For some reason I decided to make an advent calendar for my girls this year. In the almost 10 years of their life I have never even contemplated making advent calendars. It could have something to do with the fact I was offline for 4 days this past week and I was wandering around the house with nothing to do one evening. Being sans internet will do that to you. I found some tiny boxes and a stack of beautiful paper. Then I found a frame from an old painting in the attic. And this is what resulted. It took me ages to find all the miniature presents to put in all the boxes – dollar stores don’t exist in Italy. I attached all the little boxes with velcro so the kids can take them off and put them back on. In some boxes I wrote coupons for an evening of popcorn and boardgames, in some I wrote some Christmas jokes and in some I wrote bad poetry telling my girls how awesome they are.
They were very happy when they saw it this morning (yes it was a day late). My son received a Lego Star Wars advent calendar so anyone who has a 7 year old son can understand how happy that little guy is. Sinterklaas is coming tonight so the excitement in our house is at an all time high.
Jillian In Italy 
Fantastic
its hard to resist making advent calenders when there are so many wonderful ideas going around the internet. yours is equally wonderful!!!!
xoxo
teri