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Advent calendar to do it yourself – 36 original ideas

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The Advent calendar is a special calendar that counts down the days remaining before Christmas. Making it is an easy and fun task for adults and children.

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We have selected for you 36 beautiful ideas that will inspire you to make an Advent Calendar. Also try making your own projects to make happy your children and the people you love for Christmas!

Advent Calendar – 36 Beautiful Self-Made Ideas

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Nowadays, Christmas decorations and the advent calendar are among the objects easy to find in a supermarket. Offered in a thousand different variants, these decorative objects can be purchased also in interior decoration shops or online. But it is so fun to make his own calendar of this type! A calendar that counts down the days until Christmas can be a great way to surprise your child. Realize it alone or with the help of your little one and teach him / her the beauty of the objects made by hand!

Dress up a wooden Advent calendar with a few brushstrokes

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If you have a vintage wooden Advent calendar of your childhood or that of your parents, we offer you a quick makeover idea. For that, it would be necessary to repaint your old calendar and to add to it some original keys: images of snowmen, stars, as well as, of course, figures for each day of the month of December.

Make your own calendar while waiting for Christmas

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If you are not in possession of such an object, think of some original options to make one yourself. Modern Advent calendars do not necessarily contain wooden boxes. They can be in the form of a panel hanging on one of your walls. Adorn it with little chocolates for every day of the month and add fun labels to it!

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Make these labels on paper using a template you have spotted on the web or imagined yourself. In addition to the classic motifs of the season, think of numbers for each day of December. Your child will discover, every day, a small dessert while waiting for his Christmas presents.

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The Advent calendar is an old tradition that everyone knows, but ideas about its look are becoming more and more interesting and varied. The same goal, but shapes, size and colors are more original today than ever before.

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Use small paper boxes with, on them, numbers that correspond to the days of the month. Lock in interesting surprises for your daughter or son!

Advent calendar DIY decorative paper

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In its modern version, this calendar is a way to recycle old objects. Regular boxes and bags are replaced by tin cans, tongs, envelopes, rolls of toilet paper and jars of jam! It takes a little creativity to turn paper rolls into forest animals!

A DIY Advent Calendar made from tin cans and decorative paper

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Use your paper creations to put in sweets, small gifts or personalized greeting cards.

Make an original Advent calendar

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If you like sewing, we suggest you make about twenty small bags in fabric. After hiding interesting surprises inside each bag, hang it in a frame and put it on your wall.

Christmas tree ornaments and clothespins to make an Advent calendar

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Here’s a quick and friendly idea for a calendar like this: a blackboard with hearts, stars, Christmas balls and light garlands. As the end of the month approaches, each of these ornaments will be placed on the Christmas tree.

Greeting cards in envelopes to surprise our children

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If you want to imagine an even more interesting activity, opt for a calendar made of paper envelopes. Along with this, hide about 20 little surprises for your child in different places in your home. Put inside each envelope information on where each little surprise is. And invite your little one to do the detective to find them. An excellent idea proposed by Veronika in his blog A Few Things From My Life.

Advent Calendar original and easy to do

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Fill a transparent glass vase or hang a small label with numbers on a string of garlands. If you have 24 transparent plastic balls, you can easily turn them into a beautiful Advent calendar. Be creative and experiment, the upcoming Christmas party will inspire you to make your own projects!

A decorative Christmas tree – Advent calendar

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After making your Advent calendar, it’s your turn to choose the place that suits you best. You can hang it on the wall and mimic the shape of a Christmas tree. Otherwise, install it on a console table in your entry or living room. Or, if your creation is really impressive, put it on the floor!

DIY Advent Calendar – more beautiful ideas

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How to make a decorative paper box

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Make an Advent Calendar of small cardboard boxes

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Use rolls of toilet paper to make an Advent calendar

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How to use wine bottles to make an Advent calendar

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Small cardboard boxes shaped like little houses

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Decorative Birds in Cardboard Advent Calendar

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