DIY Advent calendar houses - instructions for a colorful Christmas calendar

In our range you will find magical Advent calendar ideas to make yourself. For example, this colourful Christmas village.

And because it's best to recreate it with a great template, we've written detailed crafting instructions and made a video tutorial.

To craft you need:

• Scissors
• Bone folder (or alternatively a knife with a blunt back)
• Cutting mat for folding
• Glue stick
• Cord, wool thread or gift ribbon (approx. 40 cm per house)
• Craft template for the houses (from the shop)
• And of course various sweets or other small gifts as filling

Crafting instructions:

• Cut out the house along the outer line.
• Carefully fold the lines inside the house. This is best done with a bone folder. Alternatively, you can use the back of a blunt knife. It is best to test this on a leftover piece of the craft sheet first.
• Now you can fold all the lines. The four diagonal lines must be folded into a valley fold, all the others into a mountain fold.
• Then coat the adhesive surfaces with glue and glue the house in place. Allow to dry thoroughly.
• Now carefully shape the roof of the house.
• Use a needle to drill holes at the mark on the top of the roof.
• Don't forget to fill it and close it with a cord or ribbon.

You can find the template for the extraordinary colorful Advent calendar houses here:

Colorful Advent calendar houses

For those who think that's too colorful, we also have a minimalist version made of kraft cardboard . Here's the link:

Advent calendar house made of kraft cardboard

Of course you can also find the houses as a digital file to print yourself in the category: Digital for Christmas

And now: Have fun trying it out! Leave us a comment here, we look forward to your feedback.