One of the Christmas traditions that I absolutely love is the advent calendar. I loved getting my piece of chocolate each morning as a child. Now that I am a parent it's the selection of treats and activities that I put in the calendar. The anticipation of seeing Pasha opening her treat bag each daykills me!
I make my own advent calendar. I used to hang them up on a string underneath Pasha's high bed. But a few years ago I bought a long board from our local home improvement store. I painted it white and used a golden marker to write "Advent Calendar". Cup hooks (which are evenly spaced across the board) allow me to hang my treats.
I use a variety of things to fill the calendar: chocolates, novelty pens, fun socks, lip balm, nail polish, money (€ and $), Itunes songs as well as activities like baking cookies, going to a special Christmas market, Christmas present shopping, going to the movies and more...
Up until last year I used white paper bags to hold the treats. This year I was determined to change that. I stopped by Ikea to pick up some fabric and sewed up 24 simple bags. Scrapbooking paper cut to size are used for the numbers. Simple yet really beautiful!
I also made an advent calendar for my sister! Yes, adults love an advent calendar as well!!! They don't have to be filled with chocolates.... I picked up 24 different sorts of tea bags and wrapped them up. Martin found the stick on one of his walk with Jake.
Do you count down the days?
Take care,
Me
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