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November 18, 2013 By Brandy 4 Comments

Home » Holidays » Christmas

20+ Creative Homemade Advent Calendar Ideas

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: advent calendar

collage of advent calendar ideas
Over 20 creative homemade advent calendar ideas to help children count down the days until Christmas! From simple paper advents to candy tins, there’s something for everyone. And if you are looking for advent ideas that you don’t have to make, here are a dozen darling ones that you can order with free shipping!

Homemade Advent Calendar Ideas

Christmas cookie advent
Gingerbread Cookie Countdown
Count down the days to Christmas with a Christmas cookie advent! Cut one cookie off every day until Christmas Eve.
tissue paper cup advent
Tissue Paper Homemade Advent Calendar
A simple DIY advent calendar made from paper cups and tissue paper. Fill with small erasers, candy or strips of paper with Christmas activity ideas inside. Kids can break open the tissue each day to find the surprise inside!
paper Santa advent
Cardstock Santa Advent
This darling Santa Christmas Countdown is the perfect activity for kids! Trim Santa’s beard a little bit every day until Christmas Day!
colorful bags with clothespins in basket
Advent Treat Bags from Fox + Star
Simple paper bags to open each day until Christmas. So sweet and easy!
small brown bags with clothespins advent
Shoe Organizer Homemade Advent Calendar from Eighteen25
Hang a shoe organizer and fill each comparment with treats! Love this idea!
paper cone shaped advent
Homemade Advent Calendar Activity Cards from Picklebums
So colorful and bright and packed with all sorts of fun activities to do leading up to Christmas.
Santa paper plate craft with paper beard
Santa’s Beard Countdown from I Heart Crafy Things
Another Santa advent! Pull a chain off of Santa’s beard every day. So cute.
advent printable tree
Printable Christmas Countdown from Lil Luna
Can’t get any easier than a printable Christmas countdown!
paper and clothespin Christmas countdown
Printable Homemade Advent Calendar from Skip to My Lou
Another printable advent idea! Love how they hung the cards on this rustic board.
lego advent idea
Homemade Lego Advent from Frugal Fun 4 Boys
Lego Advent Calendars can be pricey! If you have a big stash at home…make one!
felt advent calendar
Felt Advent from run Lori Run!
She doesn’t give instructions, but this is such a darling advent and would be easy to replicate using her images as a guide.
small white boxes advent
Christmas Village Advent Bags from The Paper Pony
Put your Silhouette or Cricut to work and create your own tiny village using a bag template!
two brown bags decorated like reindeer
Reindeer Advent Bags
Brown bags! So fun and you don’t even need stamps. Just write the numbers on!
tree with small stockings hanging on it
Manzanita Homemade Advent Calendar Tree from Centsational Girl
A fun and whimsical advent idea. Love the red and white!
basket with white bags inside

Lego Advent from Little Bins for Little Hands

Another fun Lego advent idea. Wish I had thought of making our own in the past!

paper candy advent

Advent Wreath from Oh Happy Day

Each “bon bon” is filled with treats! What a unique and pretty idea!

brown paper cards on wall arranged to look like a tree

Envelope Advent from Organized Living Solutions

Envelopes strung up like a tree. What a clever idea.

paper present advent calendar

Paper Bag Advent from Tell Love and Party

Can we all just swoon for a minute over the colors here? Paper bags!

books wrapped in brown paper

Book Advent from Living Loving Laughing Together

I love Christmas books and definitely have enough to create an advent for my kids. Love it!

velcro tree and ornaments advent calendar

And you can find this darling one in my book! 60 sewing projects for kids, including an entire chapter for holidays!

 

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  1. Laurie says

    November 17, 2012 at 12:49 am

    love all of these, especially the santa one! I’m in search of ideas for the perfect advent. Thee santa might be it. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 19, 2013 at 7:02 pm

      You’re welcome! The Santa one is so easy to do too! Have a great week! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Wenya says

    November 23, 2013 at 7:27 am

    So lovely 🙂 I especially love the handmade days of Christmas .Thank you

    Reply
    • Brandy says

      November 23, 2013 at 6:41 pm

      Thanks Wenya! You are wlecome!

      Reply

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