star advent

I wanted to make a new advent calendar this year to hang on the black wall. I sewed 24 paper stars (and stuffed each one with a little surprise...a piece of a new playmobil nativity set) and then hung the stars from a fresh pine garland. I love how the stars pop against the black wall. We've just been cutting out the backs of the stars to remove the daily surprise so we can enjoy the stars all month long. I may even be able to reuse them next year. And miraculously, Simon hasn't ripped them all down! The kids have loved opening the stars every day (and have also fought relentlessly about whose turn it is...we need to have an advent next year dedicated to advent assignments).