MOM Tip: How cute and simple is this? The kids will love this homemade advent calendar shared from Parents.com.
With its 24 openings, a mini-muffin pan makes a perfect base for a treat-filled Advent calendar. Because the numbered coverings are held on by magnets, you’ll be able to bake with the pan again after Christmas.
1. Cut 24 circles 2 1/4 inches wide from a 12- by 24-inch adhesive magnetic sheet. Adhere them to patterned paper, then cut them out.
2. With a 1-inch circular punch, make 24 paper circles. Number them and use a glue stick to attach them to the magnetic circles.
3. If you’d like to hang the muffin pan with a ribbon, make two holes (see tip below).
4. Fill the muffin wells with tiny toys, stickers, bite-size candies, notes, and activity suggestions.
Crafter’s Tip: To hang the pan on a wall, set one rim on a block of wood and use a hammer and a nail to make two holes. Loop a ribbon through them and tie.
Click here for this tip from Parents.com.