Valentines Day advent calender

 These snack bags make the perfect Valentines Day advent calender. The snack bags are from Hobby Lobby and a local kitchen supplies store. I printed numbers off, glued them to the front of each bag, filled them with treats, and clipped them to a piece of jute. I also added a heart shaped paper doily to a couple of them. This project is easy and cheap.

Christmas TRAIN advent calendar

My little boy LOVES trains. Because of this, I decided to make him a Christmas advent calendar with train cars. Each one is a pocket for a little surprise, and each day he can move the little sock monkey to that date. I free handed the train cars out of felt (easy little shapes), but used a sizzix to cut out all the circles for wheels. I added ribbon and polka dots and wrote the numbers with puffy paint. There is also a lion and elephant he can switch out with. These vintage little stuffed animals are ornaments at Kohls. They fit perfectly in the little train cars.