Make your own zero waste advent calendar
Let's start with the calendar itself. If you buy a calendar from the shop every year, you directly and indirectly cause a lot of waste. So how about making the calendar yourself this year? If you search the internet or Pinterest, you will find plenty of ideas. I sought out a DIY advent calendar that requires very few materials and that you can easily make yourself.
Kitchenware
- big branch(The branch I used was about one metre long.)
- paper or boxes for wrapping the presents(If you don't have wrapping paper at home, you can use newspaper or magazines, for example).
- marker to write the numbers on the packets
- rope to tie the parcels to the branch
- optional LED lights to decorate the branch(I found mine in the thrift store.)
Instructions
- Wrap all the presents and write the date/numbers on them (i.e. normally 1 to 24).
- Hang the branch on the wall.
- Put lights around the branch if necessary.
- Hang the presents on the branch. Start with the heavy and large presents.