How to Make A Twenty-Five Days of Christmas Advent Calendar

Celebrate each day until Christmas this holiday season by making a twenty-five days of Christmas advent calendar. Kids will love counting down to Christmas by opening up a special present each day. The twenty-five days of Christmas advent calendar is an exciting way for your kids to savor each and every day of the holiday season. Plus, this advent activity helps kids visualize just how long until the big guy in the red suit comes!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 25 Jewelry-Size Gift Boxes
• 25 Small Toys/Candy (small enough to fit in a jewelry-size box)
• Wrapping Paper
• Scissors
• Scotch Tape
• Black Magic Marker

1. Put one small trinket into each of the 25 gift boxes. Bouncy balls, candy and stickers are just a few of the many items you can place inside the boxes.

2. Wrap the gift boxes.

3. Number each gift box, one through 25

4. Line the gift boxes up in order on a windowsill or tabletop where they can remain until Christmas day.

5. Let your kid open one box each day until Christmas. Kids should open the box that corresponds with the day’s date.

Tips & Warnings

• Substitute a large gift box for box number 25. Fill the gift box with an extra special Christmas gift from mom and dad. Kids will be extra excited anticipating what’s in the big box, which will make counting down to Christmas that much more fun.

[taskeinc]

on 11/20/2008 I could see working a xmas budget in with the advent calendar

[FurryLoo]

on 11/20/2008 What a great idea! I love it!