Today I finished my preparations for Ethan's advent calendar this year. There are so many fantastic ideas out there (just search Pinterest!) but I wanted something quite simple that Ethan would be able to enjoy at his age (he's just over 2 now). I settled on the idea of using a pre made wooden advent calendar with boxes that I could put a healthy treat and an activity card in. The boxes are quite small, but I found these Organix Mini Oaty Bites that fit in the box perfectly.
The activities I chose are all appropriate for a young toddler, and are things that I had hoped to do this month anyway. I have created 30 cards, and plan to put each one in the night before, with a few extras so that if there are changes to our schedule I won't have to let Ethan down and have lots of options to chose from. I have also put a little picture (clip art or from google images) to go with each activity so that Ethan can have a guess at what it is, as he's too young to read the cards. Now I just can't wait until he gets to open the first one on Sunday!
Toddler Advent Calendar Activity Ideas
- decorate the Christmas tree
- watch a Christmas movie
- visit Santa
- make a Christmas craft
- go out to see Christmas lights switch on
- have a Christmas play date
- go to a local Christmas fair
- go Christmas shopping
- drink hot chocolate
- go to a Christmas party
- make Christmas gifts
- bake Christmas cookies
- write Christmas cards
- go ice skating
- watch a play or panto
- play in the snow
- make Christmas crackers
- read Christmas books
- go on a Christmas nature walk
- make Christmas wrapping paper
- wrap Christmas gifts
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