How to Make An Advent Calendar with Plastic Animals
Materials:
25 plastic animals
White spray paint
Tiny Red Pom pom balls
Super glue
Tweezer
Kraft boxes
Number stencils
White craft paint
Directions:
Plastic animals
I picked mine up at thrift store, but you can find sets at the craft store. I chose a variety of animals. I love the artic ones for Christmas but Kalia loves dogs, cats, horses etc. So she got them all!
1) Spray paint animals white, some may need two coats ( a spray paint primer paint mix works best for the colorful plastic animals)
2) Once dry, super glue a Pom Pom to each animal “nose” Since the Pom poms are so small, I used a tweezer to place them on- super easy.
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| Eyebrow tweezers work just as well as craft tweezers, just watch that superglue on your brows! |
Kraft boxes
If you have great handwriting, unlike myself, freehand each number. Otherwise, use a stencil set and paint each number. (I forgot to take a picture of me stenciling one! I am out of town and cannot reshoot the picture, I am sorry!)
When all the paint is dry and the animals, take super glue again and attach animal feet to top of box and let dry.
Fill each box with candies and little toys!
I am so very excited for Christmas this year!! Last year, we moved from Ohio to AZ during December, so we had no decorations or tree!
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This is absolutely to cute , going to make it with my grandchildren. I know they will enjoy making it with me. And we will make our memories and when they grow up and have their families, hopefully they will remember our times and do them with their family.
Aww I hope you all enjoy making it, thank you Debbi and Merry Christmas!!
Hi! I mentioned your advent calendar on my site!
Thank you for sharing your work!
Good creative day
Linda
Thank you Linda!!