Well well well. This advent calendar has been more trouble than it seems to be worth. Well that isn't true. I love that I have it, and once I get the kinks worked out it's going to be amazing.
It seems that my luck with making advent calendars isn't getting any better. The one I tried to make last year was awful and fell apart after hours. This one at least lasted a day.
Lucy helped me by gluing the numbers on the the smaller circles. She did so good recognizing the numbers and getting them in order.
I gave up and ran to the dollar store and picked up a cookie sheet. Which of course was one tin too small, but WHATEVER, it will do and works for now. Minutes after I set it up and put it together, this happened...
The first picture on this post was after I fixed it...and while I was trying to take that picture, they all were falling again. So tomorrow, it's back to the drawing boards...
Oh and I am sure you are curious to know what our advent activities are, right? Well let me tell you
1 - Build and Grow at Lowes's/Decorate the tree
2 - Pick out this year's ornaments
3 - Visit the reindeer
4 - Mail christmas cards/clean out pantry for donation
5 - Christmas book and craft
6 - Window decoration project/Clean out linen closet for blankets for donation
7 - Make christmas and decorate cookies
8 - Build and Grow at Lowe's/Clean out book shelf for donation
9 - Watch a Christmas movie
10 - Work on christmas gifts
11 - Make christmas ornaments
12 - Make gifts for our neighbors/Clean out toys boxes for donations
13 - Watch a christmas parade
14 - Mail christmas presents
15 - Visit Santa/Shop for a kid on the angel tree
16 - Shop for mommy
17 - Make a gingerbread house
18 - Shop for daddy
19 - Read a christmas book and activity
20 - Watch a christmas movie and eat popcorn
21 - Make cookies for Santa
22 - Drive around looking at Christmas lights
23 - Drink hot cocoa and watch a christmas movie
24 - Read Twas the night before christmas/pajama elves visit
25 - Christmas dinner/skype with family
Additional activities will be added as they are announced around town.
**Follow up**
Since this post, every tin feel off the magnet that I had attached to it. Every.single.one. The spot on the couch under it was like a war zone of Christmas love.
Matt and I had a good chuckle.
But I got some glue and glued the magnets on this time, and so far, they are all sticking. For now.
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This is such an adorable project! I love that it is fun for us grown ups and the kids, too. Thank you for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteUgh, I used some of that magnetic spray paint too and it was crap. :( I ended up writing the company and they only offered to send me another can of their crappy product. So disappointed, especially with the price of it!
ReplyDeleteLove your advent activities! I haven't had much luck with the magenetic spray paint either :*
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you had so much trouble with those magnets! It sure looks adorable. Hopefully the glue will hold. I just made an advent calendar too out of bags!
ReplyDeleteWhat if you put the tins inside a muffin pan? That may help to support them. You would only fit 24 though.
ReplyDeleteThis is SO cute!
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