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October 5, 2021 By Brandy 84 Comments

Home » Craft Tutorials » Free Printables

12 Days of Christmas Advent Gift For Christians! (QR Codes)

Filed Under: Christmas, Free Printables, Gift Ideas

12 Days of Christmas gift! 12 pieces of candy, each labeled with a QR code to an inspirational Christmas video! A fun gift idea for teens, families, friends, and neighbors! This post contains affiliate links.

12 days of Christmas advent gift cups

You might also like our printable Young Women Christmas sock wrappers, our Young Women General Conference handout or our Back to School survival kit young women activity!

All of the videos are New Testament based, and the Studio C comedy videos are good, clean fun for the whole family!  If you printed out the QR codes last year and are looking for new codes to share with friends this year I’ve got you covered! I have new labels and 12 more videos in a new color scheme to switch things up a bit! I even switched out the candy. Click here to see the candies we used this year (cheaper than Ghirardelli). 

aqua label and red label

12 Days of Christmas Advent Gift

One of the challenges of giving gifts to teens is coming up with something practical, yet engaging. These 12 days of Christmas gifts won’t end up on a shelf collecting dust, and won’t end up in the trash (at least not right away). It includes 12 Christmas videos to brighten their day in the 12 days leading up to Christmas. It also includes CHOCOLATE.

sheet of QR codes, scissors and chocolate candy squares

Here is what some families and youth groups are saying!

“My daughter gave them as a gift to her high school besties and they loved it!! We’re even planning to gift the teacher & school buses with them!! You never know the impact you can make with those inspired messages!!” —Julia
“I gave them to my single sister friends, youth in the ward, and a non-member friend. Our Bishop was so impressed with the videos and my nonmember friend took hers to work for her coworkers to scan also. Thanks for sharing the gospel with others through this 12 Days of Christmas activity. I can’t wait to do this again next year.” — Bonnie
“I made these for our young women too and made a few extra for my kids’ teachers. My son’s teacher has started playing the videos at the end of the day.” —Chelsea

 

two 12 days of Christmas containers with labels

12 Days of Christmas Gift Videos

The QR codes link to a selection of Youtube videos from the Latter-day Saints Channel, The Piano Guys, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, Studio C, and the Strive to Be Channel. The QR codes are on a printable sheet that can be downloaded in the supplies section and at the end of the post. There are 2 versions: 2021 and 2022. This way you can alternate which ones you use and aren’t passing out the same codes every year! All video links are shared at the end of the post if you’d like to preview them ahead of time.

cup of paper shred and chocolate squares

Each QR code is cut out and attached to the back of a piece of candy. You can use Ghirardelli chocolate squares, peppermint patties, or a variety of holiday candies depending on your budget. We’ve given the young women $5 fleece throws or cozy socks in the past, always keeping the budget between $3-$5 per girl. This gift fit right within that budget.

Supplies

  • 16 oz. containers with lids
  • Ghirardelli Chocolates (or any kind of candy)
  • Paper Shred (optional)
  • Copy Paper
  • Scissors
  • glue dots or double sided tape
  • Printable QR Codes (2021 version) or (2022)
  • Printable Lids (2021 version) or (2022)

container with lid and label and open container with candy inside

These containers are perfect for holding 12 pieces of candy. You can add a bit of paper shred to fill in any gaps, but it really isn’t necessary.  The printable lids fit these containers EXACTLY. If you use different containers simply attach the label to the front or side, or tie the label on with string!

12 days of Christmas labels

12 Days of Christmas QR Code Gift Printables

sheet of QR codes, scissors and chocolate candy squares

 

QR Code Option (click Links Below)

  • Printable Labels (2021 version) or (2022)
  • Printable QR Codes (2021 version)or (2022)

 

Device-Free Option (Click Links Below)

For those who would prefer a device-free option, I’ve included 12 scripture references from the New Testament and Book of Mormon that can be used instead. I had a request from someone who said many of the youth in her church don’t have cell phones, so scripture references would work perfectly. Another option would be to find 12 quotes about Christmas and print those, one for each day.

(These scriptures include verses from the Book of Mormon and New Testament)

  • Printable Labels
  • Printable Scriptures

 

Video Links

2021 Videos (for reference)

Day 1: Getting Into the Christmas Spirit- The True Meaning of Christmas

Day 2: Santa’s Elves Go On Strike (Studio C)

Day 3: Far Away

Day 4: Gifts of Christmas

Day 5: The Greatest Gift

Day 6: Christmas Is

Day 7: Angels From the Realms of Glory (Largest Nativity Scene/The Piano Guys) 

Day 8: O Come, Emmanuel (The Piano Guys)

Day 9: What Shall We Give? (The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square)

Day 10: The Coat: A Story of Charity

Day 11: Elf on the Shelf Gone Wrong (Studio C)

Day 12: The Christ Child: A Nativity Story #LightTheWorld

2022 Videos (for reference)

Day 1: Light the World (Come Unto Christ)

Day 2: He Was Born For You (Come Unto Christ)

Day 3: Santa’s Love Languages (Studio C)

Day 4: A Holiday Reminder: Love Your Neighbor (Come Unto Christ)

Day 5: Why We Need a Savior (Come Unto Christ)

Day 6: I Saw Three Ships (The Piano Guys)

Day 7: Far Away (Strive To Be)

Day 8: Celine Dion Goes Christmas Caroling (Studio C)

Day 9: Angels, From the Realms of Glory (Tabernacle Choir)

Day 10: Let it Snow (The Piano Guys)

Day 11: Joy To The World (LDS Vocal Point)

Day 12: Reflections of Christ (Mark Mabry)

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  1. Tory Lewis says

    October 5, 2021 at 7:33 pm

    Thx so much for this idea. I live a small town in Texas and need help with ideas.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 5, 2021 at 7:48 pm

      I’m so glad that you found this helpful!

      Reply
      • Maureen Pack says

        December 9, 2022 at 1:06 pm

        Brandy, Love your great idea! I cannot locate the “Label for Everyone”, it does not show up under supplies, only the red and blue labels appear with the words around them. Could you possibly email it to me? I like the new red label, but will be happy with whatever you can send.
        Thank you so much.
        [email protected]

        Reply
        • Brandy says

          December 9, 2022 at 1:51 pm

          Hi Maureen. I updated the labels this year so that either one can be used to give these to anyone. They no longer say “Latter-day Saint Youth” on the label. So either label can be used for everyone now. Friends, coworkers, etc.

          Reply
  2. Melinda says

    October 6, 2021 at 11:23 am

    This would be great as a ministering gift as well! Could you make a label without youth on it??? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 6, 2021 at 11:42 am

      Hi Melinda! I have a tag for Latter Day Saints as well. Hope that helps! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Deborah says

    October 7, 2021 at 1:21 am

    Love this! It is worth noting that Day 2 and Day 11 are the same video with the Elf on the Shelf by Studio C.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 7, 2021 at 7:17 am

      Thanks for letting me know! The QR codes are correct, I must have just pasted that link twice in the link list!

      Reply
      • Deborah says

        October 7, 2021 at 4:02 pm

        Thanks. I looked at the QR code for 11 but didn’t check to see if QR Code 2 was different. As you said, it is. Very fun idea! Thanks for sharing!!

        Reply
  4. Diana says

    October 7, 2021 at 8:11 pm

    Awesome! Thank you for sharing! ❤️

    Reply
  5. Jessie says

    October 8, 2021 at 11:27 am

    Hi can you link the labels you used to print them out on? The lid and the candy ones?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 8, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      Hi Jessie! I printed them onto copy paper and cut them out and attached them with double sided tape. Sticker labels would be faster for sure!

      Reply
      • Diana Y says

        October 22, 2021 at 4:11 pm

        This is adorable! Is it possible to receive it as a jpeg or png so I can cut the circles and squares for QR codes with my cricut? It doesn’t support PDFs, but I love the idea! Thanks in advance!

        Reply
        • Brandy says

          October 22, 2021 at 5:07 pm

          Sure thing! I’ll send it to the email listed in your profile!

          Reply
          • Bobbi says

            November 15, 2021 at 10:45 pm

            Could i receive the same thing also? Thanks so much for the cute idea

        • Tiffany says

          November 9, 2022 at 5:13 pm

          Can I also please get a jpg so I can cut them with my circuit? Thank you so much for these!!

          Reply
  6. Jenny says

    October 10, 2021 at 4:27 pm

    Would you be willing to do a label that just says, “12 days of Christmas “ and nothing else on it??

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 10, 2021 at 7:12 pm

      Sure thing!

      Reply
    • Janelle Isom says

      December 6, 2021 at 11:42 pm

      Could I get the same thing (the label with just 12 Days)? And a HUGE thank you for this! Merry Christmas!!

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        December 7, 2021 at 2:02 pm

        Hi Janelle! There are labels that just say “12 Days” linked in the supplies section. “Labels for Everyone” 🙂

        Reply
  7. Heidi Browning says

    October 15, 2021 at 5:44 pm

    What a fun, cute idea!! Thanks so much for sharing

    Reply
  8. Nette Griffin says

    October 19, 2021 at 6:13 pm

    Hi! Love the twelve days of Christmas Printable. Thanks for sharing! You mentioned in a comment that you got ice cream containers that fit twelve chocolates and the cute label on top. Would you mind sharing the link to the containers that you ordered?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 21, 2021 at 3:08 pm

      Sure thing! https://amzn.to/3FjMJeq

      Reply
  9. Angela says

    October 21, 2021 at 1:29 am

    Did you make a tag with instructions to go with this? Absolutely love this idea!
    Thank you sharing!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 21, 2021 at 3:07 pm

      I do not have a tag with instructions. I figured the youth could figure it out with the codes. 🙂 And, thank you!

      Reply
      • Nikki Stone says

        December 12, 2021 at 4:44 pm

        I like the idea of having instructions. I made them for all the youth in our ward and gave the girls their instructions personally. Then as I am walking down the hall, I see all the YM throwing the codes away and munching down on the candy. So I asked a couple of the boys and they said they didn’t know what they were for. I mean boys will be boys but I felt like all my hard work was going out the window and they won’t even get the messages. I’m going to add instructions to the rest of the ones we need to deliver to kids that weren’t at church today.

        Reply
  10. Becky Anderson says

    October 22, 2021 at 11:10 pm

    This is so great and a lot of work on your part! Thank you for sharing your time & talents with all of us. Much appreciated! ❤

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 23, 2021 at 10:44 am

      Thank you for your sweet comment! This was a lot of fun to come up with! 🙂

      Reply
  11. Sharlene B says

    October 24, 2021 at 6:02 pm

    Can you tell me what font you used to make the round labels for the lids? Our Young Women group wants to create a little tag with each girl’s name on it and some instructions for watching the videos each day. I just wanted to copy the font you used.

    Thanks so much for putting this wonderful idea together!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 25, 2021 at 9:45 am

      Hi Sharlene! I used PicMonkey to create the labels and the font is: KAYTO SANS

      Reply
  12. Elizabeth N says

    October 30, 2021 at 11:40 pm

    This is so awesome! Is it possible you could post the labels as a jpeg or png? I would love to cut these with my cricut, but it won’t work with pdf files. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 31, 2021 at 9:50 am

      I’ll send them to your email address linked here!

      Reply
  13. Mindee Williams says

    November 3, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    This is amazing!!! Thank you so much for the time and talent you have put into this! Super excited to give this to our girls. A meaningful gift with chocolate! Can’t get any better than that!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 3, 2021 at 8:18 pm

      You are welcome! So glad that other leaders are finding this helpful!

      Reply
  14. Cami Clark says

    November 8, 2021 at 11:30 am

    I love people like you to make people like me look so good!! Thank you for your talents and for sharing them with us all. You have a fan for life!!

    Reply
  15. Andrea Patterson says

    November 11, 2021 at 3:21 pm

    Thank you so much for this! I’m going to send it to my nephew for Christmas on his mission!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 11, 2021 at 3:47 pm

      Oh that’s a GREAT idea!!

      Reply
  16. Sherry Curtis says

    November 13, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    Thank you for sharing your talent. I appreciate it. May you have a blessed Christmas season!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 13, 2021 at 8:05 pm

      Thank you, you too! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Amy says

    November 13, 2021 at 9:09 pm

    Love this idea and the presentation. So cute! Thank you for making my life as YW Pres easy! I used your cute sock tags last year and am printing these ones for this year. Can’t wait to see what we give next year! 😉 ha! I appreciate your help so much!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 14, 2021 at 7:28 am

      Amy, that is awesome! Thank you!

      Reply
  18. Jess Bench says

    November 17, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Hey! We are hoping to do this for our Young Women, but I can not get them in a printable format. DO you mind sharing the .pdf version for the lids, QR codes and the Scriptures? I would appreciate it SO much! Thank you for all of your time and efforts!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 17, 2021 at 9:34 pm

      Hi Jess! They are all in pdf form. Did you try clicking on the links and downloading to your computer?

      Reply
  19. Stephanie says

    November 18, 2021 at 3:06 am

    “Latter-day” is the proper spelling. Can you change it, and I will send in an order. Like others have said, thank you so much for sharing your talents with us!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 18, 2021 at 6:57 am

      Thank you! If it was spelled wrong I’d redo the labels, but I think it’s ok with the uppercase “D”. I used PicMonkey to create them if you’d like to make a new label to use with your group!

      Reply
  20. Julia says

    November 20, 2021 at 9:18 am

    Thank you for your idea, I used the QR codes and scriptures together and stuck them to the windows ( I cut off the numbers) on a shop bought chocolate advent calendar. That worked out cheaper than buying everything for the 12days in Australia. Excited to give them to the YW next week.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 20, 2021 at 3:14 pm

      Oh, that’s a great idea!!

      Reply
  21. Christine says

    November 28, 2021 at 3:56 pm

    I am trying to print the scripture boxes on the back of the QR- but it’s reversed when i do it… any tips on how to do this- without printing them both and glueing them together?
    It they were reversed… 4-1, 8-5, 9-12… they would print perfect

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 28, 2021 at 4:40 pm

      Hi Christine! I’m not sure how to print them back to back like that. I’m sorry!

      Reply
  22. MOLLI BLACK says

    December 1, 2021 at 12:23 am

    Your hard work really helped me out of a pinch! Thank You!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 1, 2021 at 10:56 am

      Yay! I’m so glad!

      Reply
  23. Hilary says

    December 1, 2021 at 10:02 am

    I ABSOLUTELY love this! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 1, 2021 at 10:56 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  24. Amy says

    December 1, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    Hi, Avery has 3.5 inch diameter labels as well as 1.5 inch QR code labels, is it possible to format so that these would work?

    Avery Template Presta 94514
    Avery Template 22805

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 1, 2021 at 2:45 pm

      Hi Amy! I’m not sure how to do that, I’m sorry! Not super tech-savvy. I just cut these out and used sticky dots to attach to the candy.

      Reply
  25. Amber Byrd says

    December 6, 2021 at 11:43 pm

    Could you possibly do a label to go around the cup itself to dress it up a bit?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 7, 2021 at 2:02 pm

      Hi Amber! I don’t have enough bandwidth to do that this week, but maybe add a ribbon?

      Reply
      • Amber Byrd says

        December 7, 2021 at 2:10 pm

        Ok. Thank you! Can you share your file with me and I may try to create a label if I have time. I just want to be sure I have the same font and colors.

        Reply
        • Brandy says

          December 7, 2021 at 2:15 pm

          Great! You can download the files within the post under the “supplies used” section. It’s a pdf unless you needed a png version? I created them on Picmonkey so the fonts should match perfectly in there.

          Reply
  26. Kimberly says

    December 12, 2021 at 7:20 pm

    A huge THANKS to you Brandy! We handed these out as Christmas gifts to our young women today. This gift is so fun and also helps to focus our thoughts on the Savior. It’s absolutely perfect. Thank you so so much for sharing. You are a creative genius!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      December 12, 2021 at 7:28 pm

      Kimberly, thank you! It was so fun passing them out in our ward today, too. They were a hit!

      Reply
  27. Lynda Chambers says

    August 30, 2022 at 2:07 am

    I would love to get these in a png file. Could you email it to me? Thank you for all your hard work!
    Lynda Chambers
    [email protected]

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      August 30, 2022 at 8:18 pm

      sent!

      Reply
  28. Paula Rockwood says

    August 31, 2022 at 3:05 pm

    I love this idea. I have suggested we do this as a RS presidency to give to our sisters. In any event, I will be doing this for the families that my husband and I minister to. Thank you so much for all your hard work and you willingness to share.
    PS I have bookmarked your blog!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      August 31, 2022 at 9:05 pm

      Paula, I love hearing this! So glad that your family and friends will be able to enjoy this during the holidays!

      Reply
  29. Mickie Simonson says

    September 5, 2022 at 7:59 am

    This is so awesome!! Would love to have a png file please

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      September 7, 2022 at 1:27 pm

      sent!

      Reply
  30. Betty says

    September 10, 2022 at 6:27 pm

    Where did you get your 16 oz containers?

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      September 10, 2022 at 9:53 pm

      https://amzn.to/3FjMJeq

      Reply
  31. Lisa says

    September 19, 2022 at 4:41 pm

    I cannot get Day 7 of 2022 to work. Love this so much. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      September 19, 2022 at 5:36 pm

      Broken link—-it’s fixed now. Thanks for letting me know!!

      Reply
  32. Thelma says

    September 27, 2022 at 5:28 pm

    I would love to get a png file if possible. You are so kind and generous to share your excellent idea! Thank you!

    Reply
  33. Angie Miner says

    October 13, 2022 at 9:21 pm

    I Love these so much!!! Is there any way I can get a PNG file so I can print stickers?

    Thank you!!!!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 13, 2022 at 10:53 pm

      Yep! I tried emailing them, but it keeps saying there is a failure. I’ll upload them to a google link and post that here tomorrow for you.

      Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 17, 2022 at 10:13 am

      Angie, here is a link to download the png files! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dvd1ku8631W9pPVeLeH6H70Ty-s76Mbv?usp=sharing

      Reply
  34. Sharla Anderson says

    October 23, 2022 at 10:09 pm

    I love the 2022 12 days of Christmas!! We are planning to do this project as a RS but when I download the QR codes to print, the 4th 8th and 12th day QR codes are cut off on the right hand side. Is there a way to get those QR codes (2022)?
    Thank you so much for sharing your talent!!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      October 23, 2022 at 10:58 pm

      Hi Sharla! They aren’t cut off for me. I’m not sure why yours are! Is your screen set to 100%?

      Reply
  35. Melanie W says

    November 9, 2022 at 10:57 pm

    Hey! Not sure if you are still active on this blog, but I would LOVE the png files for this advent calendar! [email protected]

    Reply
  36. Andrea Patterson says

    November 10, 2022 at 10:10 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing! I did this last year for my kids, and they loved it! Thank you for doing another one for 2022….. you’re the best!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 10, 2022 at 11:06 pm

      Oh I’m so glad! This made my day!!

      Reply
  37. Megan says

    November 16, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Hello! I am wondering if it’s possible to get a page of the QR code for The Christ Child (#12 in 2021)? My daughter is a missionary and would love to glue this on to some hand written cards with her testimony. Would it work to email me the QR code and I can just copy and paste it to get maybe 24 on a page? I don’t know if that even makes sense haha! Let me know! Thank you!

    Reply
  38. Karen Magleby says

    November 21, 2022 at 8:02 pm

    I am doing year 2021 and 2022 together for a 24 days of Christmas. Would it be possible to get one more QR code with a new video since there is a repeat of video (Far Away) in each year? I don’t know how hard it is to make the QR code since it is far beyond my skills. Just thought I would check.

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 21, 2022 at 8:58 pm

      Hi Karen! I had that one repeat since it’s the only Christmas video on the Strive to Be Youtube Channel, haha! You can make a QR code for any link using this free generator. It’s easy! This way you can make one for your favorite Christmas video! https://www.qrcode-monkey.com

      Reply
  39. Melissa says

    November 21, 2022 at 11:26 pm

    I would love the png files for Cricut as well, PLEASE 🙂 [email protected] Thank you!

    Reply

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