24 educational ideas for your DIY advent calendar

Christmas is just around the corner, the most magical time of the year. That's why today we want to share with you a downloadable set of tags with numbers and beautiful illustrations for your advent calendar, and what's more... a list of 24 educational ideas so you can set up the calendar with the little ones at home.

You can download your advent calendar, cut it out and put it in little bags or boxes, and inside each one, a little treat. We have a list of 24 educational ideas or activities to put inside your advent calendar. You'll see that doing it with your children is a way to spend time as a family learning and sharing while creating a very cute family tradition.

24 easy and educational ideas to put in your advent calendar with children:

1. Christmas movies and popcorn night.

We recommend some Christmas movies for movie, blanket and popcorn day: The Polar Express, Home Alone, Nanny Christmas, The Claus Family, Arthur Christmas: Operation Gift.

2. Give mom and dad a chore to do. We leave you some suggestions: make the bed, empty the dishwasher, walk the dog, etc... it will depend on their age.

3. A new ornament for the Christmas tree.

We suggest taking the type of paper you like best, and drawing a star with a pencil and cutting it out. Once cut out, decorate your star however you like. When it's ready, make a little hole with the hole puncher on top and thread the ribbon through so you can hang it on the Christmas tree.

4. Some seeds to plant and watch grow.

If you don't have anywhere to plant the seeds, you can take some lentil seeds and do it with damp cotton.

5. A fun challenge like guessing an animal or a movie by charades.

6. Read a Christmas story, a joke or a riddle.

7. Cook Christmas cookies one afternoon for a snack or to give away. Here I leave you my foolproof butter cookie recipe for decorating.

8. Glitter or "magic star dust" to show the way to the Three Wise Men.

9. A little candle to light for a loved one who is no longer here, someone who is sick or simply to say thank you for what we have.

10. A coin to buy a treat the next day.

11. An envelope of stickers for the album.

12. A little bag with magic food for the reindeer with oats and colored pasta.

13. Call or Zoom a relative you haven't seen in a long time and it will make them very happy.

14. A flashlight to play with at night before going to bed.

15. Play a board game as a family.

16. Today is pizza and ice cream night.

17. A typical Christmas treasure like a nativity figure.

18. Make a list of Christmas songs. We leave you some ideas: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Glee Cast Version) (feat. Darren Criss) - Glee Cast, Darren Criss. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (feat. Esperanza Spalding) - John Legend, Esperanza Spalding. Winter Wonderland - Tony Bennett. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - Bruce Springsteen. Christmas Lights - Cold Play. Cool Yule - Louis Armstrong, The Commanders. Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue. Last Christmas - Wham!

19. Christmas sweets or chocolates. One day is a day!

20. Stickers or Washitapes, to decorate Christmas gifts.

21. A special white marker to paint the window with Christmas drawings.

22. Go out bundled up at night looking at the stars with a blanket until late.

23. This afternoon we set up the tree or the nativity scene at home.

24. Write a letter to Santa Claus or the Three Wise Men. Here we leave you our free letters to print. DOWNLOAD OUR SANTA CLAUS LETTER

Would you rather set it up yourself? Discover our DIY Advent Calendars or, if you are looking for one ready to hang, the Ready Advent Calendars.