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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