My favorite thing about Christmas is all the traditions. I can remember getting together every year with my brothers and sisters and making our Advent Calendars for December. It was a pretty simple calendar, a thick piece of ribbon with some untied yarn sticking through the center that we could tie a piece of candy too. It was so exciting to untie 1 more piece of candy every night because that meant Christmas was one day closer!
My childhood Christmas Advent Calendar is prominent in my memories of Christmas and I want to pass that same feeling of excitement and anticipation on to my kids.
Several years ago I made my own Advent Calendar. I made some with my Mom and Sister and I also had my kids decorate their own boxes. We have continued to use them every year.
Advent Boxes @ The Happy Wife (The Crafty Blog Stalker)
I have found 24 other totally awesome and completely do-able Christmas Advent Calendars to help inspire you to create your own Christmas Traditions. Which one will be your favorite?
DIY Advent Calendar @ Little Lucy Lu
Christmas Advent Calendar @ Where Are My Mary Janes
Plastic Wrap/Candy Advent @ Joys Of Home
Christmas Candy Advent Calendar @ Trailer Gypsy
Countdown to Christmas @ The Sweet Life
Candy Cane Advent Calendar @ Dee Dee's Craft Spot
Candy Cane Advent Calendar @ Jean's Crafty Corner
Miniature Boxes Advent Calendar @ Folly and Glee
Advent Calendar @ Carrot Top x 3
Advent Christmas Present Calendar {tutorial} @ My Decoupaged Life
Countdown to Christmas @ East Coast Creative
Dollar Store Advent Calendar @ Infarrantly Creative
Christmas Countdown Advent Flip Frame @ My Mind's Eye
Cooling Rack Advent Calendar @ Two Peas in a Bucket
Christmas Matchbox Advent Calendar @ Jamiek711 Designs
Christmas Advent Wreath @ The June Violet
Countdown Clipboard @ eighteen25
Christmas Advent Jar @ Just a Girl
DIY Advent Calendar @ Rust & Sunshine
DIY: Advent Calendar @ The Waterfalls
Muffin Tin Christmas Advent @ Love Sweet Love
Advent Tins @ Narrating Life
Do you have an Advent Calendar or tradition? I would love to hear about it!
If you liked this post I would love for you to share it!
Love your box advent and also the crackers one. I have also made my own advent this year check it out - http://www.serenityyou.com/2012/11/mini-box-advent-calendar-tutorial.html
ReplyDeleteand also last years advent - http://www.serenityyou.com/2011/11/toilet-roll-advent-calendar.html
Thanks so much for featuring my little candy cane guy.... Happy Holidays...
ReplyDeleteLove these projects...very original
ReplyDeleteSuch a great round up of Christmas advents. Thanks for including ours. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a FANTASTIC Round up! Thanks so much for sharing and linking back to mine:) There are some amazing ones one here that I have never seen before! You've got my wheels spinning.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feature! I'm loving that wreath one, too cute. xo
ReplyDeleteThanks for featuring my advent calendar!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to make an advent calendar! This is great!! Thank you for sharing a bunch of ideas in one spot.
ReplyDeleteGreat round up! Thanks for sharing at our Countdown to Christmas link party! Have a great day! :)
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How awesome! i love them all!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower from the thumping thursday hop! :)
www.thislifesbeautifulmoments.com
Great round up. Some that I have never seen. Thanks for sharing at Mom's Library!
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking up at Glued To My Crafts' Thursday Obsessions. When you get the chance, check out another Link UP Party I have going on. Anything Christmas related goes! Plus get entered to win a $12 starbucks gift card with each linkup :)
ReplyDeleteHere is the link: http://gluedtomycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-low-down-on-12-days-of-christmas.html
Hope to see you there!
What a great selection of advent calendars!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
I just saw this post and the link to my advent calendar idea--glad you liked it and thank you for the link to my blog. It was one of my favorite advent calendar's we've done.
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