Counting down to Christmas is so much fun! My nanny kids painted a giant Christmas tree and coloured Christmas balls with crayons.
To create Christmas balls, I drew circles with the remaining days till Christmas. It's a good exercise to count numbers with the kids and place them in the correct order. You can attach the Christmas balls with glue or doubled sided tape when the paint is dry. We decorated our tree peak with star stickers and hang the Christmas tree on the wall of the living room.
Every new day your kid can cross a date to countdown until Christmas. With older kids you can make a list of fun activities to undertake associated with each date. Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!