Joyful Ways to Celebrate Advent With Your Children

Juanita Isaza
Dec 6, 2025
3 min read

Advent is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year, a gentle invitation to slow down, prepare our hearts, and joyfully await the birth of Jesus. For children, these weeks can become treasured memories filled with crafts, stories, family prayer, and meaningful traditions. As parents and caregivers, we have the wonderful opportunity to guide little ones toward the true meaning of Christmas: the moment when Jesus, our Savior, entered the world with love and light.

This Advent, you can turn simple activities into moments of faith and connection. Whether through crafts, reading together, or hands-on projects, every small experience can help children understand that Christmas is so much more than decorations, it’s the celebration of Christ’s birth, the greatest gift of all!

A Beautiful Advent Book for Families

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If you’re looking for a sweet way to help your children journey through Advent day by day, I invite you to explore my Advent activity book for kids, available in English and Spanish!

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Each page is designed to help children grow in faith through simple reflections, cheerful illustrations, and a wide variety of engaging activities. Inside, kids will enjoy coloring pages, mazes, stories related to the season, secret messages, word searches, step-by-step drawings, missions to practice virtues, and more.

It’s a wonderful companion for families who want to keep Christ at the center of their Advent celebration.

Advent

Advent lasts for four weeks. Each week we light a new candle on the Advent wreath. The candles remind us of four beautiful gifts Jesus brings: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love.

The first week of Advent is a perfect time to help children look forward with trust, reminding them that God always keeps His promises. Small moments of Hope, like praying together or talking about what they are grateful for, help little hearts understand that we wait for Jesus with joyful expectation.

During the second week of Advent, we focus on the virtue of Faith. The second candle reminds us that believing in God’s love gives us strength and direction, just as it did for Mary and Joseph on their journey to Bethlehem. Families can use this week to talk about trusting God even when things feel difficult and to practice simple acts of faith.

The third week of Advent, often called Gaudete Sunday (Rejoice Sunday), celebrates the virtue of Joy. We light the rose-colored candle to show that Christmas is drawing near, and our hearts should be filled with gladness. This is a wonderful week to help children see joy in simple blessings and sharing kindness with others.

In the fourth week of Advent, we reflect on the virtue of Love. As the final candle glows, we are reminded that God loved the world so much that He sent His only Son. This week encourages families to show love in thoughtful ways, helping someone in need, praying for others, or taking time to be present with one another. Love prepares our hearts to welcome Jesus on Christmas Day, just as Mary lovingly welcomed Him into the world.

Make Advent Meaningful This Year

As we light the candles of the Advent wreath and count down the days until Christmas, let’s remember to fill our homes with moments of joy, prayer, creativity, and hope. The crafts, books, and projects we share with children become sacred memories, reminders that the heart of Christmas is Jesus, born in the humblest manger to bring us love and salvation.

May your Advent be filled with laughter, peaceful moments, and beautiful opportunities to grow closer to Christ as a family.