"How many more days?" Answer the most popular question of the season with an Advent calendar-like garland full of surprises.
| Prep Time: About 1 to 2 hours | |
| What you need: | |
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Six 8 1/2-by 11-inch sheets of card stock Scissors Stickers Pen Ribbons Hole punch | |
| Seasons: Christmas | |
| Materials: card stock, sticker paper | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Cut six 8 1/2-by 11-inch sheets of card stock in half the
long way to create 12 pieces (more if you want to count down more
than 12 days).
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| 2. | Fold each piece, overlapping the top over the bottom, to
create a "countdown card" that opens and closes, as shown above.
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| 3. | Write a surprise inside each card--some Yuletide trivia,
directions to a treasure hunt for a small toy or candy, a holiday
joke, or a treat like going out to dinner or staying up late.
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| 4. | Then seal the cards with stickers, number the outsides, punch holes in the tops, and use small pieces of ribbon to attach them all to an evergreen garland. |
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