COUNT DOWN TO CHRISTMAS

As the house continued to get ready for Christmas, the kids get more and more anxious for the count down to Christmas. So this year I made them a count down calendar!

Here is what I did:

I bought three sheets of this magnetic paper stuff from Joann Fabrics.

Little dollar store type toys (whistles, duckies, slap bracelets etc)

 

 Then using a 12 and 6 cup muffin pan, I measured the holes and used cups and muffin papers to make a circle in teh magnet sheet for each cup hole.

I drilled holes in the top of the muffin pans. 

Then I decorated each of the magnet circles with the number for the day of the month and holiday themed papers etc. 

 Then I filled each muffin cup with trinkets and treats for the kids and labeled which kid got to open which day. When there was an uneven amount of days, I would put three treats in for each of them.

The magnet papers then covered the holes and could be pulled off on the correct day. 

I hung them up on the wall for the kids to see, but not be able to reach. This kids really loved this!

I would like to say this was my idea, but I think someone else did it... I can't remember where I saw it though. If you did this and it is your brain child, please email me so I can properly credit you!