Easy Printable Advent Calendar To Make

This printable advent calendar kit is easy to use and will help you have a gorgeous, handmade advent calendar ready to use in no time.

With 24 patterned pyramid box templates that you can fill with treats, everyone will love this advent calendar that you can use year after year.

I always plan to start working on an advent calendar early, but then suddenly October vanishes and November is almost over and I that fancy advent calendar is still not done!

There are lots of amazing ideas for making awesomely crafty advent sets, and there are lots of beautiful sets you can buy, but if you are not awesomely crafty, and you are looking for an easy alternative I’ve got a solution for time poor, craft challenged people like us!

This Merry and Bright printable advent calendar is quick and easy to make, and it looks gorgeous hung on a Christmas tree, or as a garland, or just pop the 24 pyramid boxes into a big glass bowl for a super easy option.

Merry and Bright Printable Advent Set

I designed and made this easy printable advent set of pyramid boxes many years ago when my kids were toddlers. We’ve used them several times over the years as they are easy to make, you can fill them with a variety of small gifts, sweets or activity cards, and they are the perfect size to hang on the Christmas tree.

I’m very excited to have our Merry and Bright Advent set in the Picklebums shop, ready to download, print and create!

The 40 page pdf file includes easy step by step instructions, a printable box template to make folding the boxes really simple, 24 different patterned and coloured digital papers to choose from, and a set of number tags.

Simply, download the pdf, follow the instructions to print and make your own handmade Christmas countdown to display.

Ideas for Advent Calendar Fillers

Once you’ve made your cute little advent boxes, now you have to fill them, but don’t worry we’ve got that covered too!

You can fill your advent boxes with anything you like, the items just need to be small enough to fit inside each box. You can fill them with small treats, or pop one of our free printable advent activity cards inside.

Here’s a list of advent calendar filler ideas, all of them the perfect size to fit in these cute little advent boxes:

TIP: If you have a bigger item you really want to include in your advent calendar you can pop a note into the advent box, with a clue to where the bigger item is hidden! That way you get to give the larger treat and the kids get to do a mini scavenger hunt!

You can buy the Merry and Bright Advent Set here on special for $5.00 until the end of November (2022)!

More Advent Calendar Ideas

If you are looking for more simple advent calendar ideas to do with your kids, you might like one of these: