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Advent Activity Wheel – 24 Days of Christmas Daily Countdown

About this advent activity wheel

Instead of chocolate candies that vanish in five seconds, build lifelong memories with the Advent Activity Wheel. Families spin daily throughout December to reveal heartwarming activities and acts of kindness.

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How to use the advent activity wheel

  1. 1

    Spin once each morning or evening during December.

  2. 2

    Perform the shared holiday activity together.

Ways to use this wheel

  • Daily Countdown Routine: Gather children after school to spin for the evening family ritual.
  • Classroom December Warmup: Elementary teachers spin daily for quick holiday kindness challenges.

Twenty-four days of small traditions

Advent calendars count down the days to Christmas. This wheel works like a calendar with activities: bake cookies together, write cards to faraway relatives, a hot cocoa night or a holiday movie pajama marathon. Spin each morning, or plan the month in one go.

Aim for activities that take under an hour, so a busy December stays manageable. Mix indoor and outdoor ideas.

Setting it up

Use Remove winner after each spin to assign each day without repeats. Add acts of kindness, like donating toys or visiting a neighbor. Put the list on the fridge so children can look forward to what is next.

All 8 entries on this wheel

  • Bake Christmas Sugar Cookies Together
  • Write Letters & Cards to Distant Grandparents
  • Hot Cocoa Night with Marshmallow Toppings
  • Holiday Movie Pajama Marathon
  • Make Paper Snowflake Chains for Windows
  • Donate Unused Toys to a Local Charity Drive
  • Night Drive to Tour Neighborhood Holiday Lights
  • Read "The Night Before Christmas" by Candlelight

Frequently asked questions

Can this replace traditional advent calendars?

Yes, it provides an experiential, zero-waste countdown that emphasizes family togetherness.

What is on the Advent Activity Wheel?

It opens with 8 entries: Bake Christmas Sugar Cookies Together, Write Letters & Cards to Distant Grandparents, Hot Cocoa Night with Marshmallow Toppings and 5 more. Everything on it is editable, so you can swap in your own list in a few seconds.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it for the holiday season. Popular ideas include Daily Countdown Routine and Classroom December Warmup. For example, Daily Countdown Routine: gather children after school to spin for the evening family ritual.

Is this wheel really random?

Yes. The result is picked by a secure random number generator in your browser before the animation starts, and the animation only shows it. Each of the 8 entries starts with the same 12.5% chance unless you set different weights. See how our randomness works for the details.

Can I stop the same result coming up twice?

Yes. Press Remove winner in the result window, or tick the option under the entries, and that result is taken off the wheel. It is the easiest way to give out several different results from this list of 8.

Can I share or embed this wheel?

Yes. Press Share to copy a link that opens this wheel with your current list, or Embed to get a snippet for a web page or class site. Both are free and need no account.

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