So I was really surprised when my son mentioned “Next month, we will change this calendar, we will put the Advent Calendar”. He was referring to our calendar hanging at the back of the door. Waah! I thought graduate na kami sa Advent thing, hindi pa pala.
Here I am, cramming again to finish my project before December 1. Thank God for Pinterest where you can search for Advent Calendar Ideas. I've already used the old Advent Calendar for the last two years so this time, I made a new one so I don’t have to remove our calendar.
Christmas Countdown in a Box
I used the free printables of Dating Divas that I received on email. I printed the blank countdown cards so I can write my own activities. I just put labels on the old box where I will place my countdown cards. Sharing with you our activities next month.
December
1 Measure your Christmas Tree
2 Make Christmas Card
3 Sing the 12 Days of Christmas
4 Bake a Cupcake
5 Drink Hot Chocolate
6 Read a Christmas Story
7 Go to Bed Early Tonight
8 Read “Legend of the Candy Cane”
9 DIY Paper Star (origami)
10 Do a Chore
11 Name all of Santa’s Reindeer
12 A Special Christmas Treat
13 Listen to fun Christmas Music
14 Study about Advent Wreath
15 Use Tissue Tubes and Construction Paper to Make Santa or Elf
16 Watch Christmas Movie
17 Make Homemade Ornaments (Polymer Clay)
18 Read “Legend of St Nicholas”
19 Play a Video Game for 40 minutes
20 Learn “Merry Christmas” in different language.
21 Learn How USA Celebrates their Holidays
22 Play a Board Game
23 Unwrap One Present Early
24 Read Luke 2; 1-20
Check my previous DIY Advent Calendar
Advent Calendar 2014
Advent Calendar 2015
If you don't like to make your own Advent Calendar, you can just buy. I saw this Advent Calendar at H&M, but I forgot how much.
How about you? Do you also do Christmas countdown?
advance merry christmas to you...
ReplyDeleteHello! Advance Merry Christmas to you also. :)
DeleteOh, that's a nice project you have there, very creative. Sometimes it's more fun to do crafts at home rather than buy everything from a store, right? Christmas is in the air!
ReplyDeleteTrue, it makes you practical and creative too.
Deleteyou're so crafty :-) I would love to do that also, but I should first start decorating our house for Christmas. My kids have been reminding me about it :-)
ReplyDeleteTrying to be crafty. hehehe! You are not alone, I haven't decorated our house yet except for the Christmas Village. :)
DeleteThat's a nice project :) I have an Advent Calendar which looks like the one in H & M (in red) but it's still empty. I can't think of stuff to write or put. I will need some inspirations...
ReplyDeleteI like the H&M Advent Calendar too because you can even put treats. You can check Pinterest for Advent inspirations. :)
DeleteI can't keep up with 25 days of activities, but we do have Christmas traditions scheduled every December. :) Our advent calendar serves only as a decor, hehe.
ReplyDeleteTrue, medyo nakakastress din. Having Christmas tradition is really nice.
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