Gingerbread House Advent Calendar

Updated: Dec 31, 2020

This gingerbread house advent calendar is super easy to make as well as a sustainable and budget-friendly option.

Materials:

- 6 brown paper shopping bags

- Gingerbread house template (see below)

- Scissors

- Sharpened pencil

- Glue Stick

- White water based paint pen (I used a white Sharpie, medium point)

- Black Sharpie

- Hole Puncher

- Ribbon or thread

Directions:

Print out the gingerbread house template OR draw your own using the dimensions provided below. To print the template, simply drag the image onto your desktop and print at 100%.
Use the template to trace 24 gingerbread houses onto the clear backsides of 6 brown paper bags. You should be able to create 4 gingerbread houses per brown paper bag (for a total of 24 gingerbread houses).
Using sharp scissors, cut out each gingerbread house and create folds along each of the the black lines.
Using a white water based paint pen, draw house details onto the front sides of each of the 24 gingerbread houses. Make each house look a little different from the next. Windows, door frames, doors, and roofs can be varied and diversified.
Once all house fronts have been drawn on, use a black Sharpie to write numbers into each of the "front doors" (1-24).
Glue your gingerbread houses together using a glue stick (add the glue to the perforated lines).
Use a hole puncher to punch holes into the roof tops of each gingerbread house. Use thread or ribbon to tie up your houses (alternatively, you could create a little Christmas village by simply placing your gingerbread houses on an even surface.
Fill your gingerbread houses with simple yet meaningful gifts. See my instagram post for inspirations.

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