20 DIY Advent Calendars to Hype You Up for Christmas

Get into the holiday spirit with this advent calendar filled with acts of kindness. Add anything from simple tasks like "Smile and say hello to someone" to bigger acts like "Volunteer." Get the tutorial from Lovely Indeed.

Once you've finished your coffee, save the tins so you can use them to create this easy advent calendar. All you have to do is wrap them in paper, add numbers, stuff them with goodies, and stack them in a tree shape. Get the tutorial from Look What I Made.

Recreate this adorable advent calendar by Emily Henderson with miniature felt or knit stockings strung together for a bedroom garland. It's the perfect way to jazz up a kid's room for the holidays while also getting them excited for Christmas.

This take-out box advent calendar is mesmerizing to look at and it's super easy to make. Get the tutorial at Studio DIY!.

Here's another great DIY advent calendar brought to us by Sugar and Charm. You'll just need some plywood, small tin cans, and a hot glue gun (and then goodies, of course).

This advent calendar is definitely the prettiest a bunch of paper bags ever could look. We love the color coordination and grid layout. Get the tutorial at Tell Love and Party.

Pull together a bunch of mini bottles for 25 nightcaps, or try a more festive route with a selection of hot chocolate mixes, marshmallows, and candies. Get the tutorial from Feast + West.

Turn a kitchen garland into a advent calendar. Attach a ribbon across it and then hang little tin containers labeled with the day of the month and fill them with treats. Now that's our kind of giving tree.

This DIY wooden calendar can be reused every year, and is super fun to decorate. Add one ornament to the tree every day until Christmas. Learn how to make it from Julep.

Upgrade your advent calendar tradition with this DIY version from Sugar and Charm. The little wooden houses are surprisingly easy to make and they're the perfect thing to line the mantle with.

These adorable mini stockings would be a perfect garland for your mantel or banister. Get the tutorial at The Crafted Life.

Instead of opening a flimsy cardboard box, hang up a DIY Advent calendar on a ladder or the tree. Decorated muslin craft bags conceal treats, toys, and messages from Santa—and you can fill them again next year, too.

Not only is this colorful strand of string lights amazing wall (or tree!) decor, but it's also an advent calendar. Learn how to make i from The House That Lars Built.

This DIY advent calendar is so cheerful, we just may have to keep it up all year long (or at least through the dark days of winter). Follow the steps from Tell Love and Party to make your own.

A 3D advent calendar village can double as mantel decor. We love the Bavarian-style drawings on these. Get the tutorial at Lia Griffith.

String these tiny houses on your mantel, wall, or even your tree. We love how each one looks a little different. The whole neighborhood is invited! Learn how to make them from Lia Griffith.

Fill little baggies with the treat of your choice, fold them over, write the date in white chalk on black paper, and then attach the piecesof paper with a clothes pin. It's the perfect holiday decor for a console table in the entry.

Each of these geometric paper trees is fulled with treats. Just label them with the date and you've got yourself an advent calendar. Learn how to make them from Tell, Love, and Party.

How much fun would it be to unwrap these mini presents every day? If every morning can't be Christmas morning, at least the first twenty five days of December can be. Get the tutorial at Mod Podge Rocks.

Turn your advent calendar into a game this year by creating a box with holes that you can punch into to discover the surprise inside. Get the tutorial from Studio DIY.