Advent candles are different! Sustainable and with little effort the candles look noble and offer a real alternative to the Advent wreath. Use 4 empty cans, remove the labels and glue them with the numbers 1 to 4. Then you place a candle on the can and already the first Advent can come.
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Advent Calendar Mice
From empty tin cans you quickly conjure up this sweet mouse family with the support of the children.
When cutting the tail, the use of scissors is intensively practiced. Let the children help. They are happy and exercise their fine motor skills and you have support. Have fun!
Advent Calendar Snowmen
From empty cans you can make a beautiful Advent calendar! Start collecting in time or ask friends and grandparents for cans. The reuse of waste material is definitely sustainable.
Make 24 snowmen with your children and stick them on the tin cans. You then take the filling. So you have a nice little adventure with your children. And if you don't have so many cans to hand, I have some tips for you.
Look for yourself!
Sew a wreath
From fabric we sew a wreath. A simple sewing instruction for a very special Advent wreath. The instruction with template is also suitable for sewing beginners. You can also attach four candles on the wreath. How this works we show you in a different offer.
Advent cup candles
Today a fast and cost-effective way to design and decorate Advent candles. With 4 drinking cups, 4 tea lights and a chain of lights you can create an Advent mood in no time.
Advent calendar reindeer
Collect 24 tin cans. You need them for this Advent calendar. In each can fits a small gift, a small message, a nice saying or an idea for a common experience.
Make with the children these sweet reindeer and surprise them with the filled Advent calendar cans!
The cans can be used again next year, and something new can be made out of them.
Design Light Window
"I give you a light!" according to this motto you can create a window. Especially this year, no lantern moves can take place in many places. In order to give the children a joy, when they walk with you and their lanterns alone through the streets, a light window is designed. Select a window to the street side, so that the light is also seen by the children.
Here we have some very simple suggestions.
Star table light
Stars are glued from newspaper snippets onto an empty masonry glass. With a mini-light chain, the table light / lantern is already ready. A simple and beautiful adventure!
Table lantern with newsprint
A table light from an empty masonry glass and newspaper, puffed up with a few stars.
With little material you achieve a great effect here. Try it out yourself.
House of lanterns (from Tetrapack)
Crafting with packaging material. An empty beverage box (tetrapack) creates a bright house. Cuts out the windows and the door with a cutter knife, glues behind the openings with butterbread paper and paints the house. A small chain of lights inside brings the house to light.