Halloween Advent Calendar with Doodlebug

Hey there! It's time for my next Doodlebug Design Team Project and this one is perfect for the month of October. I put a holiday spin on a Christmas tradition by making a Halloween advent calendar with the new Hey Pumpkin Collection. My grandlittles and I love this fall holiday, so I thought it would be fun to count down the days until they can wear their costumes and eat way too many sweets!

This Home Advent Calendar (links below) is a great way to celebrate Halloween a little bit each day. With 24 drawers that measure 2 1/4" x 2 1/4", they're a perfect size for small surprises. The house is approx. 15" x 16" and made of heavy white chipboard so, it's a colorful holiday decor piece that can be used year after year.

To decorate it, I started by covering the sides in 12x12 pattern papers. I used the Halloween Haul print on the roof and down the sides. Then, I covered the chimney in the pretty pink Boo-Tiful Bouquet.

Next, was the triangular space at the top. I filled it with stickers from the Hey Pumpkin Shadowbox Insert Kit. I love these. This one has witches, pumpkins, candies, spiders, and all sorts of cuteness! Plus they have enamel shape sprinkles that add shine and dimension.

In the center, I added the adorable Pumpkin Patch Doodle-pops. This little black cat and pumpkin are just too cute. And for sparkle, I threw in some mini jewels from the Halloween Assortment. I love this fun collage!

For the drawers, I covered each one in a fab-boo-lous print from the 6x6 paper pad. I used a 1 1/2" scallop circle punch, a 1 1/4" circle punch, and black and white card stock to create the circular shapes. Next, I added lots of cute mini icon stickers and dates with numbers from the Alphabet Soup puffy stickers. 

Since there are only 24 drawers but 30 days leading up to Halloween, I added 2 dates to each of the drawers in the last row. I mean ... there must be a surprise for every day! 😉

So, here are some great small gift ideas ...

For children: candy, small toys, stickers, temporary tattoos, cartoon band-aids, Halloween jewelry, little cars, Barbie clothes, Legos, colorful shoelaces, charms (with a bracelet at the end), small cans of play dough or slime, hair clips, coins, or clues to a scavenger hunt.

Teens to adult: gourmet chocolate, small packets of tea or spices, bath bombs, nail polish, small perfume/cologne, love notes, jewelry, a key ring, a small phone charger, tickets to a fun event, magnets, money, collectible enamel pins, tealight candles, seed packets, or again ... clues to a scavenger hunt.

As the final touch, I trimmed out the front and the chimney with some Chunky Doodle Twine in beetle black. 

To see my Christmas version of this advent calendar, click HERE. This was such a fun project. It's a great activity to do with your family and it looks amazing sitting out for Halloween. The new Hey Pumpkin Collection and the House Advent Calendar are just spook-tacular! 🧡 See product links below.

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