It’s high time to make an advent calendar for adorable countdown and today’s roundup is dedicated to them: the coolest advent calendars but they aren’t usual, they are drinkable and edible! Edible calendars are usually made of cookies or candies because they can last without a fridge for a long time and are loved by everyone. Drinkable calendars are for adults because they contain alcohol but you can also try to make a tea calendar. Now let’s have a look at the coolest DIYs.
Edible Calendars
Simple vanilla and butter cookies are perfect to make an advent calendar that will be loved by kids and adults. The cookies are shaped as numbers for a simple countdown, you may place them on a tray or just hang somewhere you like, on a branch or on a holder. Don’t forget to make holes if you gonna hang the cookies!
DIY butter number cookies calendar (via kittenhood.ro).
What a Christmas without gingerbread? Make a gorgeous advent calendar of gingerbread cookies of all shapes and looks that are inspired by the holidays. Don’t forget to make holes and glaze the numbers or maybe attach candy numbers to the cookies, hang your calendar and enjoy!
DIY glazed gingerbread cookies calendar (via www.bbcgoodfood.com).
This cookie calendar is a cute idea to realize: it’s made of different types of Christmassy cookies with glazing: snowmen, candy canes, bears, stars, snowflakes and so on. You can place the calendar on a tray shaped as a tree or put each cookie into a pocket. Hanging the calendar in a tree shape is also a cool idea.
DIY mini Christmas cookies calendar (via www.craftstorming.com).
Cakes pops are loved by everyone! Make some red and white ones, put edible glitter numbers on them and voila! Take a cardboard Christmas tree and insert these cake pops with numbers there, and your calendar is ready. The recipe is in the source!
DIY cake pops advent calendar (via mammawearsprada.com).
Countdown with kisses! Real ones and Hershey’s ones! This calendar is made of Hershey’s kisses that are attached to the calendar using green and red ribbon to give it a holiday feel. The tutorial is very easy to realize and won’t take much time.
DIY Hershey's Kisses advent calendar (via www.itsoverflowing.com).
This calendar is made using Oreo cookie balls and chocolate, and numbers are added on top. Such sweets will delight both kids and adults and you may add what you like to them – there are many ideas to vary the recipe. Get inspired!
DIY Oreo cookie balls countdown (via asubtlerevelry.com).
This gingerbread cookie calendar brings a strong Scandinavian feeling because of the traditional shapes and red and white glazing. Read the recipe to make the cookies and glaze them, try your own shapes to excite the family. Have a tasty countdown!
DIY glazed gingerbread cookie calendar (via www.butcherbakerblog.com).
Grab some candies you like and make an advent calendar! Just cutout some cardboard rounds and attach candies there, that’s it! The idea is pretty simple, you can easily hang it and vary the cardboard shapes creating whatever you like. Get creative and make a cool and tasty piece.
DIY candy advent calendar (via www.gimmesomeoven.com).
Are you a vegan? Then this countdown is right what you need. You’ll need to make 24 banana ice cream popsicles: the green ones are colored with a little spinach, brown is made with cocoa and the pink ones with a little beetroot juice. What a gorgeous and tasty idea to try!
DIY vegan banana popsicle countdown (via plantepusherne.dk).
Angel-shaped cookies with cinnamon and gingerbread will make up a gorgeous Christmas countdown! The numbers are added on paper or cardboard, and the cookies are hung wherever you like.
DIY gingerbread angel cookies calendar (via www.bobthechef.com).
Button cinnamon brown sugar cookies with glazing are an ideal thing to make a calendar. Glaze them with numbers and hang on colorful threads and voila – a tasty advent calendar is done!
DIY cinnamon brown sugar cookies advent calendar (via butterheartssugar.blogspot.ru).
Drinkable Calendars
Make a gorgeous gift for yourself and create this wine advent calendar! It consists of 24 wine bottles, each one is decorated with a Christmas ornament and a tag with numbers. If a large bottle is too much for you, take small wine bottles.
DIY wine bottle advent calendar (via www.popsugar.com).
Do you like beer? If yes, then this cool beer calendar is great to make for the countdown! A crate is covered with cardboard with numbers and there are beer bottles or cans inside. Decorate the crate with Christmas ornaments, snowflakes and paint it in winter-like colors.
DIY beer bottle calendar (via denver.thedrinknation.com).
Your favorite wine can be a cool base for a calendar! Take a wine rack, decorate it and place there wine bottles – 24 pieces to celebrate each day. Add colorful tags and quotes to each bottle (the bottles can be small ones) and voila – your calendar is ready!
DIY glam wine bottle crate calendar (via www.worldmarket.com).
This alcohol calendar is made of various types of small alcoholic bottles, and they are put into paper rolls. Shape a Christmas tree of paper rolls or some other shape that you like, put small liquor bottles inside and cover the paper rolls with paper with numbers. Decorate the whole piece as you like and enjoy!
DIY alcohol advent calendar (via runeatrepeat.com).
Here’s another beer calendar! Take a crate or a box, put there 24 beer bottles or cans and add tinsels inside to make it look cool. Attach cardboard numbers to each bottle to make a calendar and enjoy! To make the countdown even more special, choose different types of craft beer for the calendar – a various bottle for each day.
DIY crate with beer bottles advent calendar (via www.2littlehooligans.com).