I know, I know – you’re going to think I’m crazy with Christmas posts this soon after Hallowe’en – but there is a method to my madness.

DIY advent calendars take time to make; you have to gather your supplies, decided on your treats, create a display and then package it all up to look pretty.

TODAY is a great day to make your own DIY advent calendar because YOU HAVE THE TREATS!

Yup, leftover Hallowe’en candy!

Better still, I’m going to show you how to make the easiest darn DIY advent calendar there is – probably with supplies you already have!

You’ll want to bring out your Christmas wrapping paper, like this cutie polar bear print from Innisbrook, a pair of scissors or a scissor mouse (life-changing invention!) some double-sided tape and a bit of silver string to hang.

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Cut your wrapping paper down to 8″ squares.

On the back, lay three pieces of double-sided tape as seen below.

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No specific measurements, and the tape does not need to run end-to-end – just a strip to seal the sides.

Roll your wrapping paper up into a tube and seal it by removing the wax strip from one of your pieces of double-sided tape.  You will still have two sides that have tape on them opposite to each other.

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Remove another wax strip from the tape and press down on one end of your tube.

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Stuff your tube with leftover Hallowe’en candy, treats or details of an activity to do that day.

For instance, I inserted a little folded note into each tube outlining something we would do that day like; “December 1st – write our lists to Santa”, and “December 17th – bake Holiday cookies”.  I’ll put a list below if you’re looking for ideas.

Remove the last wax strip from your tape and seal the end perpendicular to the first end.  I believe these are called “sour cream containers” and they are SO EASY to make.

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If you have specific days you want to do specific tasks, make sure to number your sour cream containers right away.  I used adhesive vinyl to impress you, but really a marker would have been fine.

The ends of my DIY Advent calendar tubes were embellished a bit by using my ‘crinkler‘, then I punched a hole and threaded each with a bit of string.

So how do you display your awesome DIY advent calendar?  On the tree of course!

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Spread each sour cream container out randomly and each day the kids can search out and find their treat!

I told you this was easy!

Wrapping paper, tube, pinch, punch, string and hang… plus you’ll be using up that leftover candy that would only go to your rear-end if it was in sight anyways.  You hear me, I know.

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Not all of these will apply to you, but perhaps they’ll trigger something that works for your family:

I planned these around extracurricular activities and weekends, so if you’re reading this in any year other than 2016, you’ll want to shift them slightly.

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Easiest DIY Advent calendar going!

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Quick – go get to work before the kids (or Hubby) polish off the last of the Hallowe’en candy!

Have a great one!

 

This post is sponsored by Innisbrook™. I was provided gift wrap and embellishments to help spread the word about Innisbrook wrap and their special gift wrap kits.  100Things2Do.ca only shares information I feel is relevant to my readers. Innisbrook™ is not responsible for the content of this article.

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