Advent Calendars

As a kid I remember having Advent calendars every December. Each day my siblings and I would open up a door on our cardboard Advent calendar and to see what shape the chocolate piece was. Somehow, I recall only one calendar. Maybe we shared? Maybe we took turns?

Either way, I remember having Advent calendars as a kid, a tradition I continued with my own children. Since they have been old enough to celebrate Christmas (about age 2 or 3) I have purchased them each a chocolate advent calendar. Every morning they wake up and scramble to the calendar, trying to be the first to figure out what shape the chocolate piece is today.

For years I have been looking for a more permanent solution to the advent caledar, but most I see are heavy wood pieces or cheesy looking things that I wouldn't want hanging around my house year after year. Well this year I finally found the right thing - plastic-base advent calendars. Of course, I had to alter them. This is what I came up with:


The piece above is the first one I did. It's already safely on it's way to my sweet little nephew Randal. The one below is the one I did for our family. There are little numbered drawers, one to open each day leading up to Christmas. I've filled each drawer with 3 little things - chocolate coins, Hershey kisses, peppermint candies, tiny toys, etc.


I had a lot of fun altering them and hopfully, once we return from WDW, I'll alter a final one for my newphew Jonathan (I hope teenagers still like Advent calendars! LOL).
Take care and have a wonderful holiday season!

Comments

Kadee said…
So Seriously cute! Where did you purchase the base?
4:42 PM
pixleyyy said…
The base was purchased at Walgreens in their Christmas section. Hope you can find one!
6:59 PM
Jim said…
Randal got his today in the mail. What a thoughtful gift. I also have fond memories of the advent calendars. I seem to remember that the chocolate tasted terrible though. Thanks for making this tradition live on. As always, its amazingly well done and very cute. It will be a part of our Christmas tradition for years to come. Thanks Sis.

Bro
5:38 AM
Unknown said…
thanks for letting me know..I feel a shopping trip coming up. This is seriously CUTE!
5:06 AM
Dianne K. Nelson said…
I'm going to have to see if I can find one! love it!

Smiles,
Dianne
1:35 PM
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