Countdown calendar
A page for the fridge with 24 stars to colour in, one for every day you do something together.
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The Christmas Countdown
24 small things to do with your grandkids from December 1 to Christmas Eve. Every day works at the same table or on a video call, so nobody misses out, wherever they live.
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24 activities · 8 printable pages · PDF
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What's inside
24 activity cards
One idea for each day of December, from paper snowflakes to a Christmas Eve story. Each card has a version for the same room and one for a video call.
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A page to write down the moments you want to remember, to keep with the decorations for next year.
How it works
- 1Print it twiceKeep a copy for yourself and send the PDF to the parents, so your grandkids have the same pages.
- 2One a dayDo the day's activity together, or on a call. Some take two minutes, some an afternoon.
- 3Colour a starEvery day you do one, colour in its star on the calendar. Skipping a day is fine.