Chalkboard Advent Calendar

We love advent calendars with chocolates to eat every day and Christmas countdowns with sweet treats but I also love doing Bible readings with my kids through the month of December, leading up to Christmas. This chalkboard advent calendar is such an easy way to create a countdown! It takes just minutes to put together but looks super cute on display. I’ll share a link to the reading plan we use below but you can customize this any way you want: find your own Bible readings, use an inspirational quote each day, or use this idea to create your own 24 days of service calendar.

I drew a very simple chalk Christmas tree on our kitchen chalkboard then cut twenty-four different circles {to look like ornaments} out of coordinating scrapbook paper. I cut them in varying sizes to add more visual interest. A craft punch or cutting machine {affiliate link} makes this step really easy!

I wrote a different Bible reading reference on the back of each circle using The Jesus Storybook Bible advent reading guide that we love and then added number stickers, 1-24, to the front of each circle. This is a great way to use up those paper scraps and unmatched stickers that we all have!

If you want a more coherent look, simply use all the same paper and all the same stickers.