My husband went on a business trip for a month. That's a long time, plus I knew that he would not always have internet access. So before he left I wanted to give him something fun and special that would help to remind him of home.
When I was at Target in their dollar section, I saw a dry erase board with a string and got an idea! An advent calendar, that's what I wanted to make. It would be small and easy to pack but give him a little surprise every single day.
To make my advent calendar, I used an Exato knife to cut little windows out of scrapbook paper. I made enough windows for every day that he would be gone on his trip. Then I taped the scrapbook paper to the edges the dry erase board.
For each window, I hid a little note inside and taped the window closed. For some of the notes I wrote small messages on post-it notes for him, and on others our kids wrote notes or drew pictures for him. This way he had a little message or memento to remember that we loved and missed him. Then my kids helped me decorate it the calendar with stickers.
The day my husband left for his trip I slipped the advent calendar into his bag so he would be surprised when he arrived at his destination.
When I was at Target in their dollar section, I saw a dry erase board with a string and got an idea! An advent calendar, that's what I wanted to make. It would be small and easy to pack but give him a little surprise every single day.
To make my advent calendar, I used an Exato knife to cut little windows out of scrapbook paper. I made enough windows for every day that he would be gone on his trip. Then I taped the scrapbook paper to the edges the dry erase board.
For each window, I hid a little note inside and taped the window closed. For some of the notes I wrote small messages on post-it notes for him, and on others our kids wrote notes or drew pictures for him. This way he had a little message or memento to remember that we loved and missed him. Then my kids helped me decorate it the calendar with stickers.
The day my husband left for his trip I slipped the advent calendar into his bag so he would be surprised when he arrived at his destination.
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