Simple Chic Advent Calendar

It’s almost fourth dimension to start counting downward the days to Christmas! As a kid I e'er looked forrad to using the advent calendar. Except nosotros had ane calendar too iv children, hence I got ane chocolate every iv days, lol. But I was notwithstanding excited close it! This twelvemonth I’m making a fun ane for my kids that I actually want to accept upward on my wall. Hope y'all similar my advent calendar!

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The get-go fourth dimension I establish this arts and crafts metal, I knew I would practise something amongst it. I beloved mixing metals into my decor too veering dorsum towards a comport on of industrial style.

Materials: 

• Craft Metal


• Platinum half dozen Machine


• Notched Mini Envelope Etched Dies


• Simply Said Etched Alphabet Etched Dies


• Power Tac Glue


• Double sided tape


• Black Vinyl


• White cardstock


• Large foursquare chalkboard (similar)

How to Make Your Own Advent Calendar:

Following the directions inward the photograph higher upward (top left to bottom right), all y'all accept to practise is cutting the arts and crafts metallic amongst the Notched Mini Envelope Etched Dies, too and hence operate the white cardstock too the rectangle from the etched boot the bucket kit to cutting the white newspaper inserts.

Once the envelope is cut, operate Power Tac gum to gum the arts and crafts metallic together. Then y'all tin operate the same gum or record to attach your envelopes to your chalkboard or wooden background.

The adjacent stride is to operate your Platinum half dozen machine to cutting vinyl numbers from 1-24 for each of your advent calendar envelopes. Peel off the backing too stick them to the front.

Love the mix of the metallic added to the dark too white. It’s hence classic too chic!

One of the things that I similar the most close this advent calendar is that my kids are going to teach a ton of fun household unit of measurement activities out of the month!

If y'all remove aid coming upward amongst some advent activities, here’s a listing of l ideas!

• Build a snowman


• Make Christmas cookies


• Do a Christmas craft


• Open a gift (save this ane for Christmas Eve!)


• Go tobogganing amongst Dad


• Play a household unit of measurement game


• Watch a Christmas movie


• Make Nuts ‘n Bolts (or whatever household unit of measurement recipe!)


• Go H2O ice skating/play a game of hockey


• Sing Christmas carols


• Write a missive of the alphabet to Santa


• Drive closed to to run across the lights


• Read a Christmas story


• Deliver Christmas cookies to friends/family


• Dance to Christmas music


• Make Christmas cards for friends/family


• Visit a alive nativity


• Decorate  cookies


• Call Grandma & granddaddy to sing carols (someone far away)


• Go caroling


• Buy gifts for a child/family inward need


• Wrap Christmas presents


• Go shopping amongst Mom/Dad for the other one’s gift


• Make snowfall angels


• Make ornaments every bit a family


• Build a gingerbread house


• Do a random human activeness of kindness


• Decorate the tree


• Make hot chocolates


• Make a gift for a household unit of measurement member


• Go skiiing


• Build a snowfall fort


• Have a pyjama day


• Go window shopping


• Bundle upward too teach for a wintery walk


• Take Family Christmas photos


• Make a popcorn garland


• Go cutting downward a Christmas tree


• Collect pino cones


• Put upward a wreath


• Make hot cider


• Donate canned pantry food


• Make peppermint bark


• Relax past times the fireplace amongst Christmas music


• Make reindeer food


• Make Christmas “cookies” amongst playdough too cookie cutters


• Read “The Night Before Christmas”


• Find some mistletoe too hang it inward your solid (& osculation nether it!)


• Make a snowfall globe


• Go run across Santa Claus

And if in that location are alone hence many that y'all like, y'all tin e'er practise 2 of the same activity, similar making cookies or doing crafts!

There’s some other agency y'all tin operate these envelopes too, I used them amongst clothespin for some beautiful wall fine art inward my Christmas Kitchen Home Tour.