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November 18, 2016

7 DIY advent calendar ideas to inspire you

DIY advent calendar ideas

I love making an advent calendar each year for you and most importantly for my daughter Anya.  The highlight of her Christmas is the advent calendar. What can be more fun than counting down to Christmas for a child or even us adults? If you don’t want to make your advent calendar from scratch, check out this super cute printable advent calendar I’ve created which you can download and assemble in an afternoon.

If you want some more advent inspiration here are 7 awesome DIY advent calendar ideas to inspire you and get you thinking about Christmas.

If you’re not the crafty type, don’t worry. There are ideas in my picks to suit the craftiest as well as those who prefer a quick idea that looks great with minimal effort.  All these DIY advent calendar ideas are beautiful and creative.  I just wish I had time to make them all.

DIY advent calendar ideasI have come across a few hanging advent calendars but this was my favourite.  I love the addition of the pine branch as the hanger. You can find the tutorial here.

DIY advent calendar ideasMake this cute santa and the elves advent calendar with your kids or surprise them with one.

 DIY advent calendar ideasHow pretty is this paint dipped bottles advent calendar?  The paint is perfect for hiding the gift so you don’t even have to wrap.

diy advent calendar ideasThis mini tree advent calendar is such a simple idea but then simple ideas are the best right?

DIY advent calendar ideasThis cluster of geometric shapes is not only a great idea for an advent calendar but also a lovely Christmas decoration to keep for the entire holidays.

"make your own advent calendar"A forest of origami Christmas trees – another simple idea that makes a super fun DIY advent calendar.

DIY advent calendar ideasThis paper houses advent calendar is probably more time consuming to make but will be so worth it in the end. I love the addition of twinkly lights to add a big of extra magic.

Which of these DIY advent calendar ideas do you like best?  Do you make a yearly advent calendar? If you don’t fancy making your own from scratch, check out these santa printable advent calendar boxes. They can be filled with little treats, toys or advent activities and you can use them year after year.

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  1. Natasha Patel says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    Really brilliant ideas. Can’t wait to to show it to my girls!

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    • Nomita says

      November 18, 2016 at 8:22 pm

      Thank you for stopping by – hope your girls like it. I will be sharing my 2016 advent calendar next week.

      Reply

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