Christmas Craft: Advent Calendar

Right, so as you may or may not know, I'm what can only be described as a Hardcore Christmas Crafter.  I know.  I'm just as scared as you are.  Trust me, it's definitely a term I thought I'd never use to describe myself.  Hardcore Champagne Guzzler? Um, that would be a YES!  Hardcore Christmas Crafter?  Yeah, not so much.

Anyho, this year, because I like to live on the edge, I'm whipping up an Advent Calendar.  And here's how you can too...

Step One:  grab a pack of brown paper bags....

Step Two:  Muck around on your computer and come up with some fonts you like and print out numbers 1-25 on the bags....

Now, I'm not going to lie.  Printing onto paper bags is a bit of a challenge.  My printer (like most things around here) is a cheapy and threw more tantys than a two year old in a lolly shop during this process.  As long as you prepare yourself for multiple paper jams and print refusals, you'll be fine....

Step Three:  Fill each bag with a sweet treat and little note.  I used these gorgeous printables from The TomKat Studio which you may remember seeing before when I used them for Sophie's Christmas Birthday Party last year...

Now because I'm a bit uptight and like things to be highly organised, I printed out a calendar and filled in events/parties etc that are already locked in for December and made sure the note for that day corresponded with what we're doing/where we're going.  I know. It's a bit OTT, but that's how I roll.  On days where there's nothing happening, I filled out the card with a little Christmas Challenge/Activity.  Examples include: bake Christmas cookies with mum, wish someone a Merry Christmas, Send Christmas Cards to your cousins etc. 

Step Four:  Work out where you're going to display the bags....

I think I'll probably blue tack them to a wall in the shape of a Christmas tree or maybe I'll hang them from twine somewhere?  Thoughts?