Advent calendar DIY from IKEA: Simple craft instructions to follow

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In the video in advance: Fill the Advent calendar: Small gifts under 10 euros!

Are you looking for a simple DIY for an Advent calendar? This IKEA hack is guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit.

A self-filled Advent calendar is a very special gift. In addition to small treats, personal messages or homemade items can also be stored in the doors.

Are you planning to fill an Advent calendar yourself this year and are you still looking for suitable storage? We found a Christmas IKEA hack online that you can use to create a wonderful DIY Advent calendar cheaply and with little effort. You can be creative with the design!

If you'd rather have something ready-made:

Make your own Advent calendar with the IKEA hack

We have the DIY idea on the accounthomeheartmadediscovered. You need the following materials for this:

  • Brushes and colors of your choice

And it's that easy:

Paint the front of the stencils in a color of your choice. If you want to get really creative, you can decorate the houses with small motifs or paint the pre-drawn lines in colorful colors.

When everything is well dried, you can fold the houses. Then stick the numbers on or write them on the houses - and the houses can be filled.

You can watch the whole process again in the video here:

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We hope you have fun crafting. Send us a photo of the finished result on Instagram or Facebook! We're looking forward to it!