advent calenders

[danita]

i think there was a similar thread last year but couldnt find it.

this year im making a big christmas advent calender and i would like a special activity every day relating to christmas.

im going to make each child a stocking and write up little cards with the days activity on it but i need help coming up with 24 ideas lol

ok so my childrens ages are 9 mths (prob wont do much but will use her hand prints foot prints wherever possible) 2 yrs, 2.5 yrs and 3.5 yrs so i need activty friendly for this age group please.

so far i have
- making christmas wrapping paper
- making short bread biscuits in chrissy shapes
- possibly bon bons
- colouring santa pictures to hang from the roof.
- making silver stars from aluminum foil to also hang from the roof''

and thats all i can think of so PLEASE PLEASE help me ladies

[Traveller]

making Christmas tree decoration (you could make this several activities by specifying an angel, a bauble, a reindeer, etc)
Looking through their toys to find old, but nice ones, to take to the salvation army
Taking said toys to the salvation army (or local hospice, etc)
making truffles as gifts for the neighbours
learning a Christmas song
writing letters to Santa
making a gift (drawing or handprints) for Daddy
making a gift for Granny, etc etc

[AnyDream]

Paint/colour in a (preprinted) christmas tree picture then glue cotton balls on for snow.
Paint/colour in a rudolf picture then glue a big round red thing on for his nose.
Collect pine cones then paint/glitter
Paint mdf shapes, then glue on gemstones/glitter (tie a ribbon through or add a photo on one side & it becomes a nice christmas gift for family)
Trip to the library to find some christmas story books

[Mother Goose]

you could make Christmas related stain glass window decorations. (Cut a christmas shape into the centre of a piece of cardboard/paper then put cellophane in the middle and hang on window)

You could make "Christmas" Lanterns (fold a piece of paper in half. Cut almost to the fold all the way along the paper. Open, fold the other way, secure, then hang from ceiling).

Print off some Christmas colouring pages and colour in

Make Christmas Cards for relatives

Make food for the reindeer (oats with some glitter in it)

[appletree]

Wow! Awesome idea, will definitely be pinching it thanks

How about:

putting the christmas tree up
singing christmas carols
trip into the city to see the christmas decorations/activities going on

[jackrose]

Check out this blog post, it is where I first came across the idea and there are 24 good ones as well as a couple of links!

[Mum2Romone]

Great ideas

[danita]

thank u everyone i love all the ideas