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14 Advent Calendars to Make this Christmas

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Get ready for the countdown to Christmas with these 14 advent calendar ideas. There's a project for everyone, whether you're looking for your next craft project or a ready-made calendar perfect for filling with treats!

We've got ideas from Cricut to crochet and everything in between. Browse the ideas below, get inspired and start crafting! 

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14 Advent Calendars to Make this Christmas

Cricut: How to Make an Iron-On Vinyl Advent Calendar

Get creative in your countdown to Christmas with this Cricut vinyl advent calendar! These little gift bags are the perfect way to add a pop of colour and personalisation to a seasonal staple.

 

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How to Crochet a Mini Stocking Advent

The perfect alternative to a traditional advent calendar, these colourful crochet stockings are certain to brighten up your mantelpiece this Christmas!

 

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How to Make Advent Biscuits

Create some delicious shortbread advent biscuits to help count down the days! Follow the tutorial below by Renshaw, who have decorated their biscuits in an folky, elegant style.

 

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Cricut: How to Make a Traditional Iron-On Advent Calendar

Surprise your loved ones with a personalised advent calendar this Christmas! With a blank advent canvas panel, you can add custom names as well as their favourite Christmas characters using a selection of Cricut iron-on vinyls.

 

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How to Make a Sustainable Advent Calendar

Gather scraps of fabric, offcuts of paper and old cardboard to create this sustainable advent calendar. Fill with chocolate coins or thoughtful gifts to celebrate the season.

 

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How to Knit a Tree Advent Calendar

Knit up this colourful advent calendar to add a handmade twist to your seasonal celebrations, giving you a bright tree with 24 pockets ready to fill with daily treats.

 

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Kraft Fillable Advent Calendar

Make your Christmas countdown all the more personal with the Kraft Fillable Advent Calendar! You'll have 24 compartments that are ready to be filled with your favourite sweets or miniature toys, perfect for creating fun surprises for a loved one.

 

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How to Decorate a Wooden Advent Calendar

Harness your creativity by decorating these Advent Calendar Drawers with acrylic paint! The whole family will love waking up to a drawer filled with advent treats and surprises.

 

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How to Decorate Wooden Houses for Advent

These wooden houses are easy to decorate and make a great advent calendar for little ones. We've used acrylic paints in various Scandi-inspired shades and added permanent vinyl numbers we cut using a Cricut machine.

 

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How to Decorate a Snowman Advent Calendar

Why not add some extra details to this Snowman Advent Calendar? We've added a scarf, buttons and rosy cheeks using acrylic paint! This design is perfect for filling with surprises to open in the lead up to Christmas.

 

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How to Decorate a Wooden Tree Advent Calendar
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Cardboard Advent Box Set

These beautifully illustrated advent boxes are made from card and are easy to construct. Numbered from one to 24, each box is a 3D house or tree shape, with a selection of festive scenes such as snowman, Santa, houses and trees.

 

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How to Decorate a Kraft Paper Advent Calendar
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How to Make an Envelope Advent

The run up to the big day is always exciting for little ones, make this year even more exciting with this 12 days of Christmas envelope advent, complete with a decorated box to keep them all in.

 

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