In the meantime I thought I'd share an advent calendar I made for Ava back in 2009.
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| Ava tests out the advent calendar |
This advent calendar was really simple to make and I was quite happy with the way it turned out.
Here's what you'll need to make something similar:
24 small envelopes
24 assorted buttons of a similar size
24 mini swing tags
String, twine or ribbon (cut into 24 pieces about 15cm long)
Number stamps & ink pad
PVA glue
Chocolates or other treats
Blutack or other wall safe adhesive
How to make it:
I started by stamping the numbers 1 through to 24 on the mini swing tags. Once they were all stamped and dry I got to work attaching a button and string to each one. (It's a good idea to work out the colour order that you'd like your buttons to go in first.) I threaded the string through the button with the swing tag on the back and then tied a little bow.
Once I'd tied all of the buttons and swing tags together I attached them to the back flap of each envelope with a little PVA glue.
Once the glue was dry it was time to stick all of the envelopes up on the wall. I used Blutack for this. I made a square shape with our envelopes but you could hang them in any shape you like: in a circle, as a Christmas tree, in a line...
Now for the most important bit - filling the envelopes with treats! I used Lindt chocolate squares as I wanted to keep the envelopes fairly flat against the wall. Ghirardelli chocolate squares would work perfectly too. I didn't seal the envelopes as the weight of the button held them down. Also I wanted to avoid Ava having to rip the envelopes to get into them.
And there you have it. One very simple DIY advent calendar!
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| Ava couldn't wait to open all of the envelopes |
And if you happen to be wondering why Ava is dressed as an angel it's because she'd been posing for Christmas card photos. Here's a look at our Christmas card for 2009. It's one of my all time favourites :)
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| Our angelic 2009 Christmas card |
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