DIY Mermaid Advent Calendar
Growing up, one of the most special parts of the holiday season was the advent calendar my mom would fill with goodies for us to unlock each morning. It was something to look forward to every day!
She would fill it with candy, trinkets, accessories, and even money. I'll never forget those days.
If an advent calendar is something you want to start with your kids, you should go for it! For little kids who love mermaids and all things ocean, a mermaid advent calendar would be extra special.
You could always buy a premade mermaid advent calendar, like this one:
However, that's a one and done deal. I think it's more fun if you put some extra love and effort into your advent calendar by making your own, decorating it, and filling it with chosen goodies.
Mermaid advent calendar box
To start, you'll need an empty advent calendar. There are cardboard ones to use, but a wooden box can be used more than once and will hold up well for years to come.
Here's a good empty wooden advent calendar:
The next step is to paint and decorate it. I recommend painting it with shades of blue and then lightly brushing it with streaks of white, giving it a distressed beach wood effect. Next, I would use hot glue to adhere pearls, shells, and other things like fake seaweed and fishnet onto it. The last thing, and arguably most important, is to add the numbers. You could do them consecutively, or arrange them randomly. I think random placement is more fun because then the kids have to find each day's box. It turns it into a little game, like a treasure hunt.
Then, you are ready to fill it up! I will share with you loads of tiny gifts to add to your advent calendar.
To make this Christmas even more magical, have the kids help you decorate the box.
The best thing is that you can use this year after year!
Another option is to use numbered gift bags to store the little gifts. You can still decorate them with shells and pearls. It would be simpler, but a fraction of the cost. I am using these baggies to create an advent calendar package.
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Mermaid gifts for your advent calendar
To simplify things, you can buy a bundle of mermaid favors.
This is a more affordable option, especially if you have multiple kids.
You might want to personalize things a little more though.
You can cut out the individual tattoos and scatter them throughout the advent calendar. You could put a couple of them in some of the boxes.
I know these aren't mermaids, but the individual packs of these sea creature gummies will fit perfectly inside the advent calendar and work with the mermaid theme.
Since this bundle comes with 10 pouches, you can use them for multiple days. Just don't use them days in a row.
This 32 piece bundle of ocean themed jewelry could fill the advent calendar on their own! These accessories are perfect for a mermaid costume.
Another option is to use some of the pieces for the advent calendar, like the smaller ones, and others could be their own gift on Christmas day.
If you have a Disney fan as a child, I wouldn't be surprised if their favorite movie is The Little Mermaid.
Here's a cute little Ariel keychain that they will love to have on their school backpack. Their friends would love it too.
See this article for more Ariel gift ideas.
A rubber ducky is the perfect bath time toy! This adorable rubber duck will delight any young mermaid lover.
It can go in the bath, the pool, or just be played with in the living room, or wherever.
Not that kids have all that much stress, but they would still enjoy these little mermaid scale stress balls that have silly faces!
This set is intended to be used as party favors, but you can definitely get away with using them for Christmas presents or advent calendar goodies, especially if you have multiple kids. They'll just have to decide amongst themselves who gets which face.
Dollar Tree items
When it comes to finding stocking stuffers and advent calendar fillers, the Dollar Tree is a gold mine! Here are all the things I found there that I'll be including in the mermaid advent calendar I am making.
Some of these items may not fit in the calendar you have, so keep size in mind.
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That brings us to the end of this article. I hope you enjoyed it and found it to be helpful. Have the merriest Christmas of all time!
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Shello! My name is Mermaid Liv, a professional mermaid and content creator. I share my love of mermaiding through this blog, along with my Youtube channel.
If you've never heard of it before, mermaiding is a hobby, profession, and sport that involves wearing mermaid tails made for swimming.
I began making tails in 2013 and have continued my mermaid journey, starting my Youtube channel, working at a mermaid festival, performing at gigs, and being briefly featured in the Netflix Docu Series MerPeople.
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