Help me think of 24 Christmassy things to do ...

[Smithagain]

As a result of various gifts, our two girls now have three refillable cloth advent calendars between them. And I'd quite like to use them all, but don't want to fill them all with tat/chocolate/money!

So I'm thinking that one of them will have 24 little cards in the pockets, with a "thing to do today" written on them. Some of them will be useful (like "remind Mummy that today is the last day for posting cards ") Some of them will be just for fun (e.g. "snuggle up in a duvet and watch The Snowman") and some of them might be a bit serious.

Any ideas? Will this work or is it too cheesy?!

aw, i like it!

ideas (in no order)
stick cloves in oranges
make xmas decorations
cook some fudge/coconut ice for rellys
decorate xmas biscuits
donate old toys to charity shop
put xmas decs up
choose xmas tree
write a letter

er...

Umlella, you are on my wavelength. Those are great!

Anyone else?

Make a christmas card

Lovely idea.

Not feeling very creative tonight, but will watch this thread with interest!

Its a lovely idea by the way.

Are you in any way religious - how about go to a carol service/nativity?

make a Christmas present for dad
go out and collect holly and fir
get crumpets and toast on the fire

think it's a fab idea

put on Christmas Carols/Music and have a dance

Make some reindeer food (porridge oats and glitter in a little jar).
Great idea Smith, think I might nick borrow it!

Or take some biccies to the local retirement home/salvation army?

make wrapping paper or xmas decorations
bake mince pies
fill a shoebox for a xmas shoebox appeal
learn about how another country celebrate xmas (depends how old your dc are)
visit santa

brill idea! want to do this with my dd (shes only 2 tho so may have to wait a couple of years!!)

absolutely fab idea
er..
go for a walk and pick holly (sorry weegle..you'd said that)
drink hot chocolate and watch a film (polar express)
walking around you local estate at night to view christmas lights..(if it applies, we have some very dedicated christmas enthusiasts around us)
christmas play/panto
crib service if applicable (as we always dress up as a Shepard, which is fun)
make mince pies
fly kites
ditto the reindeer food, dc's love it
make wreath or spray

Fantastic idea! You HAVE to watch Santa Claus the movie, its my favourite! Get in some lovely hot chocolate and some marsmallows and cream then snuggle down and watch

Do a Christmas kindness each - just aim to do something for someone else that is just kind. Like buy the person behind you in the queue their coffee or help someone to carry their shopping or something else similar.

Make non-alcoholic mulled wine, lots of recipes online.

Email Santa (!)

Make paperchains

Go and look at the christmas lights on all the houses nearby.

Am liking these! Yes, we are religious. So I guess I can get the diary out and work out which days we put "go to carol service", "go to Christingle" etc

I might also have a few that are nothing to do with Christmas, just to remind us that life goes on!!! Like "See if you can go for a whole day without asking how many days it is till we put the Christmas tree up"

Last day at school!

paperchains are fab

The last one should be "Look under X and find the present" (another MNer suggested this on antoher thread)

make card for Nanna
make card for Daddy
Make some crackers?
Learn a new christmas song
Learn a christmas joke

Visit Santa's Grotto

Go for a walk with a torch

what a lovely idea. Some of mine would be

Go to Carol service
Go to christingle service
Go to nativity
write letter to Santa
make mince pies
make christmas cards
collect christmas tree
wrap presents
decorate christmas tree
buy present for local children's xmas appeal
watch christmassy film
make fudge
go shopping for christmas food
make christmas decorations
write christmas cards

Decorate Xmas cake.
Tidy bedroom
Make Xmas cards or maybe crackers if you are feeling inventive.
Decorate Xmas tree

learn the words to a Christmas song or poem and recite to Dad when he gets home
write a Christmas haiku (did I spell that really badly or just a bit?)
Make mum a cup of tea
Make a bookmark
Choose a charity to donate old toys to

Absolutely lovely idea - luckily stealing sharing this idea is undoubtedly in the spirit of Christmas...

learn to sing a new carol and sing it to your parents

send a Christmas card to someone who has not found any room at the inn (e.g. via The Revd. Sarah Parkinson, The Chaplain, Campsfield House, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxon OX5 1RE tel: 01865 233637 but you will of course know of loads more possibilities)

make paper snowflakes (one of the few crafty things I know how to do!)

Oh smithy what a wonderful idea, i love it and i'm pinching it big time!!

( you could have a little business idea there i think )!!!

Some great ideas from other members. Will give it some thought and see i acn think of any to add.

Ah this it the loveliest thread I have read for weeks.

I am going to steal all of these ideas... just will take me a year to make a advent calender thingy!