Peter Rabbit Advent Calendar (Free Printable)
Who says advent calendars are only for Christmas?
This year, we’re welcoming the soft sunshine, new blossoms, and fresh beginnings of the season with a Peter Rabbit Advent Calendar — a sweet, story-inspired spring countdown filled with nature activities, storytelling cards, scavenger hunts, and beautiful printables featuring our favorite rabbits and friends.
If you’re enjoying these Spring Advent Calendar set, you might also love exploring more from Peter’s world. Be sure to check out the full collection of Peter Rabbit printables, the charming Peter Rabbit and Friends coloring pages, and the Peter Rabbit calendar, all inspired by Beatrix Potter’s original illustrations and designed for gentle, seasonal fun for kids.
If you adore Beatrix Potter’s gentle watercolor world, you are going to love this Peter Rabbit and friends advent calendar.
It’s designed as a 20-day countdown that helps children celebrate spring through hands-on adventures, imaginative play, and simple daily surprises.
A Spring Advent Calendar Inspired by Peter Rabbit
Unlike a traditional Christmas advent calendar, this one celebrates the arrival of spring, the Spring Equinox, and all the little wonders of the garden waking up after winter.
Over the 20 days, children will:
- Count down to the first day of spring
- Create their own treasure maps
- Tell stories using Peter Rabbit–themed prompts
- Explore nature with seasonal scavenger hunts
- Learn how to follow grid maps and simple coordinates
- Find hidden treasures in the yard or garden
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What’s Included in the Peter Rabbit Advent Calendar Printable Set
The full spring unit is packed with beautiful printables—over 80+ illustrated pieces, all styled to look like they stepped straight out of The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
1. Spring Advent Countdown Calendar
A gentle, nature-themed countdown featuring flowers and other Beatrix Potter worthy nature to create a watercolor wreath. Children add a new piece to the wreath each day.
2. Pull-Out Carrots & Root Vegetables
We created 10+ root veggies—carrot, radish, turnip, beet, rutabaga, garlic, onion—each painted in classic Potter style. These act as daily pull-out pieces for the countdown garland you can hang up!
3. Garden-Themed Activities
Beautiful activity pages like:
- Spring Signs Scavenger Hunt
- Garden Treasures Hunt
- Weather + Water Nature Hunt
- Mini nature drawing prompts
All featuring matching illustrations (sprouts, willow catkins, moss, daffodil shoots, ladybugs, worms, robin, nests, etc.).
4. Peter Rabbit Grid Map Game
One of the standout pieces in this unit!
Includes:
- A ready-made Peter Rabbit map
- A blank grid map children can design
- Cut-out characters (Peter, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Mr. Tod, Tommy Brock, Old Brown, Jeremy Fisher, Hunca Munca, Tom Thumb, Mittens, Moppet, Simpkin…)
- Cut-out accessories (carrot patch, blackberry bramble, watering can, garden gate, burrow, brass button, nest, etc.)
- Illustrated page on how to make a map key
- Map questions that teach how to read grid coordinates (A–E, 1–4)
This game alone gives you endless replay value.
5. Storytelling Card Game
A simple, open-ended storytelling deck for preschool & kindergarten:
- “Peter Rabbit finds a tiny key under a leaf… what might it open?”
- “Flopsy and Mopsy discover a new tunnel… who lives inside?”
- Kids narrate aloud or write their story.
6. Spring Equinox Learning Page
A gentle illustrated guide explaining:
- What the Spring Equinox is
- Why the Northern Hemisphere’s spring begins on March 20th
- Why spring in the Southern Hemisphere begins around September 22nd
- What makes spring special in nature
Includes watercolor globes showing northern and southern hemispheres divided by the equator.
7. Mini Coloring Pages
Adorable, simple coloring sheets featuring:
- Peter Rabbit
- Burrow under the fir tree
- Ducklings
- Carrot tops
- Blackberry bushes
- Mushrooms
- Weather icons (puddle, icicle, raindrops, wind swirl…)
Perfect for daily activity fillers.
Grab the Peter Rabbit Advent Calendar (Free Printable)
All printables—including the maps, scavenger hunts, cut-outs, storytelling cards, coloring pages, and root-vegetable countdown pieces—are available for purchase in the shop.
But, if you sign up below you get instant access to the free version of this adorable Peter Rabbit spring countdown today!
The free version includes:
- What is Spring?
- March Calendar
- Garden Patch Countdown Game
- Signs of Spring Scavenger Hunt
- (5) Peter Rabbit Spring Coloring Pages
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About Julie
She’s a homeschool graduate, mother of five, designer, and educator. Inspired by classic books, art, music, and nature, she creates thoughtful, engaging resources to support parents and educators in teaching with intention and wonder.
