If you are planning to buy an Advent Calendar to count down the days until Christmas Day, this is the time to start shopping! I am saying that because per my experience, it's usually impossible to find such a calendar by the end of November (unless you buy online and are willing to spend big bucks on express shipping).
And if you are creating your own Christmas Advent Calendar and you have limited free time like me, you should start right about now. I always start too late and I can't complete the project on time or I couldn't get the items I want on time to make it. So this year I am starting super early in order to get it right!
I remember one year I started the project so late (it was a felt Christmas tree with felt pouches for each day) I ended up using a stapler to hold the felt together instead of sewing them with stitches. But thank goodness, my boy still thought it was the prettiest tree EVER!
This year I am not really making my own Christmas Advent Calendar but it will be a semi-finished product that would allow me to customize it to my liking! It will be a tree made of wood! I bought it at Michael's Craft Store with their 40% coupon which was a real bargain!
It has 24 numbered compartments. I know my boy and all his cousins love to paint so this project is also meant to be a craft activity for them. Each box is small but it can hold a candy and probably more knick knacks. A few boxes had rough edges so a little sanding would do the trick.
The tree can stand by itself thanks to a wood plank on the back.
The tree is plain bare wood without any color. You can therefore paint it the way you like it. To show you an example of the final product, here below is a painted tree from the Michael's Craft Store website. They have a page HERE describing the project instructions.
I think the above version is very tame. I expect the kids to go wild with the colors and their own personal drawings and that's what will make it so special to them! I love how you can completely customize the tree to your own liking just with some paint :)
How about you? Did you plan to buy or create a Christmas Advent Calendar this year?
And if you are creating your own Christmas Advent Calendar and you have limited free time like me, you should start right about now. I always start too late and I can't complete the project on time or I couldn't get the items I want on time to make it. So this year I am starting super early in order to get it right!
I remember one year I started the project so late (it was a felt Christmas tree with felt pouches for each day) I ended up using a stapler to hold the felt together instead of sewing them with stitches. But thank goodness, my boy still thought it was the prettiest tree EVER!
This year I am not really making my own Christmas Advent Calendar but it will be a semi-finished product that would allow me to customize it to my liking! It will be a tree made of wood! I bought it at Michael's Craft Store with their 40% coupon which was a real bargain!
It has 24 numbered compartments. I know my boy and all his cousins love to paint so this project is also meant to be a craft activity for them. Each box is small but it can hold a candy and probably more knick knacks. A few boxes had rough edges so a little sanding would do the trick.
The tree can stand by itself thanks to a wood plank on the back.
The tree is plain bare wood without any color. You can therefore paint it the way you like it. To show you an example of the final product, here below is a painted tree from the Michael's Craft Store website. They have a page HERE describing the project instructions.
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| Photo Credit: Michael's Craft Store |
I think the above version is very tame. I expect the kids to go wild with the colors and their own personal drawings and that's what will make it so special to them! I love how you can completely customize the tree to your own liking just with some paint :)
How about you? Did you plan to buy or create a Christmas Advent Calendar this year?
