Advent Activities for Families

Here is a list of 128 Advent activities for families. You can also get a PDF printable of Advent activity cards that you can use to randomly pick out the different daily advent activities to do with your kids this Christmas season and leading up to Christmas day.

Printable Christmas Advent Activity Cards

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Each day a different family member can pick a card at random and that is the activity that will be done for that day. Some are much more time involved than others so if you want you can sort the cards into different piles depending on how much time of preparation or duration each of the family activities will typically take. Then you can pick from the appropriate pile depending on how much time you have that day.

Christmas Advent Activities for Families:

There are four cards per 8.5 x 11-inch sheet of paper. Each card has one Christmas activity on it . This is a fun way to enjoy the advent season and spend time with your family during this busy time of year. The following are the Christmas list of activities:

Drink hot chocolate
Bake a Christmas cake
Bake cupcakes
Knit a hat (here is an easy way to do so)
Play in the snow
Hang the mistletoe
Play Christmas songs
Drink eggnog
Fix the Christmas tree
Hang the ornaments
Hang Christmas lights
Light Advent candles
Make candy canes
Make a gingerbread house
Make Christmas cards
Make s’mores
Watch a Christmas movie
Wrap Christmas gifts
Make a snowman
Go Christmas shopping
Snap a family photo
Bake Christmas cookies
Buy a snow globe
Donate toys to kids
Watch fireworks
Go ice skating
Go ice fishing
Go caroling
Go skiing
Visit grandparents
Buy new toys
Play board games
Send Christmas letters
Decorate home
Hang stockings
Kiss under the mistletoe
Write a letter to Santa
Attend Christmas eve mass
Visit Santa
Attend a Christmas party
Read a Christmas story
Make soup
Attend a Christmas concert
Send a card to a friend
Cook a Christmas meal
Roast marshmallows
Decorate an ornament
Make a Christmas garland
Set up nativity scene
Buy Christmas socks
Make popcorn
Make ice cream
Decorate Christmas cookies
Make a Christmas craft
Have a pajama night
Knit a scarf
Buy stocking stuffers
Make a scrapbook
Have a winter campfire
Feed a reindeer (or make some reindeer food for Christmas eve).
Have a Christmas party
Wear a tacky Christmas sweater
Go on a winter scavenger hunt
Leave cookies for Santa (use this Santa placemat)
Christmas hand painting
Create a Christmas countdown calendar
Play a Christmas song on an instrument
Cozy up by the fireplace
Bake a traditional dessert
Volunteer in your community
Design a Christmas wreath
Make scented candles
Make a festive table space
Create a “tree” on the wall
See Christmas light displays
Organize a gift exchange
Take a picture with Santa
Go on a candy cane hunt
Take a Christmas trip
Make a Christmas photo booth
Have a sleepover
Make a Christmas playlist
Make a Christmas craft
Do a holiday puzzle
Attend a tree lighting ceremony
Make a homemade gift
Connect with friends
Roast chestnuts
Hide and find the elf
Drink apple cider
Make paper snowflakes
Do a secret Santa gift exchange
Make a Christmas wish list
Make a mason jar snow globe
Do a Christmas painting activity
Enjoy a drive-in movie
Host a cookie exchange
Make a popcorn garland
Finish a Christmas cross stitch
Play secret Santa
Try a new dessert
Read a bedtime story
Make an Advent calendar
Have a pillow fight
Make a DIY present
Write letters to the Army
Watch a Christmas cartoon
Make a pine cone craft
Make a hot chocolate buffet
Play Christmas bingo
Play Christmas charades
Perform random acts of kindness
Decorate the kitchen with Christmas decorations
Decorate the living room
Decorate the bedroom
Make a Christmas centerpiece
Have a Christmas picnic
Cook a meal together
Bake a birthday cake for Jesus
Wear something red or green
Eat breakfast for dinner
Make a Christmas card for a friend
Sing a Christmas carol
Take a walk with friends
Read Christmas books
Host a pizza party
Visit Christmassy places
Make Christmas snacks

You can write your own activities on pieces of paper or you can download the pre-made cards below. This is a 36 page PDF with 32 pages of activity cards and four pages of blank activity cards for you to fill in with new things of your own choosing or your own advent traditions if you wish. Each card features a Christmas activity and a picture representing that activity.

These cards will help you and your family create fun filled Christmas traditions for years to come. The whole family will enjoy creating this new family tradition and participating this holiday season and they are a wonderful way for the family to spend time together especially after a busy day.

These Christmas activities will be so much fun for older children and younger children alike. The best thing about these cards is that you can use them year after year during this wonderful time of year. Print them out on cardstock like this so that they will last longer.

You can purchase the Christmas activity cards here.

Please note these printables are for personal use only. You do not have permission to sell them for profit or claim them as your own design.

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