DIY: Sustainable Advent Calendar

Christmas is still far away, but if you want to make an advent calendar, you can't be too early :)

We have put together a few ideas for homemade advent calendars and fillings for you.

Make an advent calendar

There are, of course, countless ways to make a calendar. The following ideas are easy to implement and many of them can be found lying around in most households anyway. So why not make an upcycled advent calendar from the following materials?

- Matchbox
- Empty toilet paper rolls
- Sandwich bag
- shoe boxes
- Basket of organic vegetables
- Newsprint bags
- Potato sack
- scraps of fabric

And this is what you can do with it:

- Boxes can be easily glued together and decorated beautifully.
- Bags, bags etc. can be attached to a line with clothespins.
- The gifts can be hidden in a large (potato) sack attached to long strings.
- Baskets can be easily stacked (with harmless content).
- Wrap scraps of fabric around the products such as wrapping paper with a bow or sew small bags
- Small packages can also be placed in a large basket or box, so there is a surprise every day

Fill plastic-free and vegan

Products such as hair ties can also be spread over several days.

Gifts under CHF 10.-

In addition to products and food, an advent calendar can also contain vouchers. Because time is always a nice gift:

- Massage
- Do the dishes
- Go on an excursion: hike, barbeque, visit Lebenshof ...
- Cook
- Create a free afternoon for the partner

materials

So that you can craft your calendars as sustainably as possible, you will find a small selection of craft materials in our shop:

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final word

We hope we were able to give you some nice ideas for your calendars and hope that you spread a lot of joy with them during the Christmas season :)