Countdown to Christmas | Perpetual Calendar

Kids love counting down to Christmas! I have a quick and easy project to share with you today. It may spark your creativity to see what you can use to make something similar.

This project is so easy; there are few steps and pictures.

Perpetual Calendar

Last year, I got some of these perpetual calendar sets at a Christmas party. I made one of them into a Farmhouse Calendar. As the Christmas holiday approaches, I thought it would be a great way to countdown to Christmas!

Spray Paint Project

I chose some clearance spray paint from my stash. I sanded the piece lightly to help the spray paint adhere better.

Yeah, that didn’t work! The boards are MDF, and the spray paint did NOT cover the edges. So, I switched to a flat white primer instead. The primer covered the house better, but that MDF edge was still not white.

Plan C | Craft Paint

I was pretty discouraged with the process, so I took no pictures. Finally, at about 10 PM, I painted the little countdown to Christmas house with craft paint. Why are there no pictures? It was looking awful. I thought I would have to sand it and start over, but it looked great the following day!

I chose two transfers from The Junky Chalker Shop to embellish the little house calendar. You could easily use stencils or even hand paint some designs.

Countdown to Christmas Calendar Makeover

Up close, you can see the craft paint should have been sanded a little. That’s what I get for crafting without wearing my glasses. I didn’t do anything to the number cubes or the Christmas tag. The longer piece had all the months, days, and major holidays.

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The pencil holder of the perpetual calendar is perfect for holding candy canes! Had I known that I was going to use candy canes, I probably would have offset the Ho Ho Ho a little. But isn’t that Christmas tree adorable?

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I wish the house had a little chimney for Santa (seen sitting up high).

Do you have a perpetual calendar at home that YOU can turn into a Countdown to Christmas project?

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