Christmas is always such a special time of year. My kids are always counting down the days.  If yours are too, then this is the perfect craft for you! This is a super fun Christmas countdown craft that the entire family can do. It is also affordable and kid friendly!  It only takes a few items you will find around the house plus a free printable you’ll find below.

This Christmas countdown is a great art project just as the holiday season starts! You can hang it up around the house, use it for a decoration, or put it on your Christmas tree. It has many uses and this simple craft can bring a lot of joy. 

If you are making this craft, be sure to pass it along to others the same way we pass along Christmas joy!

Countdown to Christmas Clock Instructions:

Supplies:

• Countdown to Christmas Printable HERE
• 2 – 8.6” sturdy paper plates
• paper hole punch
• bakers twine
• (2-3) 12-in. wired garland ties
• hot glue stick
• scissors
• glue or glue stick
• thumb tack
• mini brad
• tape

Instructions:

1. Punch a hole about ¼” away from the edge of the plate. Tie an 8” piece of bakers twine into a loop and then attach it to the plate through the punched hole.
   
   
2. Bend your wired garland ties slightly so they are curved like the plate.
   
   
3. Hot glue your garland to the backside of the paper plate, around the outside curved edge (work in small sections and press garland into glue until it hardens).
   
   
4. Print and cut out the round countdown section of the countdown PDF inside the dashed outline. Set aside.
   
   
5. Rough-cut the spinner/arrow and glue it down to the flat center part of your second paper plate so it’s sturdier; let dry. Use a thumb tack to poke a hole in the little white dot area on the end of the spinner/arrow. Once it’s dry, cut it out carefully inside the dashed lines.
   
   
6. Tape the circle countdown to the center of the plate. Once it’s all taped down, use your thumb tack to poke a hole on the black center dot.
   
   
   
7. Insert your mini brad into the pre-poked hole in the spinner/arrow first and then through the pre-poked hole in the plate. Turn the plate over and secure the brad by bending out the ends.
   
   
   
8. Use a paper hole punch in the empty section of your PDF to make 25 ‘snowflakes’; set aside. Glue on a ‘snowflake’ to your countdown each day to make it a “white Christmas”!
   
   
   
9. Hang up your plate and start the Christmas countdown on December 1st! 

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