DIY Advent Calendar
My godson just turned 3 in October, so I wanted to do something interactive for him for Christmas since he's at the age to understand Christmas and actually enjoy opening gifts. I don't live in the same town as him and his mom, but it's not too far from me. So by doing an advent calendar where he gets to open something each day in December before Christmas means I get to be a little part of his pre-Christmas even without being there! In case you know someone who might enjoy the same thing, it's a pretty quick process and it's actually fun to make!
I used some bags that I got from Michael's a while back and then printed off some decorative numbers on label paper from here.
Cut out each number and label a bag. I did them all interspersed so none of the same patterns were next to one another.
Then, my favorite part...go shopping! I got little toys and gifts and some candy to fill each bag. You can fill them with whatever you want really, but I think he'll like these. Lay them all out so they get a good mix each day.
And then get to packing...
After all of your goodies are packed, grab a hanger and tie the first 6 towards the top. To be honest, it might be easier to start with 24 and work your way to 1 tying them higher and higher.
Then, tie the rest on the hanger until you get the 24th bag in the bottom right corner.
The hanger looked a little out of place to me, so I took a bag, slit the sides, folded it in half, and cut a hole in the middle to fit over the top. It tied the hanger into the whole project.
And ta-da! Now he'll have something to look forward to each day before Christmas!
Let me know if you guys make one! I'd love to see it!
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xoxo, kate
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