Make a traditional wreath with four candles. Light one candle each Sunday before Christmas.
Create a fabric wall hanging with pockets for each day of Advent. Fill them with treats or messages.
Craft a mini tree and hang 24 small boxes or envelopes filled with surprises.
Use a vintage tray or drawers to make a unique calendar with surprises in each compartment.
Decorate a sign with numbers 1 to 25 and move a marker each day to count down.
Decorate glass jars with numbers and put a tealight candle in each for Advent.
Wrap 24 books and read one each day as a family.
Make a paper chain with numbers and tear off one each day until Christmas.
Write 24 holiday activities on paper slips and draw one each day to do as a family.
Decorate a jar and fill it with slips of paper containing favorite holiday memories to read each day.