Advent Activities for the Family

As we look forward to Christmas Day, I knew that we would need to do a special calendar of activities to keep the fun going all month long.  Much like we celebrate Advent by reading scripture each day, I thought I would plan a few family things to do as well.  So, here's our plan.  Nothing written in stone, just a plan.

1.  Make Christmas cookies
2.  Make ornaments
3.  Nativity scavenger hunt

4.  Sing a Christmas carol over the phone to family out of town
5.  Make handprint trees, wreaths, and angels
6.  Decorate each child's bedroom door
7.  Christmas on the Boulevard (a live Nativity scene and outdoor fair at a church)
8.  Make a paper nativity scene
9.  Drink hot chocolate
10.  Act out the Christmas story and video it
11.  Read Christmas books
12.  Make Lego Christmas shapes
13.  Indoor snowball fight (with newspaper balls)
14.  Paint with Christmas cookie cutters
15.  Make snowman pancakes
16.  Sing a Christmas carol over the phone to in-laws
17.  Make salt dough ornaments

18.  Take cookies to the neighbors
19.  Make a Happy Birthday Jesus banner
20.  Watch a Christmas movie
21.  Make Christmas cookies
22.  Go out and look at Christmas lights
23.  Gingerbread houses

24.  Church service
25.  Read the Bible before opening gifts