With homemade advent calendars can be easy and fun to make.Most things you could find in your own home.

You can make one of these for your children, for your other half or your Grandma and Grandpa, the possibilities are endless.

You can really get creative, the goodies you put inside each one can be anything you fancy, playing cards, sweets, hand written promises, coins, personalised crosswords, or even a Christmas decoration to pop on the tree.

If it’s a bit of a grey and rainy day outside, get the children involved in helping you – this is safe and easy to do and it’s time to get creative!

You will need

-Gift wrap and tissue paper,envelopes
-Ribbon/string
-Scissors
-Sticky tape, numbers
-25 fun gifts for the family

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