Envelope Advent Calendar

 I love the month of December

The joy it brings, the family time, Christmas 

and all of the activities that lead up to the big day

I have loved counting down to Christmas since I was a little kid

and grew up with always having some sort of advent count down 

in my home from putting things, up to taking them down, to getting a treat each day

 so of course I have been wanting to make my own especially

 since I have a family of my own now 

I came up with this fun idea 

of using Library log envelopes and having some sort of Christmas

activity to do each day until Christmas 

with also a little treat inside 

The Supplies:

-25 Library envelopes (I got mine from my mom 

but they have them at teacher supply stores)

-Scrapbook paper (mixed colors and patterns)

-distress ink

-mod podge

-glue stick

-twine

- 25 mini clothes pins

-Any embellishments you choose 

I used bingo numbers, washi tape, bells, and bakers twine

How to make it:

 First I got this super cute paper the company is Snap and I got it from

 the wood connection here in Salt lake 

and it had numbers 1-25 in these cute different colored and designed squares 

so I cute each square out 

and distressed around the edges with my ink 

You can skip this step but I love the way it looks 

 Next I cut out the patterned scrap book paper and I cut out 

different colors and patterns until I got 25

I wanted these to be just slightly smaller than the envelopes 

so I cut them 3 1/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches

Then I distressed these bad boys too 

Next I cut out 25 more patterned paper rectangles to fit into the envelopes 

for the activities to be glued onto 

I cut them 3 1/4 by 4 1/4 inches 

and distressed them of course

you know the routine :)

 After distressing both the scrap book paper and the number square 

I let them dry for a little bit

then I glues each of the numbers onto a patterned paper

and then I went over them with mod podge 

because the ink was rubbing off so this way the ink stayed on and 

didn't get all over everything or smudge 

After the mod podge was dry I glued each number and patterned paper

combo onto an envelope and started embellishing them

I used bakers twine, bingo numbers, stamps, washi tape

 and bells making each a little different 

Then I got my calendar and put my thinking cap on 

got with my hubby and we made a list of activities we wanted to 

do this month in the spirit of Christmas 

I typed them up and printed them off onto card stock

I have a list of the ideas that I used for this month on the bottom of the post

I cut them into 2 by 2 inch squares

distressed them of course mod podged over them 

and glued them onto  the bigger patterned paper to go into the envelopes 

 After they were dry I put each activity on the days that we would be 

doing them and the hung them up on the wall

with twine, nails, washi tape (for look) and hung each envelope up 

with the little baby clothes pins 

 After it was all hung up I felt  like it still needed a little something

so I cut out some vinyl to say

Count down to Christmas 

and put it up on my wall in the empty space

I feel like that finished it off nicely 

 Now starting tomorrow, the first, and each day after

we will have Maddux pull out the card

 to tell up what activity we are doing that day 

we will do the activity some time that day and there will be a treat for that day as well

 I love how it turned out

It was fun to make 

It will be fun for our family to do the activities together

and it is a fun piece of decor 

My list of Activity Ideas:

-Go to See the zoo lights

-Write a Letter to Santa

-Decorate the Tree

-Make and Decorate sugar cookies

-Read a Christmas story book

-Watch a Christmas movie

-Listen and dance to Christmas music

-Do a Christmas craft

-Enjoy neighborhood Christmas lights

-Hot chocolate and donuts

-Wrap the gifts

-Send out Christmas cards

-Visit Santa

-Deliver neighbor treats

-The Polar Express Experience

-Make Grandmas and Grandpas a card

-Ward Christmas party

-Christmas sing along

-Lesson on the real meaning of Christmas

-Peppermint ice cream

-Donate a toy to a child In need  or

Donate to KSLs Quarters for Christmas

-Go to the Temple Square lights

-Do a Nativity Scene

-Do a random Act of service

-Christmas Celebration!!!

 

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