DIY and Crafts — advent calendar

This post, DIY Colorful Gingerbread House Advent Calendar, is sponsored by How Life Unfolds. Thank you for supporting the brands and organizations that keep me crafting all day long! Today I wanted to share this simple idea for a rainbow of colorful gingerbread houses turned into a DIY Colorful Gingerbread House Advent Calendar with you. Using white paper bags, just paint them any colors you choose, then use a white paint pen or chalk pen to draw on doors, windows, and snow. Add some number stickers to the doors for each day of the month. Then simply fill the paper bags...

I’ve got the funnest new spin on the advent calendar. I turned a simple vending machine into a super cool way for the kids to count down the days until Christmas! I fill my DIY advent vending machine with trinkets, candy, money, and advent activities and let each kid have one crank every day. I love how versatile this idea is – it will grow with your family as you switch up the ideas each year! I snagged the red version of this vending machine for a super Christmas-y look, and added a combo of red, green, and pastel balls so that...