Advent Calender?

[rebelagent]

Anyone have one of these. Where there's something special each day you open a new box or something?

These are handy and not to mention will help you countdown to the big day. Sometimes I like to slip reminder notes on certaind days just so i know i have to do something that day.

[DoubleA]

Well I have seen the ones where you get chocolate every day, but Im not too big on that. I have a small paper one that Ive had for years with elves on it, and it has a little rhyme under each flap. Although I would love to have one like shown in National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, the wooden box one.

[rebelagent]

build one thats always a fun project for the family :)

[lightitup]

I would love to build a huge one for the front yard and have a saying under each flap. Good project for next year. I will have to put that on my index cards for next year.

[DoubleA]

Okay new plan, someone that has a free wall, make a huge one for all year to countdown till Christmas :-)

[lightitup]

I never had an advent calendar till last year. I think they were talking about it on the xmas place and my mom said that is what I was missing. Any way I went and bought me one and then I received several as Christmas presents. Now I have one for each room of the house. Some how I got jipped though cause none of them had chocolate in them. I am going to make me one for the front yard. With 25 sayings on them. Guess what the 25 th is going to say?

[lightitup]

Okay I will not make you guess. It will say 365 days till Christmas. :lol:

[Ervserver]

I had one my ex mother in law made for me, you open a flap each day and read the sentiment. I really liked it, so the ex got it. :evil:

[whitney37354]

I found an Advent page for kids. It's a picture of Santa's face with 24 circles on it. You put a cotton ball on it, one every day until Christmas Eve. I remember doing that one year with a 7-up promo poster. My daughter will be 2 years old this Christmas and I think she'll enjoy it. Google "kids advent calendar"and I'm sure you can find it.

[lightitup]

I need an idea for a outdoor advent calendar in the front yard starting July 25th thru Dec. 25th. any ideas.

[Ervserver]

Never seen one outdoors, but I'm curious now and Googling

[luvinh]

i made one for my little grandie it has santa surfing,with little pockets uner each eas a little saying all of the family wrote out,then i have a christmas tree shape one with little heart pockets,which i put sweets.i love making advent calendars,use to make them for gifts my mum put angels in hers she collected tiny angels until she had enough then they are on display all year round.

[Ervserver]

very cute ! :)

[luvinh]

has anyone found a outdoor one yet curiosity has risen :roll:

[Radiana]

Havn't found an outdoor one but I just had an idea for a Christmas craft project. I love the beautiful Advent calendars that the import stores sell with the old world village pictures and the glitter. I was thinking it would be nice to glue it onto a plastic tray and either varnish it or put a sheet of hard plastic over it it to allow the glitter to still sparkle.

I haven't had a Christmas party in a few years but I think I'm going to plan one for this year, I've got to do something with these trays.

[Ervserver]

party sounds good, just let us know what time to be there :)

[*Tessmas*]

These are always really popular here and l have ALWAYS had one every year, until.................. l got older and met my fiance then l started having 2 :) So l get 2, he gets one and my cat gets one-esp made for cats with their fave treats inside!

[hollybow]

For those who don´t get an advent calender....
(I know, I posted it several times...sorry for that...) :60:

http://www.lauras-home.de/adventskal06/kalender06.htm

it´s a real cute online calendar...

[number4son]

I'm saving that one. Do you start with one, I guess, or do you count down to one?

[hollybow]

I'm saving that one. Do you start with one, I guess, or do you count down to one?
You´ll start 1st dec with number one..:c17:

[Ervserver]

let me get this straight, number 4 will start with number 1?

You´ll start 1st dec with number one..:c17:

[hollybow]

it depends for how many people this calendar is..

if no4´s is no.1 on the list to open no.1 he can open no.1, if not he´s no.2 on the list you can say that no4 is the no.1 to open no. 2 (because someone else was no.1 to open no.1) and if they share the calendar with three people you can have this:

no4 can be no.1 to open no.1 or no.2 or no.3

I´m very happy to put it straight for you ERV :lol:

[Ervserver]

oh thats clear as eggnog

:c39::64::c39:

[commomom]

I some of you get the Terry's Village catalog. They have a really nice one in there that's shaped like a chimney and Santa sits in the chimney and each day you pull out a little piece and Santa goes a little farther down the chimney.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/commolady/christmas%20stuff/santaadvent.jpg

I think this is so cute. I really want one of these.

[Ervserver]

oh yes I love this and have it ordered

:c58:

I some of you get the Terry's Village catalog. They have a really nice one in there that's shaped like a chimney and Santa sits in the chimney and each day you pull out a little piece and Santa goes a little farther down the chimney.

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h65/commolady/christmas%20stuff/santaadvent.jpg

I think this is so cute. I really want one of these.

[ChristmasFanatic]

That is adorable! :c39: When I was a kid, my Grandma and Granddad gave us an Advent calendar every year, at Thanksgiving.....kind of a kick-off to the holiday season. I continued the tradition, after they could no longer afford the tradition, but I don't think there are as many choices as there was, back then. I received a Rudolph and Hermey Advent calendar, a few years ago, I love it. The only thing was, it didn't come with enough numbered tiles, so we made our own! ^)