Crafty Christmas Advent

This year we're going to do a crafty Christmas advent, mainly because the Lego advent calendar we did last year have all sold out in the shops and they cost a fortune £25 each!
So using our family advent calendar I decided to do some kids craft fun instead.

Each day is a simple new craft. Here is my list for each day.
1. Letter to Santa - Made my own personalised design in word. Then we posted them to the special royal mail address so we should get a reply
(Cost 63p for the stamp.)
2. Clay Decorations. - we've invited a couple of school friends over for tea to help us make these (Cost £5 for the air dry clay)
3. Christmas Cards - simple homemade cards are the best kind for friends and family. (Cost £1 for blank cards and envelopes)
4. Snow flakes - I've pre cut these for the girls to glitter up. Then we'll hang them from the ceiling in their room. (Cost free as we're using bits we already have)
5. Christmas sticker book - we're going to be busy this day so a nice on the go craft we can take in the car. (Cost £1 from pound shop)
6. Mini cardboard tree - precut designs the girls can decorate. ( Cost free. Using old box and existing crafty bits)
7. Tree bunting. - felt tree shapes with stickers. (Cost £1.50 for the bunting and £1 for the stickers)
8. Angel hangers. Paper decorated angels. (Cost free as using crafty bits we have around the house)
9. Glitter pine cones. (Cost free. Cones collected from friends garden and who doesn't have glitter glue!)
10. Grow your own candy cane. - very excited about this one. More to follow!
11. Christmas activity book. - another busy day, another on the go craft. ( Cost free as she was given this last year and didn't get around to doing the pages)
12. Moveable frozen characters. - Were going to put on a show with these ones. ( Cost £1 from pound shop)
13. Snow flake dream catchers. - A craft to do when Aunty Sarah is babysitting. (Cost £1 each from hobby craft)
14. Toilet roll Santa. Pre cut sticky back paper shapes onto toilet rolls. With led candles will make nice little lanterns. ( Cost free)
15. Paper plate snowmen. Cotton wool on paper plates nice and easy. (Cost £2 for plates, wool and stickers)
16. Christmas colouring in. So free prints to keep little ones quiet. ( Cost free)
17. Potato stamp baulbals. This is potato stamps made from Christmas cookie cutters. These will make nice pictures for the girls RM ( Cost free)
18. Mince pies.
19. Reindeer food. Bird food and glitter all put in a little bag.
20. Hanging heart Decorations.
21. Ginger bread house.
22. Frozen fuzzy felt scene. (Cost £1 from poundland)
23. Tealight holder. (£1 from hobby craft)
24. Olaf build a snowman (£1 poundland)

Each craft is wrapped for extra excitement.