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
Mel says
Very cute, but as soon as I saw your Christmas stories, I remembered that I cried many of those days some of those stories had me bawling like a baby. I think my little ones might be old enough to do that one this year.
Tina S. says
I actually copied your idea last year, starting with the 24 pieces of candy until Christmas. That carried over into January, and now has become a reward system for my kids. They get one piece of candy a day from their “Sweet Treats” container after coming home from school and completing homework. If they try a new food at school, or do extra well in school, they can get an extra piece. If they get in trouble at school, they lose their piece for the day. It’s funny how the simplest things work! So let me give you a year late Thank You! for the idea!
Kathleen @ Fearlessly Creative Mammas says
Cute idea and not too difficult. You just have to keep the kiddos out of the candy!!