Since all 3 of our children are gamers, I thought it would be fun this year to give them a way to earn in-game currency. Usually, I am not a huge fan of spending real life money on virtual items, so I think this will be a real treat for them. Since we have three children, I'll give each child one guess at the answer to one 'game show' question each day. Only one child needs to answer correctly for all three to win the prize, which I have decided to be one dollar per child to go towards in-game currency or a gaming membership.
DIY Game Show Advent Calendar Activity . . .
TIP 1: I found age-appropriate Christmas-themed riddles online and used one riddle per card. Other ideas would be trivia questions, math problems, brain twisters, tongue twisters they'd need to say 3 times quickly, etc . . . If this activity is a hit this year, next year I might try Star Wars trivia questions.
Step 2. Carefully cut out your 24 cards. Then roll them into tiny little scrolls and secure them with curling ribbon, gold cord, inexpensive Christmas stickers, Christmas washi tape, or tiny elastics.
TIP #2: If you don't have the dexterity (or the desire) to roll and secure 24 tiny scrolls, other options would be to merely fold the cards in half or into thirds, or to put them in business card sized envelopes.Step 3. Put one scroll into each day of your advent calendar. I also always include one small piece of candy for each child, but that is certainly not required.
What ideas do you have for making an advent calendar more fun and interesting?
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