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The countdown to Christmas is on! Now is the perfect time to haul out the Christmas decorations and enjoying the advent calendar There are so many different kinds of advent calendars to choose from, but why not start a new holiday tradition this time of year that encourages a love of reading? Countdown to Christmas Day with a DIY children’s Christmas book advent calendar activity! No doubt it will become a new favorite Christmas tradition.
DIY Children’s Christmas Book Advent Calendar
Add some reading fun to your Christmas season! Book lovers will really enjoy this holiday tradition! While there are many book advent it’s easy to make your own book advent calendar. This Christmas tradition is an easy way to spend quality family time together each day. The fun part of this Christmas book advent calendar tradition is every day there will be a great book to enjoy together… and you can create a Christmas book collection at the same time!
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How to Create Your Own Countdown to Christmas with Books
Wrap each Christmas book in festive wrapping paper.
Wrap enough Christmas books for 25 days. Or 12 or 15 days. An advent calendar can be any number of days that you want to countdown!
Place number stickers or numbered gift tags on each wrapped book.
Unwrap a book each day as you countdown to Christmas!
What types of books can you include in a Christmas advent calendar?
- Christmas picture books are always a good idea because they are simple and often produce fond memories for the entire family.
- Winter books and other seasonal books that are winter themed.
- Use Christmas stories that are a mix of classic and modern. (Bluey, anyone?)
- Go educational with books about the different traditions and/or history of Christmas.
- Do all the books have to be Christmas themed? Of course not! Books that promote kindness, generosity, and peace are perfect for celebrating the Christmas season.
What books are we including in our DIY children’s Christmas book advent calendar?
The first book in our advent calendar is The Polar Express. It’s a gift that was given to us by some dear friends in San Antonio almost 20 years ago. Since then our family boards the Polar Express at Union Station each year and the train has become a traditional part of our holiday season.
The last book wrapped up in our advent calendar (that we will open on December 24th) is The Night Before Christmas. Fitting, don’t you think?
There are just so many different Christmas-themed books to include in a DIY children’s Christmas book advent calendar!
Other children’s books you can include in a Christmas book advent calendar:
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The Berenstain Bears’ Merry Christmas
Which book(s) would you include in your own advent calendar
How to Build a Children’s Christmas Book Advent Calendar on a Budget
Thrift stores are a great place to find books for very little cost.
Use Christmas books from your own bookshelf.
Collect books throughout the year and look for sales.
Pick up some books at your local dollar store.
Visit your local library and check out some Christmas books. To keep the library books in good condition, don’t wrap the books. In this case you can place a book in a bag for kids to look in each day.
When is the best time to open an advent calendar?
The time of day for opening an advent calendar really depends on when you want to do it. There’s no specific time of day that it has to be done. Bedtime stories could even be the perfect time!
Now grab a mug of hot chocolate, a special book that’s Christmasy, settle down near the fireplace or Christmas tree as a family and enjoy the holiday season together.
I hope you enjoy this DIY book advent calendar as much as I did creating it!
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Merry Christmas time!
Tara
blog owner at Seeing Dandy Blog
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