Comments on: Activity #178: Create the best advent calendar http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/ Two geeky girls' guide to the first years of motherhood. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:21:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168400 RookieMom Heather Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:31:56 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168400 @Cara and @Karen — I have to admit I never even thought of loving advent calendars until I saw this idea. I’ve been too scroogey to share the chocolate ones and too cheap about the LEGO ones. But now, I’m turning over a new leaf!

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168398 RookieMom Heather Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:30:43 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168398 Ha! I assumed a paper train was like the old fashioned paper loops.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168397 Wendy Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:37:00 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168397 @Annika — That’s something I bought at Michael’s after Christmas a few years ago but never put together. Kinda specific, I guess.

]]> By: AKD http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168393 AKD Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:55:42 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168393 I remember this from Wendy’s blog last year, very cool. I had already started making some notes on what to put in our pockets this year. Question: what is a “paper Christmas train”? Is this something you make or buy?

]]> By: Cara http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168377 Cara Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:12:01 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168377 I made an advent calendar very similar to this last year and then recruited ideas from friends on Facebooj for what to put in it and many of them were experiences/activities — love! This will give me even more ideas — thank you!

]]> By: Karen http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168376 Karen Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:06:36 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168376 LOVE THIS IDEA! And yes, I am yelling. Advent calendars are my favorite.

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168375 RookieMom Heather Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:41:03 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168375 Yay LauraC, glad to help. Whitney was just asking me why everyone’s doing this stuff so early this year and I told her that if you want to start — boom! — on Dec 1st, then you have to drive to Target in the rain on the 28th to be ready.

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168374 RookieMom Heather Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:39:50 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168374 Wendy, you know what’s funny? I might still mount them on stiffer paper and use my paper cutter… what’s my problem?!

Thank YOU for such a wonderful idea and execution. We should go shopping for glasses together next time.

]]> By: LauraC http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168373 LauraC Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:39:37 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168373 BEST EVER.
I was planning to do this with our advent calendar but was planning to frantically google things on Nov 30 and do everything at the last minute.

I heart rookie moms for bringing me the good stuff.

]]> By: Wendy http://www.rookiemoms.com/create-the-best-advent-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-168372 Wendy Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:34:44 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13556#comment-168372 You’re the best! And you’re not allowed to reprint your cards because your children totally do not care if the colors are faded.

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