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Make a Recycled Cereal Box Advent Calendar

27 November 2009 1,767 views 4 Comments

by heather

Reader Nora at Fun to be Frugal sent me this awesome recycled advent calendar she made out of a cereal box and some holiday ads. So cute and simple! I love it. You can rummage around in your recycling bin right now and come up with the stuff to make one this weekend, just in time for December. [click here for Nora's recycled advent calendar tutorial]

Project Estimate:

Cereal box, on hand
Paint and markers, on hand
Christmas ads or images, on hand
Glue, on hand

Total: FREE

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Nora said:

Thanks for posting this Heather! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family. :) Nora

# 27 November 2009 at 11:19 am

Vone said:

Great idea. I’m trying to figure out what kind of advent calendar to make. I need to decide soon :)

# 30 November 2009 at 7:02 am

Advent Calendars FasterCraft — said:

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# 30 November 2009 at 11:57 am

Kid-Friendly Holiday Crafts » More To The Core said:

[...] our Dollar Store Crafts for instructions on how to make a fantastic–and decidedly green–advent calendar from a recycled cereal box. Or try making this Countdown to Christmas wreath from [...]

# 2 December 2009 at 6:36 am

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