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December/January 2010 FamilyFun Magazine

Christmas Countdown Garland

Total Time Needed:
1-2 Hours

"How many more days?" Answer the most popular question of the season with an Advent calendar-like garland full of surprises.

Materials
  • Six 8 1/2-by 11-inch sheets of card stock
  • Scissors
  • Stickers
  • Pen
  • Ribbons
  • Hole punch
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Instructions
  1. Cut six 8 1/2-by 11-inch sheets of card stock in half the long way to create 12 pieces (more if you want to count down more than 12 days).

  2. Fold each piece, overlapping the top over the bottom, to create a "countdown card" that opens and closes, as shown above.

  3. Write a surprise inside each card--some Yuletide trivia, directions to a treasure hunt for a small toy or candy, a holiday joke, or a treat like going out to dinner or staying up late.

  4. Then seal the cards with stickers, number the outsides, punch holes in the tops, and use small pieces of ribbon to attach them all to an evergreen garland.

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