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A Cone-iferous Advent
The Christmas custom gets a delightful makeover
- Total Time Needed:
- Afternoon Or Evening
Here's a fun new twist on the traditional Advent calendar: a forest full of paper cones that hide tiny treasures.
- Materials
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- Templates
- Green paper
- Glue stick (see tip below)
- Clothespin
- Glue
- Silver paper
- Small gifts
- Tissue paper
- Homemade coupons
- Marker
- Instructions
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Download our templates (each is one third of a circle) and cut out cones from green paper (we made trees in three sizes and several shades). Run a glue stick along one straight edge of a paper shape, then roll it into a cone. Clamp the glued edge with a clothespin until the glue dries. Make the other 23 trees. -
Cut or punch out 24 (1-inch) paper circles and write the numbers 1 through 24 on them. Glue the circles to the trees. Add a star made of silver paper to the top of the 24th tree.
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Wrap small gifts, such as candies, erasers, tiny figures, rubber bracelets, and toy balls in tissue paper, and place them underneath the cones. Or hide homemade coupons for special favors — pizza for dinner, an outing to the playground — instead of the treats.
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- Tips:
- If you're using stiff paper, such as card stock, use double-sided tape instead of glue to secure the cone. Reinforce the inside seam with scotch tape.
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