When I was still living at home, I had to share an Advent calendar with my four sisters. (I know, I know, 24 does not divide easily into five, and my eldest sister would always miss out on a chocolate/ picture a snowman.)
There are a few traditions from each our families that we wanted to carry on and a few that we wanted to change. Advent calendars was one of the ones I wanted to change. I wanted to just have a single advent calendar and then also something a bit different. Something that the other sibling could open when the calendar was being opened.
We've bought the Divine, one with the Christmas story on each window, ever since we first got together. It's fair-trade and delicious, so we're going to get that one again this year. And I've also made....
this beast of a crafty Advent House. I got the idea from here. I covered the end of each toilet roll with tissue paper and then fixed them together with a stapler into the shape of a house. I'll fill each roll with a different treat (the backs aren't covered). Now I know I'm not the craftiest of folk and its never gonna win any prizes of best on show, but bottom line is kids don't care about how things look. If they get the gist, they understand that you've put effort into doing something and its fun then they're happy. I made Big T a Pikmin cake this year and his face when he saw it was a picture.
Can't wait till the 1st of December
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