VIDEO: Make simple advent calendars

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You can use the following instructions to make simple advent Calendar do handicrafts yourself and give them an individual touch. Due to their simplicity, these advent calendars are also suitable for sharing Handcraft with children.

Make a simple Advent calendar out of Santa Clauses

  1. Before you start tinkering with the Santa Claus advent calendar, you should seal one end of the toilet paper rolls. To do this, place a roll of toilet paper on the white cardboard and trace the outline with a pencil. Do this 24 times and then cut out the circles. Then stick the circles with the scotch tape to one end of each of the toilet paper rolls to seal them.
  2. Now cut the red construction paper into rectangles with the dimensions 15x10 cm and then glue the rectangles around the toilet paper rolls.
  3. Now cut the skin-colored construction paper for Santa's face. This should be approx. 4x3 cm rectangles. Then round off one of the 3 cm wide ends.
  4. Now lay the rectangles with the rounded side down in front of you and use the black pencil to draw a face with eyes, nose and mouth on each one.
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  5. Then stick a face on each of the toilet paper rolls. Leave 2 cm from the top of the roll.
  6. Now cut 15x10 cm rectangles from the crepe paper and glue them around the top of the toilet paper roll.
  7. Now take the cotton wool and roll it into thin, long rolls. Glue one of the rolls to the end of the crepe paper you just glued on around the toilet paper roll so that the end of the crepe paper and the edge of the skin-colored construction paper are covered with it. Glue another roll around the remaining part of the skin-colored clay paper as a beard.
  8. Now fill the toilet paper rolls and then tie the crepe paper opening with the gift ribbon.
  9. Finally, stick an advent calendar number on each of the Santas' belly.

How to make an advent calendar with a gift look

Tinkering with this advent calendar is a good idea if you have little time to spare, as it can be made quickly with a few simple steps.

  1. Cut 24 rectangles measuring 21x26 cm from the crepe paper.
  2. Glue a rectangle around each toilet paper roll so that a few centimeters protrude at the ends of the roll.
  3. Now tie one end of the crepe paper with the gift ribbon.
  4. Then fill the toilet paper rolls and tie the other end of the crepe paper as well.
  5. Now decorate the toilet paper rolls by sticking on some parts of the Christmas scatter decoration.
  6. Finally, glue one of the advent calendar number stickers to the crepe paper.
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