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Gwen loves the colorful boxes advent calendar - Colorful Houses DIY Advent Calendar by top Houston lifesyle blogger Ashley Rose of Sugar and Cloth #diy #christmas #advent #holiday #decor #idea #howto #kids #crafts
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DIY Kids Advent Calendar

This colorful village makes for a great reusable kids advent calendar that's easy to make and store!
Total Time45 minutes
Course: DIY
Cuisine: Holidays
Keyword: kids advent calendar
Servings: 1 calendar
Cost: $40

Equipment

  • Thick paintbrush for the base color of the houses
  • Thin paintbrush for the stripes

Ingredients

  • 25 mini cardboard houses
  • Craft paint in the colors of your choice
  • Gold number stickers
  • Fake snow optional for the roofs
  • Goodies to put inside

Instructions

  • Paint the box bases and lids all white and sprinkled fake snow on the tops of the roof while they were still wet to act as glue to hold the snow on.
  • Paint the houses in your color of choice. We pained our white. Once the white all dried, we painted thin stripes on each house in varying colors. Allow to dry.
  • Add gold number stickers on the fronts to represent the days until Christmas.
  • Now fill each box with goodies and display!