How to Make a Muffin Tin Advent Calendar

Here’s how to make an adorable Muffin Tin Advent Calendar at home!

Making a cute little Christmas Muffin Tin Advent Calendar! It is an easy, cheap and fun way to prepare for Christmas – without having to buy a thing! This is a great way to make the lead up to Christmas super special for little kids – and you can add any treats that you want.

To Make a Muffin Tin Advent Calendar, you will need:

• 24 hole mini muffin tin
• 2x A4 sheets of magnetic sheets (from your local cheap shop)
• Decorative papers
• Double sided tape
• Number stickers
• 2″ circle cutter for magnets plus 1 ¾” cutter for decorative papers
• Small treats or lollies
• Plate stand
• Tinsel
• Hot glue gun

 Instructions on Making a Muffin Tin Advent Calendar:

• Cut 24x 2″ circles out of magnetic sheets.
• Using the 1 ¾” cutter cut out 24 circles from the decorative papers. Glitter card was used on ours and then topped with xmas paper. Join these together with double-sided tape.
• Attach the number stickers from 1-24 and stick them on pretty circle tops.
• Place the small treats or lollies in the muffin tin.
• Arrange the circle tops on the muffin tray making sure the tray is longways or landscape as this balances on the plate stand properly.
• Starting at one corner place a small amount of hot glue and attach the tinsel working all around the tin.
• Place on plate stand.
• Hide from kids until Dec. 1^st.

Alternatively, if you can’t find pretty Xmas papers you could cut up old xmas cards or google xmas designs and place those on top of magnet sheets.

Treat Ideas for Your Muffin Tin Advent Calendar:

Traditionally, advent calendars contain lollies or chocolates. But the beauty of this Muffin Tin Advent Calendar is that you can add any treats that you like – include healthy ones!

Here are some suggestions: