Christmas Countdown Chain

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Christmas countdown chain. In this video tutorial viewers learn how to make a christmas countdown chain. Directions for making your easy christmas countdown chain. This interactive family tradition includes lots of christmas activities for kids. Christmas countdown paper chains free printables we love making our annual christmas countdown paper chain craft so much so that we made two this year one from the traditional red and green construction paper and another using our new free printable.

Users may choose to write out the numbers or print them out onto paper. If you re using the countdown only monochrome file to print on colored paper make sure the pages alternate colors. This christmas countdown paper chain printable is probably the easiest lazy mom tip here way to count down to the big day when santa visits. Sewing click to tweet.

Check out this homemade christmas countdown chain made out of fabric. In lieu of the traditional paper chain this tutorial uses up those fabric scraps and ensures you can use it year after year. The variation is pretty simple. Pin it for later.

I chose really manageable activities for our christmas countdown chain. Begin by cutting the green and red construction paper into even strips. Cut the chain links apart with the scissors or paper cutter. I recently saw a great fabric countdown to christmas chain which i decided i could easily make.

I m really really optimistic this is going to work this year for three reasons. Make and extra long fabric chain to decorate a mantel or staircase or keep the chain limited to 24 links for the perfect countdown to christmas. We are not doing a traditional advent calendar this year. Grab your christmas fabric scraps and get ready to cut and repeat.

On each link we write the name of one person each of us will pray for. First i went to fabricland. Construction paper paper cut into small circles glue and marker optional. Instead of making a plain christmas countdown chain my kids and i make prayer chains.

Today i m going to share the plans to make your own fabric christmas countdown chain. This advent countdown to christmas chain is a great way to help kids show love for their families and grow closer to god as they count down to christmas. As each child tears off a link from their chain at night we the child and i pray together for that person. This fun christmas countdown for kids uses a paper chain advent calendar.

The materials required for this craft are. Print the easy christmas countdown chain links. Download pdf or use content below for 25 great ideas to put on the chain links. So i thought if we could combine our christmas countdown chain with our holiday bucket list maybe we d be more likely to actually fit in some of the fun things we want to do.