I’d love to be that mom. You know the one that has all her shit together? Hair perfectly coiffed while she creates beautiful craft projects with her well-behaved children. I’m “last minute” mom. I’m “forget to buy advent calendar” mom. But I’m also “I don’t want to disappoint them” mom. I could have gone the easy way and bought the advent calendar from the dollar store. That’s what my son’s great-grandmother has been doing for the past three years. He loves it. It comes with the really gross and dry chocolate, but he doesn’t care. It’s the thought that counts and the excitement as he counts down the days till Christmas. This year grandma with the white hair (that’s how my son refers to her) forgot to get him a calendar. Instead, I wanted to be “I can be crafty” mom. So almost two weeks into the month of December, I decided to create a last minute advent calendar for him.
Diy Last Minute Advent Calendar Idea
(For The “I can be crafty” Moms)
What’s fun about this diy last minute advent calendar is that you don’t need to be all that crafty to create it. Most of the items that you will need can be picked up at your local dollar store.
Here’s what you will need
- Mason jar for your treat
- Prizes of your choice: I went with starburst. He doesn’t get them often so I figured it would be a nice treat for him)
- Stickers: You know you have a box filled with stickers for all the failed Pinterest crafts that you had such high hopes for.
- December’s calendar. I found a site where you can print one out.
- 8 x 11 Fodeez Adhesive Frame. Trust me; they make this project 10x easier.
Directions
- Print your December calendar (You can do a search on Google for “printable calendar” or use this link here)
- Decorate your December calendar with Christmas-y stickers.
- Decorate your Mason jar with more Christmas-y stickers & fill it up with your choice of goodies.
- Use your 8 x 11 Fodeez frame to keep your calendar from falling apart.
- And voila! You are now, “cool mom.” You’re welcome.
My son’s reaction when I gave him the advent calendar was the highlight of this little project. Isn’t that why we do it?
The Fodeez frame is adhesive and safe for your walls and any flat surface. I’ve already moved this four times in the last few days (thanks, kid!) and the adhesive is still holding on strong. I ended up cutting the calendar slightly to keep it from sticking to the frame. Another great feature to the Fodeez frame is that it also serve as a dry erase board. So we were able to add a few of the fun events that are happening before Christmas. When Christmas is over, we can use the frame for another fun project.
GIVEAWAY
Now that your the cool crafty mom (according to your child, and let’s face it, we only need validation from them), how about a giveaway?
The lovely people at Fodeez are giving away a set of their colorful frames to two of my readers. You can choose from the Owls pattern or the Geo Pattern.
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What do you think of this last minute Advent calendar? Easy right? As I mentioned earlier, this last minute advent calendar doesn’t require a lot to create, and your kid (s) will thank you for it. Now hurry, there are still 7 days before Christmas for you to do this Advent calendar.
Do you make an Advent calendar or do you usually buy it? I’d love to hear from you guys!
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We usually buy ours.
That’s a cute idea. I may have to add it to my list of crafts for the fam.
Cut idea! My kids love advent calendars. And yes, we have quite a few stickers laying around, lol!
This is such a great idea, next year I want to try and be a bit more crafty for Christmas!
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creative and cute idea. I would be sharing this with my sister as she is such a crafty person 🙂
Love your idea! Such a great gift! I’ve been looking for some last minute idea! Thank you for sharing it!
We usually buy our advent calendars, but I think making them would be super fun. This looks pretty easy, too. I’ll have to give it a try.
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I hear that! I am the ‘I am not a mom’ and I am not crafting a thing this holiday season! This is a great idea for a last minute advent calendar!
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That is a cute idea! Easy and it gets the job done and I know the kiddo would love this!!
I think this would be so much more special then buying one! You could keep the empty calendar so that in years to come you can remember the little memories you had making it.
Ha, I wish I had taken the easy way out this year. We haven’t completed half of our advent activities, thanks to the new baby. Maybe next year…
This looks like a great DIY Advent Calendar!! I am so last minute, it’s pitiful! LOL!
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Ha! I don’t know if I can fit in the crafty moms thing. However, this is cute and seems easy enough!
I love that you still did the calendar this late into the month. That sounds like me! haha!
I love this so much! Simple is the way to go this time of year and I know my kids would enjoy this a lot. I will keep this in mind for next year.
This is such a cute advent calendar. This looks easy enough for me.
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Marielle! I love what you did with this advent calendar. I totally forgot to purchase some this year but this is a lovely idea.
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What a cute calendar! I’ve never thought that there is a calendar like this!
What a fun calendar to make!! I know my kids love to count down to Christmas, I haven’t made an advent calendar before.
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When I was a kid we used to take a way a chain from our door way every day until there were no more paper chains to take away. I loved the excitement of that. I can see it with my seven year old too. Sometimes you just got to improvise though.
I need this dry board. This is a great idea for a last minute Advent calendar.
I’ve been making some gifts and this would be a great last minute gift idea for me to tackle. I love it and think you did a super job with yours.
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I love advent calendars. I never got one this year, but next year I’ll have to. I love the idea of making them yourself too!
This is a great idea. Plus, you can reuse it for the rest of the year too. I haven’t ever made an Advent Calendar before.
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I usually buy mine.
This is such a cute idea! I love Advent calendars, they are so much fun! This is such a great DIY!
Oh I love this! I love DIY things for the holidays! This looks so fun to make, I definitely want to try this!
What a cute idea for an Advent calendar. I really like how you can use it over and over again and it’s never the same because you’re using dry erase markers. 🙂
I have never made an advent calendar, but that’s a good idea! I bought one for my boyfriend this year 🙂
You did a superb job and it’s a great way to teach kids to be appreciative and creative. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
You’re so creative and amazing! This advent calendar is such a unique and cute idea!
Usually buy them or receive them as gifts. I haven’t had one in many years!
What a creative idea. I love that it is on a dry erase board. That makes it so easy to update during this busy holiday season.
We try to have our shit together and be crafty, but usually are the same boat as you, procrastinators of the world unite…tomorrow!
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What a sweet idea for an advent calendar. It is quick and easy which is just what I need!
This would make a nice New Year gift! I just received a free advent calendar from one of local stores.
This is such a cute idea! We usually do a candy or candy cane countdown!
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Honestly, I am not a crafty mom but this is such a cool idea! Every year we end up purchasing an advent calendar but I think next year I am going to try something like this.
Very cute idea, I’m often one of those moms..lol… I can, I want to, but not always easy. This is great.
I use a store bought calendar, usually.
We usually buy ours.
I have never made an Advent calendar. I usually buy the ones with chocolate! Yum! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you. Happy 2017!
We usually buy ours
I usually buy my Advent Calendars, I have never thought about making my own! This is such a grear idea, thanks for sharing! 🙂
We have one that we reuse every year
We buy ours
Buy it
Love this idea! I’m not a mom yet, but I’d love using these once I am one!
We always attempt to make one. Luckily, my daughter is still young and we have lots of time still to perfect our crafting skills 🙂