Advent Chest
You will need to save matchboxes all year for this craft - or buy some from a
craft supplier! But once made this advent chest will become a family treasure.
You will need:
24 matchboxes
PVA (white) glue
Wrapping paper
Paint
Pens
Take the case from each matchbox and glue together so they form a rectangle 4 by
6. This is your chest. Leave to dry.
Cover the outside of the chest in glue. Cut a piece of wrapping paper slightly
wider than the chest and wrap it around carefully, smoothing any bumps. Leave to
dry and then trim off the excess.
Paint the inside of the matchboxes to match the wrapping paper. Leave to dry and
then slip them into the chest. These are your drawers.
Write the numbers 1 to 24 onto the drawers. Now you can fill them with whatever
you like! We hide the first clue in a treasure hunt to find that day’s Christmas
treat (usually some stickers, or the ingredients for mince pies, or tickets to a
pantomime etc).
See also
Filling home-made advent calendars
Also see Advent Train
Also see Advent Paper Chain
More
Kids Crafts
More Christmas crafts at Christmas Is Coming
More Christmas crafts at Activity Village Back to Christmas for Kids
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