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The Advent calendar is a popular tradition that allows you to count down the days until Christmas or New Year.
For children, this is a magical time of year when you can open one surprise every day while waiting for the holidays. A surprise can be a treat or a gift with tasks.
Fun tasks can be a good time for the whole family and help you feel the atmosphere of the New Year holidays in the last month of the year.
What is an advent calendar
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Traditionally, the advent calendar is a cardboard house with windows that open, where sweets, cosmetics, task notes and other gifts are hidden.
There are now many types of advent calendars in the form of postcards, bags or bundles.
You can make an advent calendar yourself or buy a ready-made one in the store.
The Christmas calendar, common in Europe, consists of 24 days (ending on Gregorian Christmas). You can also make a New Year calendar that counts down the days until the New Year.
Instead of a calendar with treats, you can hide tasks that the whole family can do every day.
For this purpose, any ready-made version of the advent calendar that you can buy, or simply numbered envelopes with events, is suitable.
You can write down your events on pieces of paper and add gifts to them if you wish.
How to make an advent calendar with tasks with your own hands
Such a simple advent calendar with tasks for children or adults in the shape of a Christmas tree can be made from improvised tools: cardboard, paper cups, baking paper and ribbons.
New Year's Advent Calendar Tasks for Every Day
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It's always fun to do something new and different every year, and assignments can be a great way for everyone to try new things and create family traditions.
We offer you a list of various Advent calendar tasks for counting down to the New Year, suitable for people of different ages. Choose your favorite ones to make the time before the holidays memorable.
Dress up a Christmas tree.
Decorate your home with Christmas decorations.
Hang New Year's lights.
Bake ginger cookies.
Give a small gift to your neighbor.
Write a letter to Santa Claus.
Watch the New Year movie.
Go for an evening walk to admire the New Year's lights.
Go ice skating.
Play a card game.
Bake and decorate sugar cookies.
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Make a new Christmas decoration.
Go to nature to harvest greens to decorate for the holidays.
Make a hot cocoa drink with sweets.
Make a small gift with your own hands to a friend.
Color the page in the coloring page (for kids or adults).
Arrange a festive family photo shoot.
Make a special breakfast.
Write a list of everything you're thankful for this year.
Prepare a festive dish from the cuisine of another country.
Clean up toys and clothes, and donate unnecessary things to charity.
Tell me a funny New Year's joke.
Tell us about another country's New Year or Christmas tradition.
Start creating a scrapbooking-style album.
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Have a game night.
Call a distant family member or friend to see how they're doing.
Buy a new Christmas toy.
Arrange dinner for guests.
Try a new holiday drink.
Complete the puzzle with your brother or sister (friend, family member).
Make a festive menu.
Do a scientific experiment.
Give someone a compliment.
Give your old towels or bed linen to the animal shelter.
Have a festive dance party.
Take a picture with Santa Claus (in a store or mall).
Write each family member a letter with reasons why you love them.
Make a bird feeder or leave the water.
Arrange general cleaning.
Make an unusual hairstyle.
Help me pack gifts for the New Year.
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Clean your bedroom.
Go for a walk.
Throw a frisbee in the park.
Arrange a secret exchange of gifts
Give anyone a chocolate bar with a positive wish.
Watch the night sky.
Make a snowman.
Build a fortress out of blankets.
Make a gingerbread house
Make artificial snow with your own hands.
Tell me a funny joke.
Share your food with someone.
Let the person in line.
Write a wish in a New Year card.
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Give your loved one a coupon to hug you.
Buy a stranger a cup of coffee.
Do one everyday homework assignment for a family member.
Choose a board game for the evening.
Learn a short New Year's poem.
Write a wish for the New Year on a piece of paper and hang it on the Christmas tree.
Sharpen all your pencils.
Leave a nice bookmark in the library book.
Clean your bedroom.
Give some of your books you don't read anymore to a friend.
Say thank you to a teacher, coach, or someone else you're thankful for.
Hold doors for other people all day long.
Smile all day.
Start a conversation with a new classmate or friend.
Call your grandparents and talk to them.
Make origami decorations for the Christmas tree.
Make a garland out of paper and hang it on the Christmas tree or above the door.
Help me choose a Christmas tree.
Make a snowflake out of paper.
Select a few photos for your family photo album.