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December is here, and it is such a fun time to do Advent activities.
Rather than wasting time scrolling through Netflix each night, you can have a fun festive book activity to do!
This list is full of reading ideas, book giving and festive fun. No matter which ones you do, it will definitely help you get into the Christmas spirit. You have one activity a day through Christmas—feel free to change the activities around. For example if you don’t have your tree up yet, do that challenge later on and swap it with something else!
Book Advent Calendar for Adults
Here are some posts to help you get some Christmas reading and/or activities in that may help you with this Advent!
My Printable Christmas Bookmarks
Cozy Up with these Must Read Christmas Books for the Holiday Season
Jacquie Lawson Advent Calendar
Advent Scripture Reading Calendar -you will see a box to sign up for this in the Advent Reading List
The Ultimate Advent Reading List
10 Timeless Christmas Traditions
I have a beautiful printable calendar for this, to get it-just put your email in box below and it will come straight to your inbox!
- Read by the Christmas tree lights tonight
- Visit a local bookstore (and treat yourself if you can)
- Make a cup of hot cocoa, tea, or coffee and read for 20 minutes
- Re-read a favorite childhood Christmas book
- Wrap a book you already own and open it as a surprise
- Read the first chapter of a book you’ve been saving
- Light a cozy candle and read in your comfy spot
- Listen to a audiobook and do something festive (decorate tree, do a Christmas puzzle, etc)
- Give a book recommendation to a friend
- Read Luke 2 1-20 or a winter themed short story or poem
- Visit your library and check out something seasonal
- Create a cozy reading playlist
- Spend 15 minutes decluttering or organizing your bookshelves
- Buy or borrow a book by an author you’ve never tried
- Read in bed under extra blankets tonight
- Listen to the Christmas Carol on Audio (I love this version)
- Gift a book or donate one to someone who needs it
- Try a festive drink while reading-peppermint , chai, etc
- Start or update your reading journal
- Read a Christmas chapter from Little Women, Harry Potter, Anne of Green Gables or other classics
- Take a bookish photo (tree, mug, cozy scene)
- Read for 30 minutes with no phone nearby
- Try a genre you rarely read
- Have a “Silent Night Reading Night”-everyone reads quietly together.
- End the month by choosing your first book of the New Year.
