The advent calendar, which eases anxiety by counting down those pesky 24 days until Christmas Eve, is as much a holiday tradition for my family as the tree. Sure, you can buy one and save the crafting time, but making an advent calendar adds to its allure. Check out images posted on various do-it-yourself websites and you’ll see that DIYers are getting beyond — way beyond — the tree-on-a-felt-background calendar popular when I was a child in the 1970s.
Make advent calendars a Christmas tradition