Have you stitched paper before? It is straightforward and fun; with a sewing machine, you will make these cute advent gingerbread calendar in no time. Fill them with treats and hang them in garland for an extra Christmas decoration like these cardboard gingerbread houses.

Believe it or not, this is a no-sew denim project. This homemade Christmas advent calendar will last for years, making it a wonderful keepsake, especially if you use your kid's old jeans pockets.

A fun Christmas sewing project for an advent calendar the kids will love playing with. They can move and decorate the tree with felt ornaments.

Use leftover Christmas wrap or festive craft paper to make this bright and cheery paper advent calendar. The post includes a collection of corny Christmas jokes the kids will love. Check out these other Christmas paper craft ideas for any leftover wrap.

These European-style paper houses look festive and make a fun-free handmade printable advent calendar.

Use Christmas cookie cutters to get the shapes for this festive handmade paper advent calendar—a great way to repurpose and upcycle your Christmas shopping bags.

I love how each handmade felt stocking is decorated differently with this wall-hung advent calendar. It would look great with Scandinavian-themed Christmas decor.

What a fun idea, a different Instagram photo for each day. A great one for Insta fans and an excellent way to review the past year

If your decor style is more minimal and monochrome, this is the perfect advent calendar for your home.

This is just a simple over-the-door shoe rack. But what makes it unique are those adorable printable number tags. Check out these other Christmas nature crafts.

Start collecting those soup cans to make this super fun upcycled advent calendar. Check out these other Christmas tin can crafts if you have any leftovers.

These tartan Christmas trees would look fabulous on the table next to this rustic handmade advent calendar.

This is printable with complete instructions to make this rainbow advent calendar a decoration.

A straightforward reusable advent calendar made with mini muslin bags.

Another fun denim Christmas craft with cute mini stockings. Hang them on a branch Christmas tree for a fun advent idea.

Each day you open a matchbox to reveal a treat or a piece of paper with an activity written on it. The matchboxes have magnets on the back so that they stick to the cookie sheet.

We have already had a no-sew denim advent calendar, so why not a no-sew burlap one? The little felt ornaments dotted around are adorable too!

Turn your tea towel into a fun Christmas advent calendar for the kitchen.

This is very simple to make an advent calendar but a great way to hide a lot of treats. You could always decoupage the mason jars to make them more festive

I love the look of the mini rusty buckets against the black chalkboard. Plus plenty of room for a daily treat.

This is a fun one, especially with kids. They love punching open the paper each day to get their treats.

I love this idea, especially as you can get paper cups in many lovely Christmassy designs.

Create an easy DIY paper advent calendar with free printable templates for the boxes! This handmade advent calendar is a fun Christmas papercraft and a lovely holiday gift idea.