Origami Advent Calendars
You can make some really wonderful advent calendars with origami - which you
can fill with all sorts of things to make the run up to Christmas even more
exciting and special for your children. Either make these origami advent
calendars as a surprise for the kids, or enlist their help in the making and
fill them secretly, so that opening up each day is a surprise.
Ideas for filling your home-made advent calendars
We have used either squares cut from Christmas
wrapping paper (a great way to use up last year's gift wrap scraps), or bought
origami paper, in these projects.
Origami Envelopes Advent Calendar

This is a quick and easy way to make an advent calendar. The kids helped to make
this one, and we filled it up with "challenges".
Origami envelopes advent calendar
Origami Baskets Advent Calendar

These baskets are very quick and easy to fold, and perfect for holding a
chocolate or other treats! They even have a flap at the front which is just the
place to write the numbers for your advent calendar, and a handle with which to
hang them from a string (or even from a Christmas tree)
Origami Baskets Advent Calendar
Origami Packets Advent Calendar

Origami packets advent calendar
Origami Star Advent Calendar

Use this simple origami star to make an advent calendar: the front flap opens up
so that you can conceal a picture or message inside. Perfect for a child to make
for a younger sibling. Make the stars out of bright and shiny paper and stick
them all over a large piece of cardboard, either painted or covered in gift
wrap. Now write the num
Origami star advent calendar
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