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5 Easy & Inexpensive Advent Gift Ideas

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Hey loves!

I’m still reveling in all the advent prep and I am tickled about all the upcoming fun. If you’ve never done before or you have to shake things up thanks to 2020, I’m sharing some easy and inexpensive gifts for advent!Just a note, I tend to theme gifts aound what we are doing that day. FOr example, if we are decorating gingerbread cookies I would gift new cookie cutters and a gingerbread book. You are free to do as you please of course, I just wabted to offer the theme suggestion for ease of planning.

  1. Experiences: That’s right! Tickets to a drive-in show, socially distant play date or family fun day. Honestly, anything to break up the monotony and have some “surprise” fun together is always just what the doctor ordered. 
  2. Pajamas: I mean, does this even need an explanation??? For starters, everyone loves pajamas. Kids in a pajamas are adorbs and pajamas go with any movie, any popcorn, any dessert and any breakfast. They are a multi-functional staple that’s sure to have comfort and smiles abounding. 
  3. Ornament craft supplies: I see you over there cringing at the thought of glitter and to that I say, solidarity. Join me and break out the paint and embellishments to have crafted ornaments by tiny hands, sans glitter. Seriously though, we do an ornament craft every year and I love the memories even though my heart breaks seeing how fast they grow. 
  4. Holiday gear: Light up necklaces, Santa hats, elf shoes and reindeer headbands… all for $1 each and all used well during the holidays. Don’t ask me why these things also come with instant joy and wonder but for the price and ease, I’m just going to take it and run. 
  5. Books: Listen, a book can take you anywhere and teach you anything. Books create experiences and provide exposure. Books teach empathy. Can you tell I maybe love books? As we are in a pandemic, our entertainment budget is composed of, you guessed it, books! Stay tuned for ideas from Lakeisha and I from Maya’s book nook. You can also hop over to my IG and see the ones I purchased for my guys. 

Wait- I didn’t say snacks because, well, they are a must for sanity in my house but a “special snack” can go a long way.

Ok, that’s all for now. I’m stoked for the next few things I’ll be sharing with you. 

Love you. Mean it. 

Family Activities

Advent Celebration Activity Pack

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Let’s get ready for Advent Fun! This low-prep, ability-friendly and ethnically diverse pack walks families through the birth of Jesus with daily Bible verses and offers customizable activities for the entire family all through the Advent season. 

Purchase Advent Celebration Pack

What’s Included?

In 2 color schemes, blue and grey and red and green, each Advent Activity Pack contains the following in a digital download:

-30 Advent Activity Cards

-Blank Advent Activity Cards 

-24 Advent Bible Verse Cards that detail the birth of Jesus

-Pre-Filled Advent Planner

-Blank Advent Planner

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Note: This download is for personal use. It cannot be sold, published, or hosted on other websites. If you want to share this product, please feel free to share this link shop with others. Thanks!

Graphics for this project were purchased from flaticon.com

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Our DIY Advent Calendar

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Hey Loves!

If you have been here for a while then you know I am planner. I try and get things done early for holidays and celebrations and so I can actually enjoy them. This DIY Advent Calendar is no exception. I had the pleasure of doing a loop with some fabulous ladies on IG so I got to work fast.

The first step was research. The advent calendars of year’s past have been underwhelming and unsustainable. Thus, they weren’t fully utilized for one year. Last year, I knew I wanted something I could use for year’s to come. I grabbed these burlap favor bags with some wooden numbered clips. I finished it off with the She Reads Truth Verse ornaments. I strung it on twine and hung from the mantle. It worked but it was so busy. It fell a few times, it was hard to access with the stockings hanging and you couldn’t really notice everything.

Fast forward to this year. I knew the bags, clips and ornaments were staying. I knew I wanted my kids more involved and I wanted a very full, rich and intentional advent season in spite of this pandemic. I mean, I am not asking for too much right?

Ok, back to research…

So,  I aptly started where all good research starts: Instagram. Sorry to report nothing came up that I knew was for us. Next up, Pinterest. After LOTS of scrolling and several rabbit holes, I came across one tutorial that inspired me and that is saying a ton.

With said inspiration, I placed a pick up order from my local hardware store for beadboard and poplar boards. Random, I know, but stay with me.

I picked it up and sanded then stained the popular boards “weathered gray”. Once they dried, I used E600 and prayers to God to adhere them to the beadboard creating a top and bottom frame.

Then, I grabbed some thin rope, more E600, hot glue and louder prayers and attached the rope in 3 rows. LET COMPLETELY DRY. For the impatient like me, leave the house or find another task. While drying, I used clothes pins to keep the rope in place.

After it dried, I attached the bags, clips and ornaments, sat back and marveled. I am very pleased. This was in fact, as advertised, quick, easy and inexpensive.

Now to the fun! The advent activities! I used the Advent Celebration Activity Pack to plan our activities, get supplies, have all our verses and have a happy, fun and intentional advent!

Stay tuned for easy advent gift ideas!

Love you. Mean it.