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Kids will be thrilled! A collection of DIY Christmas advent calendar ideas

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How about turning the countdown to Christmas into an even more exciting time? If you make your own Advent calendar, the joy of opening each day becomes something special.

Here, we’ll introduce a variety of DIY Advent calendars you can create with 100-yen shop items: box-style and gift-bag types, space-saving board styles, and house-shaped versions made with origami.

These ideas use everyday materials like plastic cups, paper bags, and coffee filters, so they’re perfect for making together with your kids.

Choosing the sweets or messages to tuck inside will also become one of your cherished Christmas memories!

Kids Will Be Thrilled! A Collection of DIY Christmas Advent Calendar Ideas (41–50)

Using a shipping tag

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Using a shipping tag

Here’s an idea for making an advent calendar using shipping tags.

Decorate the tags with stamps or other designs to make them cute.

Make small bags from origami paper, punch holes in them, then thread them together with the tags using jute twine and tie them.

And that’s your advent calendar done! If you don’t have stamps, stickers work well too.

Since shipping tags are often white, you can keep it monochrome for a chic look, or go colorful—the atmosphere can change a lot depending on your ideas!

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Advent calendar you can send

【2019 Christmas】I made an advent calendar you can enjoy through a gift exchange.

Advent calendar you can send

Introducing a “mailable advent calendar” you can make using boxes commonly used for online flea market and auction shipping.

First, prepare a mailing box—you can usually buy one at 100-yen shops.

Next, put 24 small gifts into paper bags.

Make the paper bags using origami paper, chiyogami, or pretty wrapping paper.

Don’t forget to label the bags with the dates from the 1st to the 24th.

Then, using double-sided tape, attach them inside the box in reverse date order—and you’re done.

The thrill of opening a bag every day lasts all the way until Christmas! You’ve just got to make one!

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Stocking ornament-style advent calendar

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Stocking ornament-style advent calendar

I’ll show you how to make a cute tapestry-style advent calendar that you can create just by adding ornaments! What you’ll need: a Christmas tree tapestry, sock-shaped ornaments for each date, candies, and safety pins.

Add numbers to the Christmas tree tapestry and put candies in the sock ornaments.

Attach safety pins to the ornaments and pin them to the dates on the tapestry—and you’re done! The socks look adorable even if you make them from origami or wrapping paper, so that’s highly recommended.

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book-type calendar

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book-type calendar

Book-style advent calendars are so cute, aren’t they? You can buy them, but why not try making one yourself in your favorite design? The process is easier than you’d think.

For the outer cover, place and glue three pieces of thick paper—front cover, spine, and back cover—onto a sheet of colored construction paper, then fold the excess paper inward and adhere it on the inside.

Next, decorate both the outside and inside with paper featuring any illustrations or patterns you like.

Make the boxes using colored construction paper as well.

Once the boxes are ready, attach them all to the inside of the cover and stick numbered papers on the lids.

Finally, attach two ribbons to the inside of the cover for tying it closed, and you’re done!

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Authentic wooden advent calendar

[DIY] Make a Christmas Advent Calendar Using Only 100-Yen Shop Items! (With Plans)

Authentic wooden advent calendar

This is an Advent calendar made of small wooden drawers lined up to match the number of days to count.

Although it does require cutting the wood, the materials can be found at 100-yen shops, which makes it surprisingly easy and appealing.

Using pieces cut from the same wood gives it a cohesive look, and the warmth of the wood conveys the gentle Christmas atmosphere beautifully.

The drawers themselves create a sense of depth, but adding decorations or other touches with wood is also recommended.

Show your originality through details like the wood’s color and the way you write the numbers.

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