The days are marching closer and closer to Christmas – and each year we look forward to taking a break from formal schooling as we spend time making warm and cozy memories with the children, other family, and friends.  I thought I would make a list of 25 ways we can celebrate during the Advent season.

 

We love playing board games, card games, memory, and some video games … but I also want to add in something special this time of year.  It feels there is a bit of magic in the air as this holiday draws close.  Perhaps we see love, hope, and joy during this season that is slightly muted the rest of the year.  In a hope to capture some of this treasure, I’ve made this list.  I hope you and your family have a wonderful Advent. Some of these are old favorites for us and others are new this year.

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25 Ways to Celebrate Advent

With Your Children

1. Do an advent study with your kids like this one
2. Read through the book of Luke
3. Make some candy cane cookies and read The Legend of the Candy Cane
4. Bake pumpkin bread for a neighbor
5. Bake cookies for the local Fire Dept
6. Make a salt dough ornament with your kids
7. Pick out something from the Samaritan’s Purse Catalog for those in need
8. Go Christmas Carolling
9. Make Cut-Out Sugar Cookies in fun shapes
10. Make a Jesse Tree
11. Study other cultures and learn how they celebrate the holiday
12. Study the legends of St. Nicholas  from around the globe
13. Make some homemade cards & presents with your kids
14. Take some homemade Christmas Cards to a nursing home
15. Drop off presents to someone in need – do it anonymously
16. Go to the local production of the Nutcracker or Singing Christmas Tree
17. Pick a name or family off the angel tree – let your kids help shop
18. Read A Little House Christmas Treasury
19. Watch It’s a Wonderful Life as a family
20. Make a gingerbread house
21. Bring Hot Chocolate and a donation to the Salvation Army Worker
22. Let the kids help decorate the house & the tree
23. Make popcorn garland
24. Have a dance party to Christmas music
25. Go to see a Living Nativity