Book-a-Day Christmas Countdown

However, it wasn’t until I spotted this post on Pinterest that I ever thought to wrap them and make an advent activity out of reading together.

I love that idea! And since we’ve been raising children (and collecting children’s books) for almost 25 years now, we have plenty of titles to choose from.

In fact, I’ll probably wrap two or three of the shorter ones together, so nobody gets shortchanged on cuddle time those nights.

And for day 25, I’ll wrap a copy of the Bible, so my husband can read Luke 2 aloud before the family opens gifts on Christmas morning, just like my own father always did when I was growing up.

There are also several chapter books that we like to read this time of year, such as A Christmas Carol, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, and our own Glad Tidings, but since they don’t fit into the “picture book” category and it usually take us a few days to get through them, I won’t wrap those for the basket, but will keep them in the drawer by my reading chair until we’re ready for them.

I know there are lots of great Christmas books out there — these are just a few of our family’s favorites. What books will you be sharing with your children this year? Do you have favorites I’ve forgotten? Tell us about them, as we’re always open to adding more!