.: DIY - advent calendar

The calendars I've seen can be kind of expensive &

I didn't want to give Keyy candy everyday. So I looked at

a few DIY advent calendars and here is mine :

Directions :

1. Cut the cardboard (I used a thick poster board) -

I chose a Christmas tree because it seemed easiest

2. Cover the board with wrapping paper -

I also saw someone use duct tape

3. Adding the cups! Glue , tape, brass fasten the Dixie cups to the board -

I used tape & push pins because I couldn't find fasteners

and glue was too messy around baby boy ! * it is kind of

loose with tape but I'm hanging it low*

4. Add the prizes ! I bought ; erasers , bouncy balls, mini Christmas

ring pops & chocolates. I added 4 fun cards - 1. Trip to the movies ,

2. An extra hour of video games 3. Free room cleaning

4. Stay up late one night; so inside the cup it has a small

treat and a post it that says "PICK A FUN CARD". I also

got him a Christmas stamp pad - inside the cup the post

it says "A SPECIAL GIFT ; SURPRISE" .

5. Covering the cups! I HIGHLY recommend printing labels out

from the computer; I wrote my numbers and taped them to

the tissue paper after taping the tissue paper to the cup SO

MUCH HARDER!!! But I like it & I know better for next year!

I really hope this DIY was interesting enough for you to

try next year. I plan to try a different one for

next time with help from this one !

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