Advent Calendar Roundup

Brown Bag & Chalk Board Calendar.

It’s just about the perfect time of year to start thinking about putting together an advent calendar. I always seem to remember this way too late– but this time I am bringing my A game.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. The days usually overlap with the Christian season of Advent, which can be as early as November 27 and as late as December 3. Many take the form of a large rectangular card with “windows” of which there are usually 24: one for each day of December leading up to Christmas Day. The doors are opened starting with the first one. Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas. The calendar windows open to reveal an image, poem, a portion of a story (such as the story of the Nativity of Jesus) or a small gift, such as a toy or a chocolate item. Some calendars are strictly religious, whereas others are secular in content.

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So no matter what you celebrate, if you’d like to count down the days until your holiday in a fun and crafty way, try out some of these advent calendar designs.

The links below the images will take you back to the original site, and most will include a how-to tutorial.