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November 12, 2020 by Kirstin

DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)

DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)
DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)

I’ve shouted from the mountaintops about my love for advent calendars for YEARS. And then I moved to New Zealand and *needed* a new one! So we tried something new last year- a Kindness Advent (an act of kindness for each day of December).

DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)

This advent calendar looked great, and was so much fun to put together, and gave the whole month of December an extra spin of ‘kindness’ and gratitude (LOVE!).

DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)

Even better- I thought I’d share how to, and the printables for the kindness advent.

The twenty-five kindness activites we chose were:

1- Teacher treats and gifts

2- Neighbor treats

3- Send gifts to former foster kids’ families

4- Ornament delivery

5- Share candy canes

6- Send gifts to someone who has had a hard year

7- Happy post-it notes on bathroom mirrors

8- Candy canes on cars

9- Help a foster family

10- Day of genuine compliments

11- Surprise a friend

12- Return trolleys at the supermarket

13- Treats for the school staff

14- Treats for the firestation

15- Treat delivery

16- Paint rocks and hide them

17- Hold the door for shoppers

18- Leave change at the laundromat

19- Load bubble gum machines with change

20- Help the neighbors with their rubbish bins

21- Pay for someone’s coffee

22- Make bookmarks for the library

23- Surprise chalk art

24- Goodies for the postman (they call them ‘posties’ here)

25- Neighbor treats

*If you need other kindness advent ideas, there are so many on this blog. I left one page of the printables blank for you to add your own ideas!

Kindness Advent PrintableDownload
DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)

To make the advent calendar- collect twenty five favor bags and fill each one with Christmas treats and one act of kindness. Add floral numbers (I traced them onto Rifle Paper Co. wrapping paper, cut them out, and glued them to each paper bag). Then add a pom pom tie on each paper bag. Kindness Advent = DONE!

May 7, 2020 by Kirstin

free printable mother’s day cards

free printable mother's day cards

Printable Mother’s Day cards for all the moms/grandma’s/moms-to-be/lovely women you know I have lived an ocean away from at least part of my family for the last fifteen years, but I’ve NEVER felt quite so far away, and quite so homesick, as I have during the corona-crazy (closed borders and cancelled summer trips to the […]

May 6, 2019 by Kirstin

pretty DIY wrapped bouquets

DIY_wrapped_flower_bouquets

This week is both teacher appreciation week and Mother’s Day and these gorgeous (AND EASY) wrapped bouquets are the perfect gift for both. And they’re so easy to put together! Just grab a couple of bunches of pretty flowers (Trader Joe’s is my favorite for this!), cut squares of floral gift wrap, place a mason […]

April 5, 2019 by Kirstin

harry potter party- how to make mandrake cupcakes

harry_potter_party-how_to_make_mandrake_cupcakes

Y’all. It’s been forever since I put together a post, and even longer since I did a full kojo party. But last weekend we hosted the most epic of all the Harry Potter parties and it must (MUST!) be shared. I will be honest- putting this party together was a little like plunging back in […]

November 19, 2015 by Kirstin

free printable thanksgiving leftover labels

free printable thanksgiving leftover labels

Even though I can’t quite believe Thanksgiving is almost upon us (the tropical paradise weather isn’t helping me recalibrate), it is! And I love Thanksgiving! And I really love leftovers! Hence the need for some new Thanksgiving leftover labels. Truth be told, our Thanksgiving this year is going to be kind of funny- we’re spending […]

November 11, 2015 by Kirstin

what you need at your thanksgiving spread

what you need at your thanksgiving spread- tons of PIE (post includes free pie poster downloads until Thanksgiving!)

My internal season gauge is all messed up (going from endless summer back to normal fall and then plunging back into summer again will do that to you). I looked at a calendar this weekend and seeing “Thanksgiving” coming in two weeks was quite the shock. Thanksgiving? Already? How are we here already? Which brings […]

April 28, 2015 by Kirstin

free printable mother’s day cards

free printable mother's day cards

Either one of us could easily write a whole year of posts in honor of our mama (maybe we’ll put together a tribute post before Mother’s Day- she really is absolutely the best). Until then, we’re focusing the next couple of weeks on fabulous DIY gift ideas that would work well as Mother’s Day gifts. […]

January 16, 2015 by Kirstin

free printable valentine- sparkle

free printable valentine labels- 'Valentine, you sparkle!'

These printable valentines are right up any girly girl’s alley! Piper Jane loves the sparkles… Even better, just fill a bag with anything small and sparkly and add these labels on the top.

December 10, 2014 by Jordan

homemade caramels (and a free label!)

Hi friends! This year, we have a wonderfully busy holiday season between my mama coming to visit for Thanksgiving and my brother, sister-in-law and darling niece coming for Christmas! I can hardly wait. In honor of my sister-in-law’s visit, today I am sharing something from the archives. Her homemade caramel recipe! It makes the perfect […]

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