Advent Boxes.

December is one week away and with that starts the big countdown to Christmas. I grew up with miscellaneous advent calendars with neatly wrapped chocolates tucked inside. Sometimes we had the ones with little pictures of the nativity hidden beneath the picture window.

How fun it was to have a little something to open each and every day.

Two Christmas's ago I stumbled upon a craft by Martha Stewart that I knew, even I, not the craftiest cat on this planet, could accomplish.

And the past two years we've filled the boxes with little surprises and awaited the countdown to Christmas.


The boxes have been hung, in a new spot this year. More accessible for little arms and legs. I'm working on filling them now. New ideas have struck me this year. Yes, there will be the little candies and coins (and sometimes even dollars). But I'm adding coupons for the kids to redeem and hoping to do a little grab bag for a few of the days as well.

All this to say, I'm giving you plenty of time if you'd like to make your own set of advent boxes to use this December. You can find information here. The boxes you can find anywhere from Michaels to JoAnn Fabrics to even some Targets. Paint the boxes the colors you want and need. Then place number stickers and tags on. In two-three hours you can have them done too. I used push pins to stick them into the wall.

One last thing, before starting painting it's best to number the boxes with a pencil so you know and don't have six green boxes in a row. This way you can plan format and space.

Enjoy!

If you do have these boxes or plan to make them, what do YOU place inside?

Also....I am need of some computer/blog help. If you are really savvy or know someone who is, will you please contact me? I am having trouble with some two blogger features. Thanks in advance!