I don't know about you, but I'm LOVING this series so far. Christa, Heather and Christina have had amazing projects! They are all gorgeous and very frugal...I want to do them all!!
Have you ever done an Advent Calendar? It wasn't until I was in college that I had even heard of one! Crazy, right? There are so many great ideas out there, and they've always looked like so much fun, but I've never done one with my children.
So we talked it over and devised our own little Advent Calendar using my vintage Coke crate that I found at a yard sale.
First, we created our own box templates that would fit the cubes in the crate. And since we like to share, here is a printable pdf so you can make your own! We printed 24 of them on the white cardstock.
3. Put some glue on the little edges and stick the box together.
5. Cut out a circle from your pretty scrapbook paper.
I really like doing it this way because then hubby and I can put the activities on our personal calendars and plan ahead so that we aren't scrambling to do them!
Isn't it fun to create a solution and then fall in love with the results? My favorite part is knowing that this will help us be intentional about how we spend our time this Christmas season. It's far too easy to get to New Year's and think, "Where did December go?!"
I hope this will inspire you to make an advent calendar if you've haven't already. Even if you don't have a coke crate, you could still do little boxes and fill a cookie sheet or a large shoe box covered in wrapping paper! There are so many possibilities!
What is the tradition in your home? Do you have an advent calendar? What are some of your favorite family activities for this time of year?
Isn't it fun seeing our children get excited about our creative ideas?!
Oh Laine, I LOVE this! I think I might do this for me and my hubby- seems like December flies by and we just don't do things that make lasting memories and take time to stop and enjoy the season. Think this would be a good way to do it. Will have to think of some more activities for us that we can add to it. But you have a great list too.
Thanks for the free printable too!
Love this! We have never done a Christmas countdown like that before. This year my husband is doing 25 days of Christmas for me though. I am so excited about it, but it is also making me think ahead to what I can do for the kids and him too.
This is so cute!! Very good idea and so cool that you designed your own box template!