The Countdown to Christmas is a lovely tradition to have in your home.

Below are some non-food idea.

If you have your own, please share with us.

This is a really lovely tradition that you can build on each year. You might not have the 24 Christmas books to start with but you can mix and match until you do.

There are so many non food advent calendars available to buy but it’s easy to make your own one too.

Add an ornament a day to a special mini Christmas Tree.

For the very organised amongst us, you could make 24 Christmas activity envelopes.

Decorate Santas beard with cotton wool balls!