envelope just adds to the excitement for the littles!