Start Christmas Traditions: Make Your Own Advent Calendar

One of our favorite Christmas traditions is counting the days until Christmas with our advent calendars every year. We hang our felt Santa Claus one on the pantry door, put our wooden box one on the desk in the kitchen and put the Christmas tree one on the piano in the playroom. With three kids, it helps to have three advent calendars! But now that I have a fourth child on the way, I’m on the lookout for another advent calendar. So I looked around and found some clever ways to make your own.

Make Your Own Advent Calendars:

Cookie Sheet Advent Calendar

Button Advent Calendar

Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

String of Stockings Advent Calendar

Once you’ve made your advent calendar, you get to find little surprises to put in it! I usually put in candy, quarters, stickers, lip balm, and hair accessories, but then again I have three girls!

If you like the idea having an advent calendar, but aren’t crazy about the idea of making your own, check out these ten great advent calendars for kids.

For more fun Christmas ideas, check out these Christmas crafts!