Small bags, cloth bags, paper cups and even toilet paper rolls: Ahomemade Advent calendarsweetens the Christmas season for children and parents. But it doesn't necessarily have to be sweets: an Advent calendar can also be designed without any frills. It is increasingly being filled with nice messages, craft ideas or poems and Christmas sayings. We'll show you 20 ideas for a creative Advent calendar in a glass and explain what you can fill it with.
Make an Advent calendar in a glass: fill jam jars
Surprising secondary use: According to the motto “Zero Waste“tinkering” now gives old jam jars a second chance. Decorated with Christmas craft paper and placed on a house-shaped shelf (for example from the children's room), the jam jars form a creative Christmas decoration. The house can be easily staged with fairy lights, pine cones, poinsettias and artificial snow and looks good on the mantel or side table.
Make a modern Christmas calendar out of jam jars
The next craft idea is modern. Thisbeautiful Christmas decorationscan be effectively staged in purist and Scandinavian interiors. The lids of the jam jars are sprayed with gold Srpay, the numbers are cut out of black, white and gold cardboard and the rest of the decorations are made from wrapping paper. Mix and match: combine checked patterns, paper lace doilies and Christmas motifs cut out in creative shapes (candles, notes, etc.). Attach the paper details to the Christmas glasses using glass glue or double-sided tape. Tie pillar candles together with decorative ribbon and place an animal figure next to them. The Advent calendar is perfect for wall shelves in the living room and kitchen.
Hang the jam jars on a ladder with twine, cut out circles with a motif punch and write the numbers on them with a silver ballpoint pen. Use a hole punch to make a hole in the middle of each circle and attach it to the jam jar with the twine. If desired, you can also embellish the Advent calendar with garlands. Fill the jam jars with small things. The following are well suited:
- Christmas tree decorations
- Rosehip branches
- Pine cones
- Pieces of paper with quotes or poems
- Cookies
If you have theAdvent calendar for a childIf you're making crafts, you can put a gift bag in each jar. This way the gifts stay hidden in the jar. If you are making an individual Advent calendar for an adult (the Partner, the roommates, etc), then you don't need to put bags in the glasses. Simply arrange vouchers, small pieces of paper with an inspiring message and Christmas decorations inside. You can also put cinnamon sticks or dry flowers in the jars.
Such an Advent calendar is not suitable for families with small children and pets such as cats or dogs. The risk of injury is too great.
Advent calendar in a glass: idea with candles and natural materials
The next Advent calendar is made from jam jars and natural materials. Collect pine cones, cypress, Christmas tree and rose hip branches and arrange them in a vintage wooden box. Old wine boxes work well. Fill the jam jars with river stones or sand and place pillar candles in them. Every evening you can light one candle until all 24 candles are lit on Christmas.
Alternatively, you can buy self-adhesive numbers and stick them on the glasses. Then spray the jam jars with a freeze spray. Let them dry briefly, then carefully remove the numbers. Punch out the silhouette of a snowflake with a motif punch and cut decorative ribbons. Decorate the neck of each glass with a snowflake and decorative ribbon.
Advent calendar made from baby jars
Baby bottles are compact, take up little space and can be filled quickly. So if you have old baby bottles at home, you can use themfill with sweets, place it in a wooden box and the Advent calendar is ready. Golden chocolate coins, cookies, chewing gum, homemade jam: Edibles that go into the jars should have a long shelf life and can be stored at room temperature.
Decoration idea with washi tape
Do you have a craft enthusiast at home? Then the next surprise is just right for him. You need:
- Several small jam jars
- Buttons
- Washi tape (various motifs)
- self-adhesive craft paper
- small lollipops
- other sweets and craft accessories of your choice (scattered stars, motif hole punches, gift ribbons, jewelry sets, paracord, paracord needle, etc.)
First cover the lid of each jar with construction paper, then attach the stickers with the numbers. Decorate and fill the glass with washi tape. Our tip: Choose three main colors. Red, sky blue and white go well together and are guaranteed to create a Christmas atmosphere. The recipient can then use the jam jars to store craft supplies.
Make an Advent calendar in a glass and fill it with pieces of paper with quotes and sayings
A personalized Advent calendar in a glass is something special and gives the recipient twice as much joy. These are the necessary craft materials:
- Self-adhesive paper (white, yellow, red and blue)
- 20 small wooden discs with a diameter of 4 cm
- Snowflake stamp
- Stamp and paper ink, silver
- Glossy paint marker in white with a line width of 1-2 mm
- Drucker
First, print out the recipient's name on the white self-adhesive paper. Then cut out the label and stick it on the mason jar. Use a wooden disc as a template and cut out 20-30 small circles from the yellow, red and blue paper. Stamp them with the snowflake stamp and adhere them to the wooden discs.
Making an Advent calendar in a glass: the content
Instead of tea, sweets and nuts, the Advent calendar is now filled with homemade vouchers, cool sayings and quotes. Pamper the recipient with a little surprise every day. Here are some ideas for what you can write on the tree discs or pieces of paper:
1. Advent calendar for your partner: Make vouchers for everyday life. For example: “Today I invite you for coffee and cake”, “Today I wash the plates and cutlery”, “Treat yourself to a wellness break today, I made scented bath bombs for you”
2. Advent calendar for friends, grandparents and siblings: Write loving sayings and short poems on the tree slices and print out small-format pictures together. Fill the jam jar with individually wrapped sweets such as cookies and chocolates or with tea bags and coffee capsules.
Make your own Advent calendar for children
3. For teenagers: Make small pom-poms from felting wool in yellow, green, red and sky blue. Print a label on self-adhesive paper. Cut 6cm long and 2.5cm wide stripes from yellow, green, red and blue cardstock. Stamp the numbers from 1 to 24 on it using white stamp ink. Then use a black fineliner to write interesting facts about animals or interesting customs and traditions in other countries. You can also divide a short story into 24 sentences or paragraphs. Alternatively, you can surprise the children with sweets. For example, if the note says “Christmas cookies,” then the child will receive freshly baked Christmas cookies. You can also write down ideas for leisure activities, for example “Today we are sledding” or “visiting the zoo” or “Today we are making something together”.
Sayings, quotes or self-written poems?
If you want to surprise a friend or godchild with something homemade for Christmas, but they don't live in the same city, then creativity is most important. Of course, in this case you cannot pamper the recipient with small gestures of attention every day. But you can make him happy with motivational sayings and quotes. Hobby chefs can also surprise you with recipe ideas. If you hide a few vouchers between the pieces of paper with quotes, then the surprise will of course be twice as big.
You can also set the recipient a daily task. For example, one day he should write a thank you card or a lovely text message to someone, then he should hug someone. Or if he's standing in line, he should let someone go ahead. He should donate old clothes and toys to an SOS Children's Village. The possibilities are simply endless.
Advent calendar in a glass: color jam jars
There are numerous instructions on how to paint glass vases and bottles. Jam jars can also be spiced up with color. We'll explain how it works. First, clean the jam jar thoroughly, removing dirt and grease stains. Attach self-adhesive numbers to each glass. Use a glass paint or luminous paint that you apply with a flat brush. Allow the glasses to dry before removing the self-adhesive numbers.
Advent calendar in a glass: gifts from the kitchen
Surprise the children with lovingly wrapped gifts from the kitchen. For example, homemade jam, compote, syrup or pickled cheese balls are suitable as gifts. You can of course also pack desserts, muffins or cookies in jars, as long as they can be stored at room temperature for a longer period of time. Then place the jam jars in special packaging boxes with compartments and screw on the lids. Use a marker to write numbers from 1 to 24 on the lids. Decorate the packaging box appropriately. Our tip: 30 ml jars are ideal for packaging and transporting. 30 ml of jam is exactly enough for breakfast.
Decorate jam jars for Christmas
Would you like to make an Advent calendar in a glass for the children? Then you can fill a jam jar with various sweets and other individually wrapped surprises. You need the following materials:
- A small figure (cookies, Christmas tree, etc.) with a Christmas motif
- 1 drop of dishwashing liquid
- divisible transparent plastic ball with a diameter of 8 cm
- 1 preserving jar with a diameter of 8 cm
- Adhesive, waterproof for glass and metal
- about 60 ml distilled water
- artificial snow
Glue the decorative figure to the outside of the lid. Then fill half of a plastic ball with distilled water. Add the artificial snow to the half of the ball and a drop of dishwashing liquid. Glue the ball half to the lid, turn the jar upside down and shake it vigorously. Fill the jar with candy of your choice.
Advent calendar in a glass: color the glass and stamp it with snowflake patterns
Fill the Advent calendar in the glass with sweets
Advent calendar in a glass: bake cookies and emboss numbers on them
