It’s that time of year again when you have to think about Christmas gifts and who doesn’t love counting down with an advent calendar?
2 years ago I made AJS a Beervent (aka beer filled advent) Calendar and its been so much fun to fill. I’m already in the process of figuring out 2019’s theme and buying beers.
Since 2018 was our first Christmas in Texas I filled the beer advent calendar box with beers brewed in Texas.
This is a great gift that is relatively inexpensive to make and once completed can be reused each year. You can pretty much fill this with anything if the person doesn’t like beer. The spaces are a decent size to fit a good amount of small things or one larger item.
Beer Advent Calendar – Get your materials
- Square Mailing Tubes
- 6-7 Sheets of 12″x 12″ scrapbook paper – I used wood pattern but you can use whatever design you like
- scotch tape or glue
- mailing tape (clear kind)
- 3×3 squares (on paper) – You can find printables for this size or you can make your own.
- Markers, stickers, basically decoration
Get Started on your Advent Calendar
- Assemble and then cut the long tab piece off each of the boxes
- Arrange the boxes in rows of 5 (* Side note: you can absolutely do 24 instead of 25 so rows of 6 or 4 (I like to save a special beer for the 25th)
- Once you have it set the way you want, you can do two things
- put some glue in between the rows to keep them sticking to each other ( I did this)
- tape each row separately
- Tape all the rows into one big square. Try to keep the tape as smooth as you can.
- Cover the sides and back of the big square with the scrapbook paper
The Fun Part – Decorate your Advent Calendar
I opted to do all the above steps and then stick on the 3×3 squares instead of sticking them on ahead because I feared they might get beat up. I think it’s fun to have the numbers out of order but if you prefer the more organized approach you can put them in order. Add stickers, write on the squares, basically personalize it for you or the person who is getting it.
Your Beer Advent Calendar is ready to fill!
I start looking for a theme and beers early in November so that I can find it without stressing.
I recognize that not everyone is looking for a beer advent calendar, but really these can be filled with anything.
Some ideas:
- Candy/ Chocolates
- Crafting items
- Wine
- Small toys
- Gift Cards
- Notes or prayers
A Note….
Once filled with beers this box is heavy so I suggest putting in the place it will remain for the 24-25 days and then filling it.
The best part?
It can be used for several years and it really does make a great gift for those guys that are hard to shop for. This is year 3 for us and it is still in great shape!
Have you made an advent calendar before?
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