My Mindful Advent Calendar 2025 – A Calming Countdown to Christmas! – FREE

My Mindful Advent Calendar is a completely printable, fun, and easy-to-assemble countdown to Christmas, packed with 25 short, child-friendly mindful activities designed to bring peace, joy, and focus to each December morning.

Perfect for classrooms, homes, and wellbeing spaces, this free resource helps children slow down, breathe, and enjoy the magic of the season in just 5 minutes each day.

What’s Inside This Year’s Calendar?

This year’s edition is full of new festive, calming activities including:

• Bauble Breaths – trace glowing baubles in the air with your finger.

• Reindeer Reaches – stretch tall like reindeer antlers.

• Warm Thoughts – wrap yourself in a cosy self-hug and think kind thoughts.

• Festive Feel – explore a Christmas object with your senses.

• Tree Lights Gratitude – light up three tree lights with things you’re thankful for.

• Silent Snowfall – breathe out and let your fingers fall like snowflakes.

• Elf Ears – listen for the furthest, nearest and most unusual sound.

• Reindeer Nose Scan – scan from nose to toes and relax.

• Hot Chocolate Hands – warm your hands and breathe in the “chocolatey” smell.

• Santa’s Footsteps, Snowball Squeeze, Gingerbread Freeze, and so many more!

Each mindful moment is festive, simple, and perfect for helping children regulate emotions, build awareness, and enjoy a calm start to the day.

Features

• Festive Meditations: Gentle Christmas-themed visualisations to promote calm.

• Mindful Breathing Activities: From Bauble Breaths to Santa’s Belly.

• Practical Grounding Techniques: Short exercises to support focus and emotional balance.

• Creative Movement Moments: Fun mindful actions like Nutcracker March and Be a Penguin.

• Designed for Children: Simple, engaging instructions tailored to young learners.

About This Resource

The Mindful Christmas Advent Calendar is more than a countdown, it’s a way to bring calm to the Christmas chaos. Behind each number is a tiny mindful moment, encouraging children to pause, breathe and embrace the season’s magic.

Your download includes two printable pages:

1. Doors Page – a colourful advent-style page with 25 doors to open.

2. Activities Page – all 25 mindful Christmas activities waiting underneath.

Children lift a door each day to reveal their mindful moment.

How to Assemble

• Option 1 – Classic Advent Calendar

1. Print the front (doors) and back (activities) pages

2. Carefully cut three sides of each door

3. Align and stick the pages together

4. Open a door each day to reveal the mindful activity!

• Option 2 – Hanging Display

1. Print both pages

2. Punch two holes at the top

3. Thread with ribbon and hang

4. Lift each door daily to discover the calming action

Learning Objectives

• Introduce children to simple, age-appropriate mindfulness practises.

• Teach emotional regulation during an overwhelming festive season.

• Create a calm and joyful December routine.

• Show how mindfulness can be fun, magical, and festive!

Why Use Our Mindful Advent Calendar?

With activities like Silent Snowfall, Reindeer Nose Scan and Christmas Kindness, this advent calendar helps children slow down and stay grounded during the busiest time of year. It’s a wonderful way to reduce holiday stress, boost wellbeing and nurture a peaceful classroom or home.

Download Your Free Mindful Christmas Advent Calendar today!

Countdown to a calm and mindful Christmas with our 2025 printable advent calendar! Perfect for teachers, parents, therapists and wellbeing enthusiasts.