:: WHAT YOU’LL NEED ::
25 Boxes {bought mine from etsy here}
25 Vintage Images {bought and downloaded mine from etsy here}
Sissors
Dots or Glue
Sticker numbers
25 sweets, treats and toys
:: HOW TO ::
Really quite simple! Assemble your 25 boxes, cut out your images and apply your sticking agent. In my case I used dots I picked up from Michaels Crafts. Using 4 little guys on the corners of the images and stuck it to the front of each box. Then gather your number stickers and label the boxes 1 through 25. Note, when you’re buying number stickers you’re going to need a LOT of 1’s and 2’s, so to save you the time, here’s the breakdown.
You’ll need 3 – 0’s, 13 – 1’s, 9 – 2’s, 3 – 3’s, 3 – 4’s, 3 – 5’s, 2 – 6’s, 2 – 7’s, 2 – 8’s and 2 – 9’s
Stick your numbers on your boxes. Figure out the best order you’d like your sweet and treats delivered to your babes. In my case I staggered the kinder eggs so they were not all at once, I made sure that the Christmas ornaments were not opened before we have scheduled to get our tree, and I tried to best split up sweets and toys so that Sofia doesn’t end up on a sugar high for a consecutive week. At the end of the year. Simply fold them down flat and store them until next year.
Advent Calendars have been a tradition in my family since I could remember. I do recall having the store bought ones for a few years however most of my life I was spoiled with a homemade, and personalized advent calendar. My mama stuffed an advent calendar for me until the year I moved out of the house, I was in my late 20’s, and engaged. A grown woman if you will; a woman or not, my mama stayed true to traditions and spoiled us with advent love and sweets for as long as we lived under there roof.
Just found you and absolutely LOVE this! I adore vintage and have been trying to think about how to update our advent calendar. Such a beautiful idea!
Are those images the 1″ square? the boxes are 3″ and it looks like your images are the same size. Thanks, this is adorable!
She did have them in 1″ squares but I contacted her and requested them in 3″ squares. She was so accommodating and did this for me no problem. The store owner, Laura, is beyond sweet!
xxoo
Tairalyn
Thank-you!
I. AM. DYING. This is the best advent calendar idea I have ever seen. Not gonna lie. I’m in love 😉
Oh wow! Stephanie you win for BEST comment of the day that and BEST website name. Seriously Two-Daloo?! I love you already!
xxoo
Tairalyn
A-dorable! I am working on my own advent calendar for my daughter but I am seeing all these amazing ones around the web that I might have to do instead.
So much fun. Let me know what you end up doing… I love it when people get crafty for the holidays.
xxoo
Tairalyn
This is really adorable, you always come up with the cutest crafts for Sofia!! 🙂
Oh, this is fantastic! I was so proud of the new fabric Advent calendar I got (way less commercial than the ones we’ve used in the past) but I don’t think the pockets have room for some of your great treat ideas! Hmm…I’ll have to get working on that!