Every year after Thanksgiving is over one of our favorite family traditions that weekend is to pull out all of our Christmas decorations and deck the halls of our home. Part of that hall-decking includes preparing and displaying our Christmas Countdown. My kids love the tradition of our Christmas Countdown, so I thought I would that tradition with you!
Countdowns come in many shapes and sizes, but this year I decided to make mine by decorating some glassine bags with papers and embellishments from the Christmas Cheer collection. When I saw the Christmas Countdown paper I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.
I cut out the countdown cards and attached them to the glassine bags. I love that the cards are different sizes creating a more eclectic feel to the countdown. I used the gorgeous Christmas Cheer embellishments (chipboard accents, decorative brads, decorative tape, enamel shapes, and flair buttons) to decorate the countdown bags. All the different types of embellishments add great dimension and visual interest to the countdown.
While goodies are always a part of our countdown tradition, this year I tried to minimize the sugar and fat by including treats like sugar-free gum, all-natural fruit snacks, and dried cranberries. We also add advent scripture verses that we read together each night as a family by candlelight. You could tuck in some fun seasonal activities like watching The Grinch, baking and decorating cookies, donating change to the Salvation Army, creating teacher gifts, or making peppermint hot cocoa.
Supplies:
Christmas Cheer Countdown Paper
Christmas Cheer 6x6 Paper Pad
Christmas Cheer Element Stickers
Christmas Cheer Alpha Stickers
Christmas Cheer Decorative Brads
Christmas Cheer Chipboard Accents
Christmas Cheer Enamel Shapes
Christmas Cheer Flair Buttons
Christmas Cheer Decorative Tape
Holiday Tag Designer Die Set
baker’s twine
mini wooden clothespins
glassine bags
