30 Free Christ-Centered Advent Calendar Ideas

This printable set is a 12 day countdown that focuses on a different person or element of the Christmas story! It ties in with the movie The Star, if you'd like to include that with your family time.

This is a 12 day challenge where kids have to create a Lego build to correspond with the reading for the day. This is an excellent choice if you have fidgety kids or kinesthetic learners!

This is such a fun idea. The Mary and Jesus ornament is placed in a far location in the house, and every day, as you read through the Christmas story, you get closer to the Bethlehem manger where Jesus is born! This is a 12 day countdown.

This is beautiful and fun way to celebrate a 12 day countdown to Advent. You can use any nativity set you like along with these printable cards and bag toppers.

This is a 72-activity bundle that includes daily Bible readings, Acts of Kindness, and family activities. It covers all the bases for a Christmas season focused on Jesus, others, and family!

This printable set has a 24 day option as well as 12 Days of Christmas option. Your family can complete the pre-filled list, or there are options to create your own activities or reorder the numbers to suit your schedule. Bonus Bible Reading advent calendar included with this set, also!

This is a complete 25 day advent that focuses on the names of Jesus. This is a free printable, and as you can see from the picture, you can create a gorgeous Christmas garland from this as well.

Here's another way to do a Names of Jesus countdown - using a paper chain! There are 25 days to this advent activity as well! This is a daily action kids will look forward to!

This printable set highlights Acts of Kindness, which is a great way to get the focus of ourselves and onto serving others, which is exactly what Jesus did.

This is one of the most unique ideas for Advent that I've come across: There's a portion of Handel's Messiah to listen to and the Scripture reading that corresponds with it. This is such an lovely idea. And, everything is right in the post - the music, the readings... so be sure to bookmark it!

This is an advent countdown that includes Acts of Kindness, but has them framed at 'Gifts for Jesus,' which I just love.

This is a gorgeous set of printable Scripture cards for the month of December but has the fun, whimsical graphics that appeals to kids as they are learning about the true meaning of Christmas.

I love the spin on this advent countdown! It focuses on the many blessings and gifts God has given to us! What a great way to emphasize the riches we've been given in Christ!

This is a Scripture set that has the verses written out and also comes with number cards so you can flip them over and keep them all in order.

In this tutorial, Abby shows you how to create those sweet advent boxes to open daily, as well as a Scripture to read and a treat to go inside! Best of all the worlds!

This calendar keeps things very streamlined, simple, and focused. The names of Jesus are there, along with the corresponding verses, all in a single page! Easy peasy.

This is a Names of Jesus advent calendar that comes with adorable ornaments to correspond to each name! You can get them black and white to color in or print ready! These fit on unfinished wood craft ornaments.

This is such a clever idea. With an advent calendar you buy or create, you place symbolic objects inside that correspond with that days reading. Think: 'Resurrection Eggs' but for Christmas. Love this!

These are gorgeous Advent Christmas Story cards that you can print and display! So tastefully created!

This is another fun idea for an Advent calendar! It's a 2 page printable that has the verse right on the calendar - it's bright, colorful, and kid-friendly!

This is a fun, interactive journey to Bethlehem calendar. You can print out these pages, hang them on a fridge, magnet board or bulletin board, and move Mary and Joseph all the way to Bethlehem.

If you have the time and skill, this is another version of a journey to Bethlehem countdown!

This is a gorgeous, free, and simple Nativity activity! Each day, you read a Scripture and add a corresponding piece to your scene. By Christmas, you'll have the full scene to display. This covers the month of December leading up to Christmas.

This is a great activity to keep the little ones engaged - a coloring page with a new picture to color each day.

If you love Elf on the Shelf but want to keep Jesus the focus, give this a try! This has printable cards for 10 days, which keep the emphasis on Jesus and others- focused activities!

This is a beautiful Names of Jesus Countdown til Christmas. This is especially pretty if you have neutral home or Christmas decor.

Not only do you get the stylish Scripture cards for free, you can also learn how to create a festive fabric advent calendar as well!

This is such a creative Advent activity! The idea is to light the candle as you do your Scripture reading and let it burn the red mark. Do this each night for the month of December. Free Scripture sheet included!

This beautiful advent calendar comes with printables for the envelopes as well as Scripture cards and activity cards. You have the whole beautiful set here!

This advent calendar is designed to be created as a banner! You can display this on a mantel or on a wall or over a window.!

This beautiful advent calendar is the full set! It has number cards, a tree countdown, Scripture cards, as well as Jesse Tree ornaments (check here to learn about a Jesse Tree countdown!). This is artistic, gorgeous, and perfect for those who are minimalists!