Unique DIY Advent Calendars You’ve Never Seen

With muslin bags, iron-on numbers and some little trinkets, you can turn a mug rack into a fun advent calendar! This is a perfect last minute idea.

Forego the candy for cute little felt shapes – you pick one out of the pocket and put on the tree each day. I love that this can be a calendar that you bring out year after year and eventually pass down to a child.

Looking for one of those advent calendar ideas that is truly unique? Make this wood snowman advent calendar and use it again year after year!

Save 24 jars with lids and you can make this cool calendar! I love the shades of green that were picked for this advent.

Turn an old window frame into a dry erase calendar that counts down the days until Christmas. There are just a few simple steps!

The graphic tree boxes would make great favors for a holiday party, and simple wrapping ideas for small presents to be gifted. Not only that, but they send quite easily for cross country gifting.

Decorate a mini tree with these cute boxes! And it’s not that expensive to make, using chalkboard spray paint.

This DIY wooden advent calendar is an awesome festive project! Relatively easy to put together and reusable for Christmas year after year. Fill it full of sweet treats like hot chocolate or candy canes for the family!

Paint various plastic animals white and give them each a Rudolph nose. Attach them to numbered boxes to create your calendar. So cute!

This advent is completely no sew, though you'll use some embroidery stitches on the trees. Such a cute idea and you can use any colors you like (wouldn't aquas look pretty too?).

These adorable Santa Advent favor boxes are free in the post, so all you have to do is print and cut for each day of the month. What will you add to your boxes?

For a teenie version of a Christmas countdown calendar, use ordinary grocery-store matchboxes to pass the days. You'll also use pretty patterned wrapping paper.

Count down the days until Christmas by turning over each numbered ornament. The other side is beautifully painted with distress oxide spray.

Standard advent calendars hang on the wall – this one can hang across a frame or doorway! It's very easy to make out of felt.

This calendar is practically free, given that it’s made from toilet paper rolls! All you need are small gifts to fill it, like candy or other small toys.

You don’t need anything more than the printable to make these fun black and white advent boxes. These little boxes are perfect for filling them with treats, little notes and other small surprises.

Turn a wood tray and discs into a beautiful farmhouse-inspired Christmas countdown. This design would go with any color theme you have for the holidays!

I can't believe that all you need for this countdown are brown paper bags and a white paint pen! It's so cute, and kids can grab one each day.

If you want a DIY advent calendar that will make a huge statement, try this one using a big canvas. Kids will love this for Christmas!

If you are trying to build up your holiday cinema collection, this countdown is perfect! The kids can unwrap a new Christmas movie every single day.

This is such a genius idea and my pug would love it! Get your pets in on the fun of Christmas using a muffin tin and paper.

You always knew those baby food jars you saved would come in handy for something! These etched luminaries make a beautiful advent calendar.

Who lives on Christmas Street? This printable Christmas advent calendar has every house on the street from 1 to 24. Create these easy-to-make match box size houses and buildings and children can visit each house everyday until Christmas.

The boxes are a perfect place to store those mini bottles, This project makes the perfect holiday gift for a friend who loves making cocktails. Learn how to make your own, with a free printable label template!

A white picture frame and twine make a great background for the colorful washi tape covered clothespins used in this calendar.

Children can assemble their own easy holiday paper chain countdown using this tutorial! This kids advent calendar is made from construction paper and is candy-free.

Take your holiday excitement out on this calendar by punching through a hole each day. This is way easier to make than you might think.

This cool advent calendar uses sheet metal and vinyl stickers to make a fun magnetic board. This is another countdown you can use year after year.

This is another fun one for the kids, but it's super cute! You can make a cardstock tree and simply glue the pom poms right on top of the numbers. I could see doing this on a larger scale too!

Use old toilet paper rolls and scrapbook paper to create a statement Christmas advent calendar that can hang in the doorway.