FOUR days till Christmas! Are you well and truly in the mood yet?
These past few weeks have been a mad rush for me, no thanks to the fact that we came back from Sydney with 2 weeks to Christmas. In between meet-ups, parties and concerts, we managed to get the tree up. Or rather, I managed to get the tree up, no thanks to my helpers who kept disappearing with the ornaments.
This year I also decided to try something new. With Noey old enough to understand more of the meaning behind Christmas, I ambitiously decided to construct an Advent Calendar for him when I saw some cute images of a really do-able project in Martha Stewart, involving items I have readily at hand — baby socks! You can find the tutorial here.
(I love Martha Stewart, by the way, and accumulated a huge pile of MS Weddings when planning our wedding. I still might have them somewhere! My latest addiction is MS Living on iPad, which is half-price on subscription.)
The best part about this project was that I didn’t actually have to buy much to complete it. Just a length of red ribbon and some white stickers for the numbers. The pegs were left-overs from the photo line at Noey’s 1st birthday. And since we were away till the 8th, I only started from the 10th. I figured Noey wouldn’t know the difference anyway!
On the whole it’s been a fun exercise for the both of us. The socks are also a cute, festive addition to the wall. Provided they don’t get hijacked, that is.
It is true that Christmas is more fun when there are kids at home to share it with.
Clara says
Ooooh, love the idea of using socks! Sounds like a minimal fuss project for us to undertake next year :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!
olimomok says
Such a cute idea! I have to try this when Sean is a bit older :)<br /><br />Merry Christmas and enjoy the holidays!!!
Ai Sakura says
I agree.. kids make Christmas that much more fun! 🙂 <br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and your family..<br /><br />Ai @ <a href="http://www.sakuraharuka.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sakura Haruka </a>
June says
What a lovely idea!! 🙂 We should try this next year. Are advent kits easily available in the bookstores? 😛
Edlyn says
Such a nice idea! And perfect for those odd socks too!