24 Advent Activities for Kids (Printable)

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The 24 starter lines

1. Write a kindness note for someone at home
2. Make a mug of hot cocoa together
3. Read a short winter story out loud
4. Draw a Christmas tree and hang it on the fridge
5. Video-call or call a relative just to say hello
6. Bake simple cookies, or make a no-bake treat
7. Cut out paper snowflakes and tape them on a window
8. Take a neighborhood walk to look at the lights
9. Build a pillow fort and tell a favorite memory
10. Choose a toy or book to donate together
11. Learn a short carol and sing it in the kitchen
12. Make a homemade ornament from paper or string
13. Write one wish for the year ahead
14. Watch the sunset or look at the evening sky
15. Play a board game or a card game as a family
16. List five things you are grateful for this year
17. Have a living-room dance to holiday music
18. Prepare a small, kind surprise for a neighbor if it feels appropriate
19. Look through family photos and tell a story about one
20. Do a fifteen-minute tidy-up playlist together
21. Make a paper chain and add one link each remaining day
22. Share one favorite moment from this year
23. Plan Christmas Eve together — food, story, or lights
24. Write a short letter to your future selves and tuck it away

Print at 100% scale and cut along the dashed marks. The cards stay separate.