As far as DIY advent calendars go, this one is pretty simple to make. While you can also purchase the printable template online, this is also a craft you can easily replicate at home.
Like other DIY advent calendars, you can fill up the small squares with whatever treats you would like. This comes in especially handy for children with food allergies or for giving small gifts instead of chocolate. The simplistic design consists of 24 small paper cubes you print out and construct yourself. Each one is separate, so you can arrange them to create a Christmas tree or any other seasonally appropriate shape. If you choose to create your own, you can also customize the font or use different colored paper. Kids can also decorate their own.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Personalized Advent Calendars
- Opportunity to create a platform for customers to easily customize and print their own advent calendars with fonts and colored paper of their choice.
- Non-food Advent Calendars
- Opportunity for food and gift industries to create non-food advent calendars that cater to those with food allergies or who prefer small gifts instead of chocolate.
- Interactive Advent Calendars
- Opportunity to bring technology into traditional advent calendars by creating interactive experiences for kids and adults alike, such as augmented reality or scavenger hunts.
Sectors Adopting This
- Craft Industry
- DIY advent calendars present an opportunity for craft companies to provide printable templates and supplies for customers to create their own custom calendars.
- Confectionery Industry
- Non-food advent calendars present an opportunity for the confectionery industry to expand into a new market of customers who want a different kind of advent calendar.
- Technology Industry
- Interactive advent calendars present an opportunity for tech companies to develop new experiences and partnerships with traditional advent calendar makers.
