CHRISTMAS ADVENT CALENDAR IDEAS

Updated October 24,2025

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Keeping Jesus at the Center of our Christmas Celebration

Enjoy this wonderful time with your family and friends. Try not to get stressed over things that really have no space in our busy lives. Focusing on what’s most import about the holiday. Making it a priority to spread the gift of Jesus to everyone we meet. As the holiday season approaches, it’s easy to get caught up in gifts, decorating, and busy schedules. But Advent gives us a special opportunity to pause, reflect, and prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus Christ.

ADVENT LIST

Slow down and enjoy the real meaning of Christmas. The hustle and bustle of the season can leave you empty and joyless. It is so important to be intentional about your time and the true meaning of the Christmas season.

Nativity Advent Calendar 2025 Kids

Make Christmas Card

2. Write a loving note to your parents and mail it to them.

3. Jesse Tree Tradition- Decorate a small tree with ornaments representing Bible stories that lead to Jesus like Noah’s Ark, David’s crown, and the manger.

4. Make Christmas ornaments using your favorite Bible verses.

6. Go to a Christmas Church Service.

7. Advent Scripture Garland –Write out 25 Bible verses and hang them on a garland or string across your mantle. Read one each day.

8. Make a list of all your blessings for the year.

9. Tell someone about Jesus.

5. Make Christmas Cookies to give to your neighbors.

11. Make dinner for a friend.

10.Go caroling with friends and family.

11.Names of Jesus Ornaments- Create 25 ornaments, each with one of Jesus’ names like “Emmanuel,” “Light of the World,” and “Good Shepherd.”

12. Create a family advent calendar.

13. Wrap presents and listen to your favorite gospel music.

14. Have a Hot Cocoa Bar Night.

15. Watch a Christmas Movie about Jesus.

16. Make thankful snowflakes to decorate your home.

17. Do a family sleep out under your Christmas tree.

18. Bake cookies and deliver to local shelter.

19. Have a marshmallow fight.

20. Take cupcakes to your local fire department.

21. Do a Christmas lights tour.

22. Have a ugly sweater party.

23. Make and decorate a gingerbread house.

24. Teach and discus the true story of Christmas.

25. Make and decorate your own Christmas stockings.

26. Make homemade gifts for friends and family.

26. Leave a happy note for someone to find.

27. Bring lunch for a coworker or friend.

28. Put money in a Salvation Army bucket.

29. Donate toys to a charity or family in need.

30. Let someone go ahead of you in line.

31. Volunteer at a local food pantry or shelter.

There are so many ways to add more love and Christ into Christmas. Make it a family effort and share the only and most important reason for Christmas…Jesus! Let’s spread the good news of God and make memories with our family.God Bless!