I can’t believe how fast November has gone by. With December starting in just a few days, I thought it would be a great time to share this simple Advent calendar idea with you. I haven’t made one of these since I was a kid. And I’m so excited to countdown to Christmas with fun activities. Here’s how you can make your own too.

DIY Gift Box Advent Calendar – what you need:

• small cardboard boxes
• colorful wrapping or tissue paper
• yarn
• paper scraps and pen

Step 1: Come up with fun ideas

The best part of making any Advent calendar is coming up with the ideas to include. Think about the things you’d like for you and your family to do throughout the month of December. And then write them all on small scraps of paper and fold them in half.

Step 2: Set up the boxes

Then you’ll need to come up with 25 small cardboard boxes to house each of your ideas. You can either buy small boxes or cut up some cereal boxes to make your own.

Step 3: Wrap and decorate

Then you’ll need to wrap each of the boxes with colorful paper and tie yarn around them with little bows at the top. Display the boxes on your mantel or other prominent space in you home and have fun opening them throughout December.