Advent Countdown Activities for older kids

Counting down to Christmas has always been one of my favorite activities this time of year.

When the boys were younger I would fill our little advent house with candy and treats.

Then when Jake was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes I had a bit of a realization. It struck me how so many holidays and celebrations center round food.

And although we have never limited Jake’s carbs or treats, I started to look for ways to celebrate and reward both of the boys with non-food items.

I also loved the idea of making our countdown more of an activity based thing!

So for the last 5-6 years we have done fun things like color a Christmas picture, make a card for your teacher, write a letter to Santa…

Here are the activities we used:

Now that the boys are getting older, I needed to update our list! I also wanted to include more activities to give back to our community.

Here is the list of activities/treats that will fill our house this year, in no particular order btw.

I hope it inspires while you are creating your own family traditions and memories!

Happy Holidays,