Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Advent Calendars

We have an advent calendar for each kid in our family . . . They rotate between them so they each get a chance to do each one. They are a fun tradition so I thought I'd share.

#1:
This one we've had *forever*! I grew up with one very similar and I think many of my siblings have one too. I loved it growing up! It has 24 pockets with mini ornaments in them and each day an ornament gets hung on the tree.#2:
This is just a picture from Deseret Book that is put on a sheet of magnet (adhesive backed). Then it is cut into 24 squares. One square is put up each day. On the back of each square there is a piece of paper glued to it telling us a scripture to read or a song to sing.#3:
This is from the December 2000 Friend. I put the pieces that make up the Nativity picture on a sheet magnet then cut them out. The main sheet contains a scripture and an activity to do each day. (both #2 and #3 hang on our fridge and we do these advent calendars in lieu of daily scripture reading for the month of December. )
#4:
I just made this one this year (I think we used a throw away one last year). I looked at a lot of different advent calendars available on Etsy and then went from there. Had I not made it up as I went along, it would have saved me *a lot* of time, but as it was, I ended up becoming better friends with a seam ripper than I ever wished. Oh well, it is done and I'm mostly happy with it. For the numbers and letters, I used my foam stamps with fabric paint. Worked swell :). It has magnets sewn in it so that it hangs on the door going out to the garage. Each contrasting fabric piece is frayed a bit and puffed up with a little batting. In each pocket there is one mini candy bar and 5 M&M's. The person whose turn it is to open the pocket gets the candy bar, everyone else in the family gets an M&M!

5 comments:

Kendi said...

Very, very cute!!! I like your idea of a calendar for each child...I'll copy the idea for next year! Thanks for sharing.

This Idaho Girl said...

When are you going to open your own ETSY shop. I know at least six people who'd help make you rich.

Katie and Dennis said...

Your new one turned out very cute. Fun tradition!

Unknown said...

This blog is adorable!! How do I get in touch with you. I've been trying to find you not very successfully---other than your blog!

MsMelodee said...

Very fun, thanks for sharing your great ideas! I wish i had some great ideas to share with you!