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How do you make an Advent Calendar?

I'm researching how to make a advent calendar. The type of calendar that Autism youths will be able too help make. Nothing too hard. A simple one made of card will do. I need a step by step guide.


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DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Advent Calendar
You can arrange this from 24 down to 1 (a countdown) or from 1 up to Christmas. I always do it from 1 to Christmas as it encourages the kids to count the days that are remaining until Christmas -- it never hurts to sneak in a bit of counting practice *grin*.

Let the kids break into one of the cups each day until Christmas.

Materials:
toilet paper rolls (13)
scissors
glue
construction paper
black marker
small wrapped candy
OPTIONAL: paint
OPTIONAL: bow

Instructions:
Cut 13 toilet paper rolls in half.

Paint the toilet paper rolls or cover them with construction paper.

Cut circles out of construction paper (just trace around one of the largest toilet paper roll ends to get the size of the circle). You can fold the paper in half a few times so you get more than one circle at a time.


Glue a circle onto one end of each tp roll half.

Let dry

Drop a small candy into each little tp roll cup that you've created

Glue a circle onto the top of each tp roll half.

Let dry

Use a black marker to write the numbers 1 thru 25 onto the closed tp roll cups.

Tape two pieces of construction paper together to make one large sheet (or use a piece of poster board)

Arrange the cups in whatever way you wish and glue them onto the poster board (we just made a rectangle, but you could arrange them into a Christmas tree shape, a candy cane shape or a wreath shape)

Add a bow if desired.
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