Make a contemporary paper-bag advent calendar
Simple, quick and effortlessly stylish - make it a modern Christmas

Not everyone wants Christmas decorations that are red and green and bursting with jolly Santas. If that sounds like you, this simple-to-make paper-bag advent calendar is a contemporary Christmas touch.
You will need
black card
white chalk
assorted sweets and treats
24 small white paper bags
24 wooden clothes-pegs
How to make
Cut 24 small squares from the black card. Write the numbers 1 to 24 on each square with the chalk.
Pop a tiny gift, sweet, treat or even a written wish or joke into each paper bag.
Fold over the top of each paper bag and attach one of the black-card numbers with a clothes-peg.
Arrange the pegged paper bags on a side table or mantelpiece.
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