Creative Christmas Countdown – Our Virtual Advent Calendar!
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Oooh I do love advent, such a magical time to get ready for Christmas and really enjoy the Christmas season. We love advent calendars too and I am forever trying to steer away from “just sweets” but to something special and magical – planning activities and time together through the advent days – bring on the Virtual Advent Calendar/ Creative Christmas Countdown.
Organised by the wonderful Creative With Kids and Red Ted Art, we are bringing together 24 wonderful Kid Activities bloggers to share with you a daily activity! Ranging from crafts, to songs, to things do for Santa.
Come back daily – and “open up” your virtual advent calendar with us and start your very own Creative Christmas Countdown.
On even days, Red Ted Art, will feature the new activity and on un-even days you will find the activities on Creative with Kids.
UPDATED DAILY (click on the image to see what is in store):
To make sure you are ready and have all the supplies to hand, we have a created a supplies list for you, the list may look long, but I think you may have many already!:
Basics
- Markers
- Crayons
- Pencils
- Pens
- Paint in various colours
- Acrylic paints in various colours
- Paper – variety of colours
- Brown paper on a roll
- Cardboard/ Construction paper/ Light card (red, yellow, black, white)
- Tape
- Pipecleaners
- Ribbons/ Thread for hanging
- Glitter (different colours, incl red & gold)
Utensils
- Craft knife (for one craft)
- Scissors
- Stapler
- Camera
- Printer
- White glue
- Hot Glue Gun (for one craft)
- Sewing needle (one craft)
Specific
- cookie cutters
- cereal boxes
- twigs
- yarn
- pull-tab topped soup can,
- can opener,
- Hershey Kisses,
- Coal
- styrofoam meat tray,
- white pencil crayon or golf tee,
- glitter glue,
- tissue paper (white or other wintery colors),
- toilet rolls/paper rolls,
- cake cases / cupcake liners,
- cotton wool,
- gift bows,
- a paper plate,
- embellishments of choice (stickers, glitter glue, stamps, ribbon, washi tape, etc.)
- Old white dinner plate
- coloured sharpies, black sharpie marker
- embroidery thread
- fruit loops (any O shaped cereal)
- small round ornaments,
- Felt in different colours
- other embellishments your child chooses (sequins, pipe cleaners, buttons, fabric, etc.)
- Xmas gift bag
- window/dry erase markers
- Clear ornaments (one craft)
- stickers of any sort (we used stick on buttons, but can be made with anything, incl foam or felt or other self adhesive items like gems etc)
Optional Items
- contact paper
- cellophane
- sprinkles of choice/ food gel pens
- vanilla essence
- lemon juice
Food items
- Icing sugar,
- 1 can of condensed milk,
- peppermint extract,
- dark chocolate just to drizzle over the top.
- Plain Flour,
- Unsalted Butter,
- Sugar,
- 1 Egg,
- Baking Powder
- food colouring
You Ready??? Yes! Well.. come back regularly to enjoy your Virtual Advent Calendar! Hooray!
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What a great idea! I look forward to checking out the activities
Fabulous!! Look forward to having you come visit!! HOORAY!
Looks like I need to get ready!
Yes, we are all set to go….
Cant wait this look amazing
Fabulous! Hope you enjoy!!
ooooh Yay! I am so excited about this!
I love advent too ,Can’t wait for surprise activities so— ready- steady- craft
Hooray!
I am intrigued and will share on FB as I think it will appeal to lots of my friends on there
Yay! Thanks for sharing Mari!!!
I’m so excited!!!!! Thank you so much for putting together a list so I can be organized and make sure we have everything we need!
Me too! I can’t wait for us to get going!!!
That’s so great idea !
We’ve also made and Advent Calendar for our 3 years old son, may be you’ll like it , it’s in our blog.
Thanks so much!!