![An elf beside an advent calendar shaped like a house with snow top roof and candycane decorations. There are many little windows and doors which are each numbered. The elf is wearing a green santa hat with fur trim and a pompom. Text reads Online Indigenous Advent Calendar for Children and Families](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ban-general-Indigenous-advent-christmas-1024x577.png)
We’ve kept some favorites from last year and added a bunch of new surprises for 2023
NO PEEKING AHEAD – SANTA KNOWS SO BE GOOD FOR GOODNESS SAKE!
Scroll down and place your cursor over the corresponding day and it will flip to show you a link to an Indigenous Christmas surprise!
Songs, crafts, stories and more that the whole family will enjoy
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DECEMBER 1
Watch video and sing along Cree Grinch Song by #CreeSimonSays
WATCH VIDEO HERE
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DECEMBER 2
Read Aloud Coyote Christmas, A Lakota Story
WATCH & LISTEN HERE
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DECEMBER 3
Traditional Gifts weren't purchased in stores Try making something with natures pine cones to give as gifts this Christmas! Video - 3 DIY Pinecone Crafts Ideas for Kids - Great Wolf Lodge
WATCH HERE
![Vector graphic A blue Christmas candle with holly leaves and berries](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/holly-ge602a7981_640-150x150.png)
DECEMBER 4
Silent Night, Blackfoot Version performed by Maureen Chambers
WATCH VIDEO
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DECEMBER 5
Winter Solstice was a time for celebrations long before Christmas came to Turtle Island. Learn what the winter solstice means in the Cree tradition | Ask an Elder CBC
WATCHVIDEO HERE
![Vector - boy from artic in blue parka with blue mitts](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cold-gf1197cf7d_640-150x150.png)
DECEMBER 6
FREE Inuit Winter Clothing Cut Out and Dress Up Activity (Free Sign Up Required)
VIEW HERE
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DECEMBER 7
Sing along to Jingle Bells in Woodland Cree performed by Laura Burnouf
WATCH & LISTEN HERE
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DECEMBER 8
Video Read Aloud - 2 Stories Twelve Days of Native Christmas and The Native Night before Christmas when all through the teepee....
WATCH VIDEO HERE!
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DECEMBER 9
Mother Nature loves the snow. Do you? Make these snow flake ornaments with paper and twigs to honor the season Visit Buggy and Buddy
WATCH HERE
![ALIGN Indigenous Christmas Advent Calendar Vector graphic of Santa with his arms around a deer](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/santa-g20ea6a543_1280.png)
DECEMBER 10
Video "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" Sung by Santa himself in Navajo!
WATCH HERE
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DECEMBER 11
Cree - CHRISTMAS nîpâ-ayamihâw kîsikâw ᓃᐹ ᐊᔭᒥᐦᐋᐤ ᑮᓯᑳᐤ Watch Lance Cardina and learn how to make a popsicle stick tree ornament!
WATCH & LISTEN HERE
![ALIGN Indigenous Christmas Advent Calendar Blue vector moose dancing. He has a red scarf](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/reindeer-g7b8f5bf4c_640.png)
DECEMBER 12
Metis Christmas celebrations include music and dance. Watch this Video Métis Jigging from CBC Kids that teaches you a few steps and how to put the moves together so you can get your Jig on!
WATCH HERE
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DECEMBER 13
Nature is honored and respected by Indigenous people so make an Easy Christmas Tree Ornament With Twigs from Easy Peesy and Fun and celebrate nature with your decorations and gifts!
LEARN HOW HERE
![ALIGN Indigenous Christmas Advent Calendar Two yellow Christmas bells with a red ribbon](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/bells-g907159e14_640.png)
DECEMBER 14
Watch and Listen to Hark the Herald Angels Sing, sung by Jana Mashonee in Lakota
VIEW HERE
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DECEMBER 15
Honor nature and make a "Tree Treat" for the birds. Roll pinecones in peanut butter and bird seed and use a string to hang them as Christmas gifts on your outdoor trees. Learn more at Chirp for Bird
SEE MORE IDEAS HERE!
![ALIGN Indigenous Christmas Advent Calendar red and white drum with drum sticks](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/drum-g99ebad0ad_640.png)
DECEMBER 16
Enjoy and sing along to Little Drummer Boy Sung in Cree (The Gift of Language)
LISTEN HERE!
![ALIGN Indigenous Christmas Advent Calendar green christmas tree vector with golden swirls](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/christmas-g7c4a36987_640.png)
DECEMBER 17
Video Métis Christmas Countdown: Stoves & Sashes Bakin' Bannock Video. Make Bannock and celebrate the season during our Christmas Countdown.
LEARN HOW HERE
![ALIGN Indigenous Christmas Advent Calendar Vector graphic of Santa by a tree surrounded in presents with a back pack full of toys like a Teddy Bear](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/christmas-g7acde8378_640.png)
DECEMBER 18
Watch the Cree version of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" recorded in Alberta in order to help connect Indigenous students with the Cree language
WATCH HERE
![A Vector Graphic of a reindeer with a red nose and a red scarf](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/reindeer-g84dd0a928_640-150x150.png)
DECEMBER 19
Make this super easy and fun Reindeer Ornament with twigs and twine! Making an ornament with natures supplies is a great way to honor the land. Learn how at Fireflies and Mud Pies
VIEW HERE
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DECEMBER 20
Lil Moshom. Merry Christmas in Cree. Watch animated Santa bust a move while you learn some Christmas words in Cree!
WATCH AND LISTEN HERE!
![Purple reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh. Text reads Merry Christmas](https://alignab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/santa-gbd0d22d02_640-300x150.png)
DECEMBER 25! HO HO HO
12 Days of Native Language – Learn how to say Merry Christmas in Lakota, Cree, Metis/Michif and more!
VIEW HERE
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