One of the best things about the Advent season can be summed up in one word: anticipation. 

There’s the anticipation of celebration, presents, winter activities, and family time—even your kids are excited. But sometimes it can be difficult to know how to build upon your children’s anticipation in a Christ-centered way. You may be thinking, “How do I shift their wonder towards Christ during a season that is full of distractions?”

This is where an Advent Wall Calendar can be useful for your family. This calendar is designed to be hung on your wall and helps your family count down the days until Christmas. With this calendar, you can create a meaningful family tradition by pausing each day and looking forward to the celebration of Jesus’s birth. 

There are many ways you can use an Advent Wall Calendar to point your children to Christ in a fun and engaging way, as you’ll see below. And the best part about this calendar is that you have the flexibility to use it in any way you see fit!

1.  Pair With the Advent Family Devotional: The Advent Adventure. 

A great way to experience the Advent season is by reading daily devotionals with your family that remind your children of who this season is all about. So as you count down the days to Christmas with your Advent Wall Calendar, use our family devotional to make this time Christ-centered. In this way, you will be engaging your children with the story of Scripture—that leads to Jesus’s birth in the manager—and refocusing their excitement to celebrate His coming. 

2.  Pair With Ornaments: The Advent Adventure Ornaments

 not only correspond to each day in The Daily Grace Co.’s family devotional, The Advent Adventure, but they are also the perfect size to fit in your Advent Wall Calendar. They help your children count down to Christmas in a fun and interactive way. Each day they will be eager to pull out their ornament and read the truth they find on it. You can even display these ornaments on your Christmas tree so that these truths can keep pointing your children to Christ.  

3. Fill With Scripture Cards. 

Each day your family can open a new pocket of your Advent Wall Calendar and find a Bible verse that tells part of Jesus’s birth story. You can read it aloud together in your Bible and discuss what it means as a family. By taking a slow walk through Jesus’s story, your children will be better prepared to celebrate His birth on Christmas day. 

4. Suggest Different Acts of Kindness. 

Write down small, age-appropriate acts of kindness—such as making a care for a neighbor or donating a toy—and tuck them into each day’s pocket of your Advent Wall Calendar. These simple activities will help your children see that Christmas is about reflecting Christ’s love through giving.

5. Fill with Candy or Different Trinkets. 

Add small candies or trinkets in your Advent Wall Calendar that correspond with the day’s Scripture, devotional, or theme. These little surprises will help make learning about Jesus meaningful and fun, while also creating joyful anticipation for the birth of our sweet Savior.

6. Include Pieces of the Nativity Scene. 

Point your children to Jesus by placing different pieces of your nativity scene inside the pockets of your Advent Wall Calendar. As your children discover a new piece, talk about the story of Jesus and its significance. Then, by Christmas day, your children will have assembled the entire nativity scene—just in time to celebrate His coming. 

7. Fill with Prayer Prompts.  

You can use your Advent Wall Calendar to teach your children the importance of prayer. In each pocket, slip in simple prayer prompts that encourage your family to talk to God together. It can be a prompt to thank God, confess sin, or to pray for others. By praying each day, your children will experience God’s nearness as they count down to Christmas day. 

8. Provide Discussion Questions. 

Think about including in your Advent Wall Calendar short, reflective questions that help your family have gospel-centered conversations. These prompts can be about faith, gratitude, or Jesus’s love for us. Through these questions your children will be able to process more deeply about the true meaning of this season. 

9. Include Scripture Memory Activities. 

Encourage your children to memorize Scripture by picking a memory verse for the whole month of December. Then, fill your Advent Wall Calendar with different ideas to help them store this verse in their hearts. You might challenge them to say the verse with their eyes closed, repeat it as fast as they can, or be challenged to find it in their own Bibles. These games will make learning God’s word fun and keep your children's hearts focused on Jesus all season long. 

10. Suggest Different Family Activities. 

The Advent season is a great opportunity to come together as a family and create lasting memories together. And through your Advent Wall Calendar you can plan activities your children will be excited to participate in. Each day they might be surprised with baking cookies, going caroling, or staying in for a Christmas movie marathon. These intentional moments will help your family treasure the joy of the season. 

The Advent Wall Calendar can be a simple yet powerful way to celebrate the Christmans season as a family. As you count down to Christmas, you’ll not only create lasting memories but help your children see that the true joy of this season is found in Jesus alone. So get your calendar today and refocus your attention on Him. 

Additional Resources for Advent:

Advent Wall Calendar		Advent Family Bundle		The Advent Adventure Ornaments		The Advent Adventure | A Family Devotional		Awakening Wonder | Advent Bible Study
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