Handmade Advent Candle Craft with Hen Corner
Every year at the Country Living Fair I try to take in at least one or two crafting workshops. This year, I managed to do THREE. I couldn't have been happier with my choices, and my favourite one of the lot was the Advent Candle with Hen Corner. It turns out that making a beautiful Advent candle is super duper easy, if you have all your materials collected it can be done in under 45 minutes. Here's some of the basic supplies you'll need: To get started you'll want some air-dry clay (pictured above in grey, but you can use…
DIY Christmas Book Advent Calendar
Are you looking for a magical way to build up the excitement to Christmas with young children? I might have the perfect idea for you today especially if you have a little book worm. I still remember my eldest daughter’s second Christmas, she was just 20 months old. I wanted an advent calendar for her and a way for us to enjoy the Christmas build up together. I didn't really see how giving her a square of chocolate everyday was going to much more than get her in to the habit of expecting chocolate everyday. Then I came across the…
Freebie Friday: Paper Chain Garland Printable
Hats off to the wonderful Mrs Mactivity who created today's Freebie Friday especially for our AllThingsChristmas fans. Before you click below to download your very own copy of these adorable paper chain garland patterns - head over to her site to see all sorts of adorable and Festive Craft and learning ideas - lots of really fun stuff for little ones (and big ones with an imagination). Okay, so I'm a little obsessed with her Printable Advent Calendar which you can get free if you sign up to her site. However, today we're offering this wonderful Paper Chain Garland printout…
8 Affordable DIY Advent Calendar Ideas
Advent calendars make December even more exciting than it already is. Opening an advent calendar door each day builds the anticipation of Christmas Day. There are bigger and better advent calendars coming out every year, some of which can be very expensive. Creating your own advent calendar for someone special, instead of buying one, can be a very affordable option. It also involves more effort than buying one, making it a very thoughtful gift. Here are some DIY advent calendar ideas to help you create a special calendar for a loved one. Stitch A Fabric Calendar Fabric advent calendars are…