Advent Activity Suggestion: Share a favorite holiday memory from childhood with your own kids. Advent Activity Suggestion: Read a favorite Christmas story with cups of hot cocoa and stovetop popcorn. Advent Activity Suggestion: Go sledding! And afterward, warm up with a cup of hot cocoa. Advent Activity Suggestion: Write a holiday note to five special people, such as a friend you’ve lost touch with, someone who made a difference in your life, or a long-distance relative. Advent Activity Suggestion: This is the perfect Advent calendar for kids—it will help them discover the true meaning of the season! Before completing each task, sit down and talk about why it’s important. Advent Activity Suggestion: Plan a small family activity for each day and write one on the back of each card. It can be as simple as reading a story together or going for a ride to look at Christmas lights. Advent Activity Suggestion: Volunteer at a local soup kitchen or help your kids organize a toy drive at their school. Advent Activity Suggestion: Hang this toy Advent calendar near your Christmas tree or make one for each child’s bedroom to make them feel extra special during the holiday season. Advent Activity Suggestion: Decorate the tree together! Gather the family and hang a few of your favorite ornaments on the tree each night. Advent Activity Suggestion: Get out into the community and attend a live Nativity or see a holiday concert or play. Advent Activity Suggestion: Bake a batch of holiday cookies as a family. Advent Activity Suggestion: Attend a community tree lighting. Advent Activity Suggestion: Craft the ultimate holiday playlist, then spend time dancing to all your favorite tunes as a family. Advent Activity Suggestion: “Pay it forward” by picking up a stranger’s coffee tab, giving up your seat on the subway, or adding a few quarters to an expired parking meter.
