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The Nativity Advent Calendar By Pockets Of Learning Ltd Prepare the way for your family to celebrate Christ's birth! This charming Advent calendar includes 25 soft-sculptured figures that help you create more of the manger scene each day as Christmas approaches. Measures 13" x 36". |
| Materials ( I got everything from Michael's Craft Store) 1 x Dark Green 12" x 18" Stiff Felt 1 x Dark Brown 12" x 18" Stiff Felt 1 x Light Brown 12" x 18" Stiff Felt Variety pack of Craft Foam (blue, brown, green, white) Puffy Paint: Glittery Gold,Glittery White, Blue, Peach, Brown, Black Red Satin Ribbon Green Grossgrain Ribbon Hot Glue Gun |
| Step 1 Sew together both Dark Blue Felt pieces length wise. |
| Step 2 Cut the Dark Green Felt Board into 4 strips lengthwise. Space them evenly on the Dark Blue Felt you just sewed. From the bottom up, sew the bottom portion of the Green Strips to the Blue Felt. |
| Step 3 Measure and Mark (will be covered by ribbon) out spaces 2.5 inches across. Sew up the lines, and This will make you seven pockets per row. |
| Step 4 Hot Glue the Green Ribbon to cover up the stitches between the pockets |
| Step 5 Use the Red Satin Ribbon to cover the stitches across the Green Strips. |
| Step 6 Using the Gold Glittery Puffy Paint, write on the numbers of the days, 1 through 25 |
| Step 7 Using the Dark and Light Brown Felts, cut out a Manger Shape and Hay Ground Covering to fit on the upper portion of the Calendar. Use Hot Glue to affix them to the top of the calendar. |
| All Done! Cut out shapes from the Craft Foam to represent Baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Star, Angels, and a variety of animals. You can click this image to enlarge it to see how they were created. Use the Puffy paint to add dimension to the characters. |
| Optional Ideas: Create 25 different characters and store them in the daily pockets for children to add to the Nativity Scene above (use Velcro to get it to attach to the felt board) Symbols of Christmas: It would be fun to put each of these symbols into the pockets of the calendar and to do the Free Activities listed here. I haven't decided how we're going to hang this, but I'm thinking with red ribbons on a simple wooden dowel. I'd love to hear additional ideas for counting down to Christmas, what do you do with your family. |
| This is an Advent calendar you can make with minimal sewing skills or some hot glue. Either way you'll have a fun calendar that your children will look forward to bringing out during the holiday season. |
| We used a foam cross with gold glitter glue on the sides to use as a day marker for our calendar. You can make your own daily marker or write a special bible verse on a small piece of paper for each day of the month. |
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