Crafty Coca Cola Advent Calendar

Easy DIY Christmas crafts, like this Crafty Coca Cola Advent Calendar from I Love to Create, are great holiday projects! Made from an old soda crate, vintage paper, and bingo numbers, this vintage Christmas decor is perfect for counting down the days until the big day!

Materials:

• 24 Small Nails
• Hammer
• Tape
• Aleene's Tacky Glue
• Wrapping Paper
• Tim Holtz Hinge Clips
• Coca-Cola Crate
• Cardboard or chipboard
• Scissors
• Small Gift Tags
• Pen
• 24 Small Gifts
• Tim Holtz Bingo Game Pieces

Instructions:

1. Measure the size of the 24 squares in your crate. Once you have a template, cut out 24 pieces of chipboard and cardboard.
   
   
   
   
    
2. Select 24 styles of paper and cut them into squares slightly larger than the cardboard pieces. Wrap the squares like gifts.
   
   
   
   
    
3. Using Tacky Glue, adhere small polka dotted gift cards to the backsides to give them a finished look.
    
4. Use Tacky Glue to attach the number chips and set aside to dry.  You could also use sticker numbers if you can't find these.
   
   
    
5. Hammer in 24 small nails in the top center of each compartment.
   
   
   
   
    
6. After the bingo numbers are dry, hang each card by a small clip.
   
   
    
7. Once each compartment is filled with treasure, pieces of paper that say "Hooray!  Today we are going to make a gingerbread house!", or what have you, hang your cards in numerical order.
   
   
    
8. Each day you and your child remove the appropriate hanging card and see what present or adventure awaits.