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13 Days of Halloween – Halloween Countdown Calendar

I’ve been wanting to make a fun little Halloween countdown calendar for the kids for a while now, and had so much fun planning and making this one! It’s magnetic and is displayed on the fridge, so that the kids can see and reach it…. I just can’t put the next day’s treats in until the night before – LOL!

The supplies needed include:

  • Little containers – I found this box of  30 count 2.25″ square wedding favor tins
  • Button magnets (and a glue gun if they aren’t adhesive on one side)
  • Washi tape, twine, buttons, rhinestones, etc…
  • Adhesive. I used and ATG and some pop dots
  • Scissors & paper trimmer
  • Your digital kit, I chose Sara Schmutz’s Trick or Treat Kit

I first measured the front of the tins & set up my papers and paper elements in Photoshop. Print out more than you think you will need, in a variety of colors. Before hand, I decided which tins would have numbers (the kids are learning to count, and Alex only knows a few numbers, so I didn’t put them on every one!) and set up those as well.

Trim the little squares and lay them out onto your table in the order you’re going to want them. Then cut out your other paper elements and lay those on top. This is the point where I moved papers around to get everything “just right”. Once you have that figured out, you can get to the fun stuff – adhering them to the boxes! I used a tape gun to stick the papers to the tops of the tins. As you do this, you can add twine or ribbons to the base papers. Once those are done, you can add your other paper elements and embellishments! I kept mine simple, since I have young children.

Once you finish the boxes, add the magnets to the back of the boxes, and your treats and stick them on your fridge. Or a filing cabinet! I’ve even seen people stick them to cookie sheets that they hang on the wall.

This is a fun and simple project that you can complete in a few hours, and once the holiday is over, you can pack it up and re-use it next year!

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8 Responses to “13 Days of Halloween – Halloween Countdown Calendar”

  1. Jennifer V. says:

    Arielle, this is amazing! I love it! I think I’ll do this for Christmas. What a clever, fun idea.

  2. aria-andrus says:

    I LOVE this! What a great idea, Arielle! You and your hybrid-ness are so inspiring!

  3. Katherine says:

    Wow, this is awesome – and I would never have thought of looking at wedding supplies for the little tins! Agree – Jen – this would be great for Christmas, too – even Hannukah.

  4. Chris says:

    So clever. I love it. Can you please share where you found the boxes? I’ll start looking for them. Thanks.

  5. *Alison* says:

    A FREAKIN adorable.. this is such a cute idea.. I LOVE it!!! you are soooo talented..

  6. LeAnne says:

    VERY cute….one of these days, I’m going to do this!

  7. missyb says:

    You rock Arielle! This is so fantastic!! I love it for Halloween.

  8. Arielle says:

    I bought the boxes at Michael’s for $20 USD, I’m sure you can get them at Hobby Lobby or JoAnn’s, too! I used my 40% off coupon, too – WOOHOO! Thanks so much ladies!

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