Recycled advent calendar - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Recycled advent calendar

This is a great, fun idea for Christmas.

Material

1 paper bag (from any shop)
1 piece of red cardboard
1 30 cm red ribbon

Method

I love to recycle and reuse, so at Christmas time I make funky advent calendars from paper bags. In this photo i have reused a kiki k paper bag.
Its very simple, all you do is cut little doors out of the paper bag with a knife.
Add red paper behind the calendar and write a little message under each door. Make sure you do this before you stick the doors shut. For fun, under every door I tell the kids a secret hiding spot where they find a little present. Make sure you write this down so you don't forget where to hide the present.

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- jodie80
- 01 Mar 2014
  7:43 pm

50 Comments
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- - mom19782016 said
  - 16 Oct 2020
    8:40 am
I’m all for recycling, this is such a brilliant idea!!

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- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Jun 2018
    8:58 pm
Be great for the kids to make for their friends too.

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- - mom111059 said
  - 18 Oct 2017
    10:13 am
So much better than the bought ones. Great to encourage kids to recycle. Thank you.

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- - mish06 said
  - 17 Oct 2017
    2:59 pm
I too love the idea of up cycling/recycling. I’m going to get my children to make these this year and give them to there cousins.

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- - mom109229 said
  - 28 Sep 2015
    9:28 pm
A very cool idea. We might try this this year.

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- - dannsbuild said
  - 20 Sep 2015
    11:41 pm
Really nice idea! Thanks for sharing this!

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- - mom152736 said
  - 07 Sep 2015
    6:53 pm
brilliant ! so creative and crafty

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- - Kell said
  - 22 Jun 2015
    11:15 am
I love to recycle and this is very creative

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- - dannsbuild said
  - 02 Jun 2015
    5:21 pm
Looks cool!

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- - mom57522 said
  - 13 Jan 2015
    8:15 pm
I could see myself hiding little treasure and forgetting where!

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- - mom93821 said
  - 09 Nov 2014
    10:39 am
Thanks for sharing this creative project.

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- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    2:01 pm
handy and personalized. you can get these calendars for a few bucks but making them is so special
- mom94125 replied
  
  09 Oct 2015 , 12:50 am
  will try to make this, this year for christmas. loving seeing these xmas ideas again
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- - Missie said
  - 08 Sep 2014
    12:21 am
Oooh this looks very interesting and inventive. It could also be something for the kids to help make for rellys at Christmas time too.

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- - mom57522 said
  - 06 Aug 2014
    10:59 am
Very clever! I’ve been wanting to make and advent calendar for some time now.
- mom93821 replied
  
  23 Oct 2016 , 3:02 am
  Advent calendars are such good fun.
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- - ginoula5 said
  - 04 Aug 2014
    9:50 am
wonderful idea, thanks for sharing

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