The Advent Shopping List

Advent & Christmas Activity Challenge

The Advent Shopping List

Everything for all six weeks, in one place. Shop once in November and you’re ready through the Baptism of the Lord. Every item has a from-the-house substitute in the guide, so nothing here is required.

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Shop the whole list

Every supply for all six weeks, gathered in one Amazon list.

See the list on Amazon →

The craft basket

Shop once, use all season.

Construction paper, multi-colorShop →
Cardstock, white + colorsShop →
Tissue paper, multi-colorShop →
Glue sticks + one glue bottleShop →
Dot stickers (purple, rose, gold)Shop →
Star + heart stickersShop →
Glitter glue pensAges 5–6Shop →
Ribbon, purple + goldAges 5–6Shop →
Chunky toddler tongsShop →
Kid tweezersAges 5–6Shop →
Hole punchShop →
Masking tape + clear tapeShop →
Paper platesShop →
Spray bottleShop →
SpongesShop →
Washable crayons + a markerShop →
Sidewalk chalk (Epiphany door)Shop →
Raffia or paper “straw”Shop →
Child-safe spreader knifeShop →
Small pitcher + cups setShop →
Playdough, purple + pink (or homemade)Shop →
Shoelaces or lacing cordShop →
A small keepsake or storage boxShop →
Cookie cutters, circle + shapesShop →

Faith items

Worth owning for every Advent.

Advent candles (3 purple, 1 rose)Beeswax preferredShop →
Advent wreathShop →
A nativity set the kids may touchShop →
A Catholic Bible for MomShop →
A journal for MomShop →
Flameless candles with a screw-shut battery coverKept up highShop →

Grocery add-ons

Taste-safe by design. Grab these on your regular grocery run.

Flour, salt, oil · Food coloring · Bread or biscuit dough · Dry oats or O-cereal · Large dry pasta / penne · Crackers · Cream cheese or butter · Clementines (St. Nicholas Day) · Big puffs or marshmallows

From around the house

Never buy these.

Bowls, cups, towels, and a baking tray · Blocks or stacking cups · Socks and the laundry hamper · The family’s shoes · A jar with a lid · A muffin tin · Puzzles you already own · The family photo album · A scarf · Scrap wrapping paper · Baptism candles and photos

A note on safety: Tweezers, glitter glue, ribbon and small stickers are for ages 5–6 only. Keep anything small enough to fit through a toilet-paper tube away from children under three, and keep battery-powered candles up high.

Shop the whole list

Every supply for all six weeks, gathered in one Amazon list.

See the list on Amazon →

Don’t have the guide yet?

Six weeks of faith-filled days for little hands, and their mother’s heart.

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