Last year I saw this post for an advent calendar and I have slowly been working on one of our own since then, yes one whole year!! But moving on. This whole project cost me a whole $2 and some odd cents because I had everything else.
Materials:
25 small match boxes (purchased at Dollar Store two packages $1/package)
scrapbook paper
number stickers
tags
I used brads but aren't required
tape/adhesive
address labels
Of course you need to empty out all the little boxes and wrap each box with a strip of scrapbook paper. The strips I cut were 4 inches long by 2 inches wide. I made star tags with my cricket but a punch would work or nothing at all. I attached the tags with mini brads, a few of the boxes have a little ribbon wrapped around them just for a little something extra.
In each box the hubby and I sat down and came up with 25 family oriented activities. Activities that encourage time spent together and giving to others. Here is what we came up with (I am lacking a couple so if you have suggestions please comment).
- Decorate Christmas Tree
- Make A Homemade Ornament
- Shop For Non Perishable Foods To Donate To The Local Food Bank (our church collects these)
- Host A Holiday Playdate
- Make Cookies
- Deliver Hot Chocolate and Cookies To College Class (my husband is a professor)
- Watch A Christmas Movie
- Shop For Angel Tree Gifts (our church collects these as well and we try and find kiddos the same age as our kiddos)
- Write Letters To Great Grandparents
- Invite Friends To Share Dinner
- Make Cookies And Deliver To The Fire Department
- Build Lego Nativity (my boys *husband* are really into Legos)
- Shovel Neighbors Sidewalks
- Decorate Gingerbread Houses
- Take A Drive And Look At Lights
- Redeem Cans/Bottles And Donate Money To Salvation Army Kettles/Ringers
- Build Snowman/Go Sledding
- Sleep In The Living Room With The Christmas Lights On
- Record A Holiday Greeting For Aunts and Uncle (all of our siblings live a pretty good distance)
- Read The Christmas Story/Make Hot Chocolate
