To make your own you will need the following materials:
-16 regular sized envelopes (3 5/8 x 6 ½ inch)
-31 small pieces of ribbon
-4 pieces of cardstock paper
-Scissors
-Glue
-6-8 pieces of scrapbook paper
-Hole punch
Directions:
1. Lick shut your envelopes and then cut into halves.
2. Cut scrapbook paper to fit the front of each envelope half.
3. Glue to the front of the envelope making sure the open end of the envelope is facing up.
4. Print out the number template onto cardstock paper. Cut out the 31 numbers and glue a number to each envelope.
5. Cut out the activity cards. Punch a small hole into the top of each card and tie a ribbon. Place 1 card into each envelope.
Voila! You are finished! Hang on display and let the countdown begin!
The best part of this is that you can make it once and reuse it year after year. You can also count down as many days as you want. For younger children I would probably use 10-14 days and for older children the full 31 would be fine.
If you love this idea but don't have time to come up with a calendar of this sort on your own, I'm currently selling my digital pdf file in my Etsy shop. Let the Halloween countdown begin!
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Thats a great idea. I was trying to figure out how to continiue my summer fun container into fall and this is perfect. Thanks for sharing!
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That is so fun! My kids would think that is the greatest thing ever!
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So cute! I love this idea.
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ReplyDeleteMy daughter is very excited about the idea of going trick or treating this year, but Halloween isn't really celebrated much here in Oz. However, this would be great as a Christmas advent calender :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to make a countdown to Halloween. My daughter seems to be frightened of all of the Halloween decorations in the store, not to mention that Spiderman is her mortal enemy...so I am not sure Halloween is going to go over well this year. Coming thru from ABC and 123.
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i bet this is exciting for the little ones
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ReplyDeleteI have this for a Thanksgiving calendar, but I think it's a great idea to use it for Halloween!
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ReplyDeleteHow many times have I heard, "I'm bored"? What a great solution to that problem. Great idea. I'd love you to link this up at my party.
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How cute !
ReplyDeleteWe did this for Thanksgiving and I'm loving the idea of doing this for Halloween! Great idea!
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What a great idea and so easy to adapt to all sorts of upcoming events and festivities.
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ReplyDeleteHow fun! My kids would totally love this, and it would be so easy to customize this project idea for Christmas too. I especially like that the calendar uses activities instead of candy.
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ReplyDeleteWHOA! What a TERRIFIC idea and I LOVE the fact that the "treats" are fun family activities and not just food or toys/stuff! Great way to get everyone to interact!!!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of repurposing envelopes! Great idea for teachers too! This idea can be used to coutdown to study facts for tests or a preparing for a school project! Wonderful!
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How fun !
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