A few weeks before Advent, supermarket shelves are already filled with Advent calendars. Which family wants to miss opening the first door on December 1st?
Make your own Advent calendar
There is something special about taking the chocolate out from behind the door and of course there is the added pleasure of eating the delicious chocolate. This is why the calendars for the pre-Christmas period are particularly popular with children.
A chocolate for every day from December 1st to 24th, but first you have to choose your Advent calendar.
After all, there is a very large selection of Advent calendars piling up in supermarkets. You can feel that Christmas is getting closer when the first Advent calendars go on sale.
The simple calendars with chocolate are usually quite cheap and therefore many adults also treat themselves to a little treat during Advent. One nice thing is that the Christmas season has many calendar motifs to offer.
Where is the most beautiful Advent calendar in the country?
Happy Advent calendar selection: That's what you could call it when people rummage through the tables in the supermarket looking for a great motif that will beautifully decorate the wall at home. After all, the calendar will be hanging on the wall for almost a month, so the motif of the chosen Advent calendar can look good.
Cheap advent calendars with chocolate pieces often have different motifs, but branded advent calendars are often uniform. Consumers are therefore not able to choose a motif freely. Instead, they often receive calendar contents with a little more quality. This can be extremely tasty chocolate or even toys, for example.
That's why many people don't choose their calendar for the Advent season based on the motifs. They pay more attention to what the Advent calendars contain behind the doors, so that they can experience a surprise in the run-up to Christmas when a door is opened in the morning.
Why spend a lot of money on an Advent calendar when you have the fantastic opportunity to make these beautiful pre-Christmas items yourself? Advent calendars are a tradition in Germany and for this reason they can be found in many households from December 1st. But homemade calendars for the Advent season are rare.
Many people don't see why they should sit down and make a calendar when they can buy one for a few euros in the supermarket. Of course, this is an easy step and there are certainly some very nice Advent calendars in the supermarkets.
But ultimately, the homemade calendars have much more personality and are capable of providing great Advent surprises. First, a base must be found with which to create an area and 24 doors. An old jute sack can be converted for this purpose. With a needle and thread, it is possible to sew 24 tabs onto the jute sack, so that the user can later reach into a tab every morning to reveal the Advent calendar contents.
Anyone who knows how to do woodwork can of course also make an Advent calendar. This is a lot of work, but wouldn't such a calendar make a great gift? But it's easier: hang 24 small socks on the wall and you've made your own Advent calendar with a personal touch. But what do you fill it with?
Now the surprises come in
The best thing about a homemade Advent calendar is of course filling the flaps or doors. What goes in? You should think about this and choose wisely. There should definitely be surprises that you won't find in every Advent calendar you buy. Otherwise, all the work would be for nothing and you could have bought a cheap calendar from the supermarket around the corner to save money and patience.
Traditional Advent calendars with chocolate
Christmas is very traditional in many ways and in this regard you can also look at the Advent calendars, because in this area you will mainly find calendars with chocolate, which are hidden in a square shape behind small doors with a motif and can only be consumed on the day on which the door says.
Whether you stick to it - well, that is the question, because in the run-up to Christmas many Advent calendars are opened completely very quickly. The chocolate is just so delicious and the little motifs on the chocolate have a festive origin, which is why many people find the traditional Advent calendars great.
The calendar itself is usually rectangular and is hung upright on the wall. The calendar is often placed in a common room. Some people also hang it next to the bed so that they can enjoy a piece of traditional chocolate first thing in the morning. The location of the Advent calendar is not very important, however, as it depends more on whether you stick to the rules of the principle behind the Advent calendar or eat the chocolate all in one go.
Only one door per day – is that clear?
The Advent calendar begins with door 1 and ends with door 24, which is usually opened on Christmas Day. One door every day - actually not difficult, but the temptation of delicious chocolate can be so unbelievably great that many calendars have a short lifespan.
For this reason, the Advent calendar is of course also associated with willpower and, especially with children, it is useful to explain the rules of the old tradition again. After all, each door of the Advent calendar is like a small treasure chest and sometimes, unfortunately, curiosity and appetite for the tasty chocolate win out.
The Christmas door on the Advent calendar
You have 23 turns to open a door on the Advent calendar before you finally get to number 24. It can take forever - especially for the kids, but the wait is worth it, because behind the Christmas door there is usually a special piece of chocolate or a toy that the kids can have fun with.
And there is a high probability that there will be a great surprise on Christmas morning when you open the door with the number 24, but what will it be?
With the traditional chocolate calendars, it is of course a piece of chocolate, but it usually has a special motif. Often it is Santa Claus himself. He is the perfect motif for door number 24 and immediately gets you in the mood for Christmas and the gift giving, which also takes place on December 24th.
In the more special Advent calendars from brand manufacturers, the best toys are often waiting behind the 24th door. That's why the kids look forward to December 24th and tear open the door with great anticipation. As soon as the contents have been taken out of the door, there is usually something else to discover in the door.
What comes after the Christmas door?
Well, once the contents have been used up, what is left of the calendar for the Advent season? Of course, the motifs that are printed on the inside of the doors or on the calendar itself. They also make a beautiful festive decoration for the Christmas holidays and can certainly decorate the wall for a few more days.
The chocolate may be eaten quickly, but with toy calendars there is still work to be done after the 24 days. Even if you feel nostalgic when you look at the Advent calendar, the calendar has served its purpose on December 24.12th and ends up in the trash. The end of the Christmas season is therefore very close.
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