I’m going thru websites for ideas on advant calendars for this year and thinking you probably wouldn’t mind having a look-see too. There are all kinds of advent calendars. In previous years, I’ve had a felt one that I stitched up. With husband being from Denmark, our girls, when they were younger, received a small gift every day in December prior to the 24th as a countdown. I’ve made matchbox trains, stockings, packages hung on a laundry line, even used a wooden shoe as the stand for the gift.
The girls are older now but husband decided since we have moved back to Denmark, it would be so cute for them to get these small pre-Christmas gifts. So I am on the hunt for something interesting I could do with paper.
I found these fun sites with ideas and patterns:
http://makingmemories.typepad.com/makingmemories/2007/12/advent-calendar.html
http://allchristmascrafts.com/christmas-craft-patterns/
http://www.quietfish.com/notebook/?p=1244
http://mayamade.blogspot.com/2008/11/countdown-calendar.html
http://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/advent-calendar-tuesday-tah-dah.html
http://www.fiskateers.com/blog/2009/11/25/reverse-advent-calendar/
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/decorative-accessories-pillows/advent-calendar-by-noix-de-coc-101712
http://thehappyhomeblog.com/?p=1182
And these sites include printables:
http://1000words.kodak.com/post/?ID=700214
http://blog.ollibird.com/2008/11/20/free-advent-calendar/
http://thesmallobject.com/stenopad/wordpress/?m=200711
(4th post down)
http://www.thehybridchick.com/2009/12/easy-printable-christmas-advent-calendar/#more-5087
This one makes a great gift for a small child:
http://www.holiday-kids-crafts.com/Advent-Calendar.html
Karen Foster has this terrific cardboard case that can be turned into an advent calendar:
http://paperlicious.typepad.com/paperlicious/2008/11/advent-calendar-box.html
If you like origami, here is one that is just fabulous:
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/origami_envelope_advent_calendar.htm
I plan on making a couple of these for our family this year. It’s a sweet holiday tradition that will hopefully give my girls some memories.
