December is full of countdowns and we love to countdown to Christmas. Here’s our Advent calendar for the next 25 days. We’ll be taking off one of these rings until we get to the top on Christmas morning. To make this advent, tape paper strips around one another in the form of a tree. You may have to look at this photo to see how I did it, because it took some time to get it right!
Here’s a few other fun advent calendars counting down to December 25th.
- Pinata Ornament Advent by Gingerbread Snowflakes (via Dollar Store Crafts)
- 25 Gift Wrapped Storybooks by Make and Takes
- Little Stocking Advent Calendar by Skip to My Lou
- Australian Advent Calendar by Raindrops & Bellyflops
- Cookie Sheet Calendar by Anya
- Advent Inspiration by Kids Craft Weekly
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What a great way to count down to Christmas! Thanks for sharing.
I love it! I’m so excited to change up our typical countdown chains this year.
So cute! My young kids struggle with grasping exactly how long it is until the next big event (of which Christmas is probably the biggest all year!), and your cute little holiday countdowns are perfect! Have you ever done one for a birthday?
Great ideas. I used socks last year. http://blog.canadianparents.com/sarahnb/2008/12/
I saved some Halloween treats to put in each sock.
Those are great countdown ideas. Here is one that we did yesterday. http://mybilingualboys.blogspot.com/2009/11/let-countdown-begin-almost.html
So cute, so simple! Love it!
I’ve been trying to come up with Advent ideas for our two year old. These are great ideas. I want to do something simple but engaging. We’ve got a crazy schedule that changes all the time so it’s hard to plan activities, but I’m down right determined to come up with something to share the spirit of the season with her.
What a cute idea. My kids love counting down the days until Christmas. We’ve had lots of different kinds of Advent calendars, candles where we burn one marked section every day, etc. but we’ve never done a chain. I think I’ll try it this year! Thanks for the example.
Another simple hands-on Advent activity we’ve done for very little ones is to have figures of Mary and Joseph on a shelf, console or table-top. Count out 24 pebbles and have them in a bowl or basket. Let your small child add one stepping stone for Mary and Joseph’s path each day as they make their way to their destination (which can be a stable, or as simple as a gold star placed on the other side of the table.)
The tree formation is awesome!! Nice idea.
We liked the tree and made it today…Thanks!