Pretty advent calendar

Make a Surprise Tree
A pretty calendar to countdown the days before Christmas. An activity the whole family can enjoy.

Material for the tree

• 1 square meter of semi-rigid lightweight felt
• 1 square meter of a rigid cardboard 
• Used fabric or padding material
• Green wool
• A big needle 
• Glitter spray

Material for the surprise pockets

• Sheets of about 21 X 29,7 cm of lightweight felt in all colors
• Buttons or small safety pins (can be found on tags in children’s clothing))
• Glitter gel pens
• Any recycled material that canbe used to decorate
• Golden wool

Instructions  - Making the tree

• Draw a fir tree onto the rigid cardboard.
• On the felt, draw the same tree but add 3cm to the dimensions.
• Stuff the padding (or several layers of fabric) between the cardboard and the felt.
• Sew along the edges of the tree. 
• Spray the tree with the golden glitter.
• Attach a woollen rope to the back of the tree to hang it on the wall. 
  

Instructions  - Making the surprise pockets These surprise pockets will allow you to make your tree look like the real thing!    Trace Christmas shapes (ball ornaments, bells, stars, boots, snowmen, etc.)   onto the felt and fabric. For each shape, sew together the pieces of fabric and felt, leaving an opening for the surprise. On each side of the pocket sew handles out of golden wool.   With the glitter gel pens, write the numbers 1 to 24 on the pockets.

• With the glitter gel pens, write the numbers 1 to 24 on the pockets.
• Attach the pockets to the tree with safety pins or sew buttons where pockets will be.

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November 30, 2008

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