Advent 2025: Faith-Based Advent Activities

 

It's that time of the year once again!  I hope you'll join me again as we walk through Advent and prepare for the coming of the Christ Child.  

This year, I'm going to be doing faith-based Advent craft-focused activities each day.  Each Friday, I'll post the list of activities for the week on this blog, including a shopping list of supplies for the week -- items that you don't regularly have on hand and might need to purchase.  Every day, I'll be posting the instructions for each activity along with a daily scripture verse & prayer on my "Doodles by Joan" Facebook page.  So make sure you follow my Facebook page for each day's activity.

Here's a list of General Supplies to have on hand.  They should be common craft supplies and tools that you already have at home: 

• Scissors 
•  Glue 
•  Hole Punch 
•  Fine Tip Marker 
•  Colored Pencils or Crayons 
•  Cardstock, Construction Paper, or Copy Paper – various colors 
•  Wrapping Paper or Butcher Craft Paper 
•  Ribbon, Scraps of Paper, Lace, Cloth, Twine 
•  Ruler 
•  Stencils of various shapes or items that can be used to draw circles 
•  Pencil & Eraser 
•  Paper Cutter (optional) 

Because this is a holiday week (Happy Thanksgiving), I'm going to post the activity list and Shopping List for Week 1:  Hope.

Daily Activities

• Sunday, November 30th:  Make a "Hope Ornament
• Monday, December 1st:  Create a Scripture tag using Jeremiah 29:11
• Tuesday, December 2nd:  Doodle a mini prayer card for someone
• Wednesday, December 3rd:  Make a candle wrap with the word HOPE
• Thursday, December 4th:  Craft a blessing bookmark
• Friday, December 5th:  Sew or glue a felt star
• Saturday, December 6th:  Design a "Hope" sticker to give away 

Week 1 Shopping List

• 4” x 6” Index Card – or cut a piece of cardstock or white paper to size 
• LED Pillar Candle – available at Dollar Tree 
•  “Fake” flowers or season floral picks, season mini-bows 
•  White or Gold/Yellow Felt – can have flex of gold 
•  Fabric Paint Pens
•  Sequins, Gems 
•  Sticker Paper or Post-It Notes 

I hope this will be a fun, activity-based Advent devotional activity that you can share with your family and friends.  Make sure you follow each day's activities on my "Doodles by Joan" Facebook page.