I grew up counting down the days till Christmas. I’ve always loved making countdowns – I like having fun things to look forward to, and saying, “just 28 more days till Christmas,” helps me get through the week. ;)
I’d seen some cute countdowns on Pinterest this year that used fun clothespins to hold little presents or ornaments. I saw others that had pockets with activity cards to do every day till Christmas. I combined the two to make our own little countdown calendar!
I hot glued the clothespins on some red velvet ribbon, and printed out little 3×3 cards I designed in Photoshop.
These are going to be a few of my favorite days. :)
I used tacky glue and scrapbook paper to make the clothespins Christmas-y.
I’m totally excited for these days too. :)
It was a fun craft, and I’m excited for us to do all the fun little activities. :) I think next year I’ll make a smaller countdown. It takes up a wall in my office and it’s pretty, but it looks oversized to me. Haha.
And just because I forgot to share this picture before…this is what I had for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving. The feast continued with IHOP. My husband rocks. ;)
~Cait
