Modern Christmas Advent Calendar

A couple years ago I purchased a really cute advent calendar kit from Silhouette.  I was so excited to get working on it once it arrived...sadly my excited began to dwindle as I designed, cut and assembled boxes 13 and 14.  With 10 more boxes to go I put it in my craft closet and there it still sits.  Last year I really wanted to do an advent activity with my kids and pulled together some things I had on had to make this simple and easy modern advent calendar.

Supplies:  clothes pins | brown paper bag | bakers twine | small decorative paper bags (any size) | washi tape | scissors | paint, glitter and glue

  First I painted half of my clothes pins with mint paint only half way up so they looked "dipped" then I painted the other clothes pins with school glue and dipped them in glitter.  Let dry.

My paper bags were too big for the look I wanted so I cut the side and top to my desired size.  Then I taped the side closed with some cute coordinating washi tape.

I cut out squares from the brown paper bag and numbered them using a white paint pen.  Then I just hung them up and added in a couple glitter feathers that I had picked up at Hobby Lobby.

What should you put in your little advent bags???  HERE is a link to a bunch of really fun ideas ready to print!