Christmas is in The Air!

 Christmas Advent Calendar

Ahh! Can you smell it? Christmas is in the air! I have been working on a BUNCH of Christmas stuff, mostly because it is one of my most favorite holidays EVER! I forgot to take pictures during the process of making this cute Advent Calendar, but I did take after pictures.  This calendar starts on Dec. 1^st and there is 24 days of fun, but easy things to do to count down to Christmas. 

Here is the list:

Take photos for Christmas cards

Buy a new Christmas CD and listen to it

Drive around and look at Christmas lights

Go to Temple Square to see the lights (if you live/visit Utah)

Build a snowman

Make paper snowflakes

Make a treat and take it to a friend

Wrap Christmas gifts

Make hot chocolate and stir with candy canes

Have a campout in front of the Christmas tree

Watch a Christmas movie and have popcorn

Make a new Christmas decoration

Make the house smell like Christmas

Go visit Santa Clause

Do service for someone that needs it.

Take gifts to teachers and friends

Make cookie and write letters to Santa

Read “The Night Before Christmas”

Call grandma and grandpa and sing your favorite Christmas song

Color Christmas pictures

Read a Christmas book

Make Christmas cards

Go out for a Christmas treat

Read a story or watch a movie about the birth of  baby Jesus

Do something nice for someone

 Here are the items you will need to do the project:

2-12x12 papers (to be the background)

Assorted Christmas paper to make the pockets (I used 4 double sided prints)

Scraps of coordinating paper to decorate with.

Stickers/cutouts/ribbons to decorate

Numbers 1-24

                                 Ribbon (to hang project)

                                 24 tags

 Here is the HOW-TO:

You will need 24 pockets (12 on each 12x12 paper, 4 across and 3 down), cut to be 2 ½ x 3 ¾ inches. Number and decorate each pocket. Then you can attach them to the 12x12 paper. I glued mine, but if you have one of those fancy paper sewing machines, you could stitch the papers on, that would be cute! Then each pocket needs a tag with one of the items from the list above. Then use some ribbon or scrap paper to attach the 2 12x12 papers together, but leave a little gap, about 1 inch or so. Last use some ribbon to hang the calendar. Your kids will have so much fun doing this. My kiddos are so excited to start ours!