Advent Calendar Cards
Our advent calendar cards are the same across all styles, so it doesn't matter which background design you choose, you'll get the same cards.
There's a standard set of 24 cards, which are all designed to be free or low cost. There's an optional set of 8 cards for things that cost a little to a lot more depending on your situation. And there's an optional set of 4 cards that are oriented around Santa, if that's something you do in your home. Nothing is actually numbered on the cards so you can mix and match the ones you want, and you choose which order you use them in.
Standard Set:
- Read a Christmas Story: Having a hard time choosing just one? Read even more!
- Watch a Christmas Movie: Having a hard time choosing? Why not pick one each and spread them throughout December!
- Christmas Lights: Find a good place to look at some Christmas lights in your community!
- Give Out Christmas Cards: Make or fill in some cards to deliver to people that are special to you!
- Make and Drink Hot Chocolates: Want to make them even better? Add some marshmallows or even some chocolate fish!
- Christmas Scavenger Hunt: What can you find hiding around your house? Note: We've intentionally left this vague, so you can choose how you run it. Low on funds? Hide some ornaments outside like an Easter hunt!
- Donate a Toy You've Outgrown: Still pretty into all your toys? Maybe there are some clothes you don't fit anymore that you can donate instead!
- Listen to Christmas Music: While you're at it, why not make a playlist for next year too!
- Make a Christmas Gift: Get creative and make something to gift to someone special to you!
- Plan Your Outfit: Figure out what you want to wear on Christmas Day and get it all ready!
- Christmas Artwork: Colour in some Christmas pictures or draw your own! Hang them around the house or gift them to someone!
- It's Tree Time: Put up the Christmas tree and have fun decorating together!
- It's Time to Decorate: Make somewhere in your home look extra festive!
- Christmas Bingo: Get together with family or friends and play a few games of Christmas Bingo! Note: There are loads of free printable bingo games on the internet, but we've created a set of our own so you can download everything you need in one place. Click here to grab some!
- Teacher Time: Make a gift or card for a teacher! If you're having fun, why not make a few?
- Paint Some Christmas Rocks: Find some rocks to paint with things that remind you of Christmas and hide them around your community!
- Neighbourhood Secret Santa: Make or fill in some cards and deliver them around your community! Note: A huge thank you to @sigourney_louise on Instagram for the great suggestion. She has a great video about how she makes this a tradition for her family that you can find here.
- Favourite Things: Write down your favourite thing about Christmas and share them with each other!
- Wreath Making: Use what you can find to make a wreath for your bedroom door! Think paper plates, cardboard...anything you like!
- Christmas Picnic: Have a picnic next to the Christmas tree! Maybe invite some friends - or even some teddies!
- Christmas Baking: Make some Christmas-themed baking! Can't eat it all? Gift it to neighbours or people you love!
- Santa Parade: Attend your local Santa Parade! Maybe bring some friends!
- Around the World: Learn about how other cultures celebrate Christmas! Why not let everyone choose a country and learn about them all!
- Christmas Madlibs: Get together with family or friends and create some funny stories with Christmas madlibs! Note: you can find loads of these online for free with a quick Google search.
Optional Set - Not Free:
- Christmas Cookies: Bake and decorate some cookies! Low on time? Buy some and jump straight to the decorating part!
- Christmas Crafts: Use air dry clay or salt dough to make Christmas ornaments to hang on your tree or gift!
- Gingerbread Houses: Make or buy a gingerbread house (or a few) and have fun decorating them together!
- Family Photo: Put on matching Christmas pyjamas and take a family photo!
- Decoration Day: It's time to go out so everyone can pick a new decoration to add to the tree!
- It's Gifting Season: Buy someone else a Christmas gift and wrap it up to go under the tree!
- Berry Picking: Find somewhere local to go berry picking and make a fun family day of it!
- Make a Donation: Give back to your community by buying a gift to donate to your choice of organisation or charity!
Optional Set - Santa:
- Write to Santa: Write a letter to Santa! It doesn't have to be a wish list, maybe you could thank him for the gifts you got last year!
- Santa Photos: Today's the day to go meet Santa wherever he's hanging out for the day and get a photo.
- Reindeer Food: It's time to make some reindeer food to leave out for Santa's first-class transport team!
- Christmas Eve: Tomorrow's the big day! Put a treat for Santa next to the tree, and don't forget to put your reindeer food outside!