Inside: A collection of the cutest ideas to make Christmas countdown for kids magical and gift-less!
Make Christmas Countdown For Kids Magical and Gift-less
Oh how we love Christmas and one of our favorite part about Christmas is… counting down to Christmas Day! We aren’t big fans of advent calendars with little plastic toys (that always end up in the trash) or candies since we started going minimalist. So every December, I’ll be on a lookout for the cutest gift-less Christmas countdown ideas, all of them we can DIY at home. Here are some great ideas I gathered!
Related: Need more Christmas theme activities for the whole month, check out our Christmas Learning Shelf!
Do you want to Build a Snowman?
Paper Plate Countdown Snowman – Happy Tot Shelf
Paper Chain Snowman – From ABCs to ACTs
Chinese Paper Chain Snowman Family (with printable) – CHALK Academy
Ho Ho Ho! Santa’s coming to town!
Santa Down the Chimney – Happy Tot Shelf
Santa Beard Christmas Countdown Craft – I Heart Craft Things
Cotton Ball Santa Beard (with printable) – I Love My Kids
Cut the Santa Beard – La classe della maestra Valentina
Milk Carton Chimney Countdown Toy – Happy Tot Shelf (Our most popular countdown activity ever, with over 4.6M views and 75K shares on Facebook)
Paper Plate Santa Beard Counting and Cutting – Happy Tot Shelf
O Christmas Tree!
Paper Ring Christmas Tree – Happy Tot Shelf
Dot Sticker Christmas Tree – Happy Tot Shelf
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More amazing ideas to countdown to Christmas!
Photo Puzzle Advent Calendar – Happy Tot Shelf
Book Advent Calendar – Natural Beach Living
Lego Advent Calendar – Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls
Christmas Advent Jar – Just a Girl
How are you counting down to Christmas this year? If you have more gift-less advent calendar for kids ideas, share them with me! I love to gather more ideas and add to this page.
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