this was a guest post…last year. so i’m excited to get it out of my draft box!!!
Usually, each year i buy my kids a candy calendar that has a piece of chocolate to countdown the days before christmas…
but this year i thought i would make my own! (and the store that sold them went out of business)
they are stinkin easy…i bought this jar for about $5 from walmart…. (but then i decided to do one for all my sisters and ended up using a mason jar, a pickle jar, and a large prego spaghetti sauce jar!)
(you could also use smaller jars and do personalized for each kid!)
(you could also use smaller jars and do personalized for each kid!)
I hoped on my silhouette cameo and designed some vinyl
and added all the good stuff (i have three kids…so i counted out 24 pieces for each kid)
which is…24 x 3…..i would do the math..but i can’t find my phone! lol
then i just peeled and stuck my vinyl! i used dry erase vinyl to keep track of the days
then i made one using chalkboard vinyl (i buy my vinyl HERE in case you were wondering!)
but then i thought….what if you don’t have a vinyl cutter? (you should if you don’t. I LOVE MINE)
so I hopped on picmonkey and made some easy printables for you!
they are all HERE on my blog
you just pick one..and print out.
you can laminate them and use a dry erase marker on them…
Then i added cute fabric on top…and even spray painted the jar with sparkles
the possibilities are really endless! you could add a package of oreos or cookies…or whatever is your favorite christmas treat!
and if you are not a candy fan (is there really anyone out there that is not a fan of candy?)
you could put fun activities to do in there this christmas with your kids.
now my kids are ready to do a proper countdown until christmas!!!!
here’s some of my other advent ideas
1. painted advent wall hanging
2. 24 christmas stories
3. activities to do this christmas season
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