Our family is so excited for the holidays to arrive that we decided to do a Halloween countdown into October. This project is made primarily with glue, so there is no sewing required and it goes together quickly.
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When Auntie Emma (as we call her in our house) came up with the idea to create a Halloween countdown calendar for our girls, I immediately said, “Yes, you’re amazing!”
So why not start this fun (and super spooky!) tradition to enjoy a little bit of Halloween magic all throughout October?We love Christmas advent calendars, so we decided to make a Halloween version of a Christmas advent calendar.
I created this Halloween activity printable. My suggestion is to mix and match activities and include candy on some days. Also, use a calendar to strategically place movies on the weekend (or whatever arrangement works best for your family routine).
Feel free to add your own activities and traditions. The printables we created are mainly for my little ones to enjoy and are nostalgic for my childhood. You can also add stickers, coloring pages, and more. Customize it for your kids.
As far as DIY goes, this is a pretty easy project. I finished it over two days, probably about 4-5 hours. If you leave out the embroidery stitches it would take half the time, but it’s really fun to embroider and I love the way it looks.
Supplies:
-Dowel rod
– A large piece of felt for the banner (I bought a half yard at the craft store).
–JointRowlet felt for pockets
-Pocket decorations (I used a lot of them buttonembroidery, permanent ink stamps, a little paint, and Wooden Star).
The finished banner is 18 inches wide and 32 inches long. Each pocket is 3×3 inches.
The first step is to cut out the banner and the 31 pockets. I decorated all of the pockets before gluing them together. You can also sew them on if you want.
I like to line them all up and embellish them until I feel they are finished. I have made a lot of stamped buttons and stars. The buttons are sewn on and the wooden stars are glued on.
Once all the decorations were complete and dry, I glued three sides of the felt to create a pocket.
Then, use glue to create a loop to secure the dowel rod in. Then tie string to either side of the rod and hang it on the wall.
As you can see from the picture below, I Halloween Garland To make mine a little more creepy. This pumpkin button is also very cute.
Here is the finished calendar! I can’t wait to start using it with my girls in October, but I wanted to post it here early so that you have time to gather your materials and make the calendar before October starts!
It looks super cute when you hang up the garland (here’s a cute DIY wooden spider garland!). Have a magical and spooky season. Enjoy! xx. Elsie
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How to make a cute felt calendar to count down the days until Halloween!
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The first step is to cut out the banner and the 31 pockets. I decorated all of the pockets before gluing (you could also sew them but we just moved and I don’t even know where my sewing machine is right now).
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I like to line them all up and embellish them until I feel they are finished. I have made a lot of stamped buttons and stars. The buttons are sewn on and the wooden stars are glued on.Once all the decorations were complete and dry, I used glue on three sides of each piece of felt to create pockets.
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Then, use glue to create a loop to secure the dowel rod in. Then tie string to either side of the rod and hang it on the wall.
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