Twenty-Five Days of Christmas Advent Activity

By Julie Pirkle

Celebrate each day until Christmas this holiday season with the twenty-five days of Christmas advent activity. Preschoolers will love counting down to Christmas by opening up a special present each day. The twenty-five days of Christmas advent activity is an exciting way for your preschooler to savor each and every day of the holiday season. Plus, this advent activity helps preschoolers visualize just how long until the big guy in the red suit comes!

What You Will Need

25 Jewelry-Size Gift Boxes

25 Small Toys/Candy (small enough to fit in a jewelry-size box)

Wrapping Paper

Scissors

Scotch Tape

Black Magic Marker

What to Do

Step 1:

Put one small trinket in each of the 25 gift boxes.

Step 2:

Wrap the gift boxes.

Step 3:

Number each gift box, one through 25

Step 4:

Line the gift boxes up in order on a windowsill or tabletop where they can remain until Christmas day.

Step 5:

Let your preschooler open one box each day until Christmas. Preschoolers should open the box that corresponds with the day’s date.

Twenty-Five Days of Christmas Advent Activity Variation

Substitute a large gift box for box number 25. Fill the gift box with an extra special Christmas gift from mom and dad. Preschoolers will be extra excited anticipating what’s in the big box, which will make counting down to Christmas that much more fun.

More Preschool Advent Activities

Try these other fun holiday advent activities with your preschooler: Mini Stocking Advent Activity, Holiday Candy Kiss Advent Activity and Candy Cane Tree Advent Activity.

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