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Advent Calendar with 24 Activities

Age: 4-9 years · Time: 24 days · Level: Easy

Print the calendar, color one door each day and do the day's cozy activity from December 1 to 24.

Materials

• Printer and A4 paper
• Colored pencils or crayons
• The activity list (PDF)

Steps

1. 1 dec: Paper star – Fold and cut a star from a sheet of paper and put it in the window. An adult helps with the scissors. ★
2. 2 dec: Winter animals – Pretend to be a winter animal, like a penguin or a hare. Can the others guess which one?
3. 3 dec: Winter riddle – It is white and cold and melts in your hand. What is it?
4. 4 dec: Kind deed – Help set the table or clear it after dinner.
5. 5 dec: Count the lights – Count all the candles and lamps you can see at home. How many did you find?
6. 6 dec: Winter walk – Go outside with an adult and look for leaves, pinecones and animal tracks. ★
7. 7 dec: Word hunt – How many words can you think of that start with the letter W, as in winter?
8. 8 dec: Snowflakes – Fold a paper and cut small notches. Unfold your snowflake! An adult helps with the scissors. ★
9. 9 dec: Sing a song – Sing your favorite winter song for someone you love.
10. 10 dec: Draw a card – Draw a holiday card for a neighbor, a friend or someone in your family.
11. 11 dec: Hide the star – Hide a paper star in the room and let someone search for it. Hot or cold?
12. 12 dec: Cookie math – You have 5 cookies and get 3 more. How many do you have now?
13. 13 dec: Saint Lucia Day – It is Saint Lucia Day! Sing a Lucia song and light a candle together with an adult. ★
14. 14 dec: Paper chain – Cut strips of paper and glue or tape them into a chain. An adult helps with the scissors. ★
15. 15 dec: Bake with an adult – Bake cookies or buns together with an adult. The oven is hot! ★
16. 16 dec: Animal riddle – I have antlers, I pull a sleigh and I live where it is cold. Who am I?
17. 17 dec: Feed the birds – Put out some unsalted seeds or oats for the birds and watch who comes.
18. 18 dec: Rhyme time – Find words that rhyme with snow, like glow and grow.
19. 19 dec: Draw a snowman – Draw your own snowman with a hat and scarf and color it.
20. 20 dec: Share a toy – Give a toy or book you no longer use to someone who would like it. Ask a grown-up first.
21. 21 dec: Cozy night – Build a fort out of blankets and pillows and read a book inside.
22. 22 dec: Patterns – Continue the pattern: star, heart, star, heart … Draw five more!
23. 23 dec: Make decorations – Cut out circles, stars and hearts from paper and make your own decorations. An adult helps with the scissors. ★
24. 24 dec: Christmas Eve – Give someone in your family a big hug and say something kind. Merry Christmas!