Simply DIY: This is how you make your own Advent calendar

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Advent is approaching, Christmas lights illuminate the cities, Christmas markets invite you to visit. Of course, Advent calendars are also part of the festival anticipation. If you do not want to buy a model, you can make your own model using simple tips. Blick provides inspiration for this.

If you don’t have much time but still want an Advent calendar, this calendar is for you. All you need is 24 small gifts, wrapping paper, scissors and lots of string. Wrapped gifts can be tied to a string and hung. Small packages can also be beautifully displayed. Important: Don’t forget the numbering.

You can make an exciting Advent calendar with small cardboard boxes. Boxes of different sizes of the same shape are best suited for this. These can be painted, decorated or simply decorated just as you wish. It would be great to stack the boxes on top of each other in the shape of a Christmas tree.

In accordance with American tradition, stockings (socks in German) can be stuffed. However, instead of leaving the stockings empty until New Year’s Eve, they are filled in advance and emptied throughout December. If you want, you can reuse the stockings at Christmas and hope Santa will fill them with care.

An Advent calendar doesn’t always have to consist of material gifts; It can also be individually designed. Stories and food for thought are also a great idea. Poems and short sayings are also suitable. Anything that fits on one or two pieces of paper is perfect. The paper can then be wrapped and hung with others.

Small bags are ideal for advent calendars because small gifts can be individually wrapped. You can buy the bags or sew them yourself. Hanging on a string, it not only makes a great Advent calendar, but also makes a decorative addition to the home or apartment.

The classic Advent calendar can be personalized with Polaroid photos. Photos can also be easily printed out. They are labeled on the back with numbers from one to 24 and then hung or arranged to your liking. The calendar can be left hanging and used as decoration after Christmas.

Small “Chübeli” or paper cups can be turned into advent calendars. You can paint or decorate them and then fill them with pre-packaged little things. Another option: The cups can also be covered with colored paper or fabric. This can be done, for example, by placing a piece of fabric over the opening and then tying it around the edge with a ribbon.

Source : Blick