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Christmas Activity Advent Calendar

This fun calendar will remind the family of activities to do during the holiday season, and will help bring the family together.

What you will need:

1. 2 sheets white 8 ½ x 11 cardstock
2. Computer and printer or black pen
3. 1 sheet of red cardstock
4. 1 sheet of green cardstock
5. Paper cutter
6. Stapler
7. Red pen
8. Holiday stickers
9. Two green eyelets
10. Eyelet setter
11. Red ribbon
12. Glue
13. Scissors
14. White ink pad
15. Number stamps

Directions:

1. Begin by printing the words "Countdown to Christmas" along the top of a white piece of cardstock either by using a computer and printer, or a black pen.

2. Cut out 13 red and 13 green 1 inch tags.

3. Cut out 25 white 1 inch tags

4. Use the stapler to staple one white tag to each red and green tag. Make sure the staple is at the top of the tag.

5. Use the number stamps and white ink pad to put the numbers 1 through 25 on the tags.

6. Turn the white paper with the "Countdown to Christmas" on it sideways, so that the long side is at the top.

7. Glue the tags to the paper in five rows of five. Make sure the numbers are right.

8. Use the red pen and holiday stickers to write the activities on the white tags and decorate the tags. Use activities like:

Bake your family's favorite holiday treats.
Volunteer at a local soup kitchen.
Read the Night Before Christmas.
Snuggle up with a blanket and hot chocolate.
Make gingerbread houses.
Drive around the neighborhood and look at Christmas lights.
Go Christmas Caroling.
Read the biblical account of the birth of Christ.
Write a wish list to Santa.
Go visit Santa at the mall.
Get out the popcorn and watch a Christmas movie.
Take pictures of everyone.
Make ornaments.
Learn about a Christmas tradition from another country.
Send out Christmas cards.
Wrap presents.
Make paper snowflakes.
Call family.
Go ice skating.

9. Use the eyelet setter to insert on eyelet in each of the top corners of the calendar.

10. Pull the ends of the red ribbon through the eyelets and tie a knot in the back so that the ribbon will stay.