Garland of Giving!

I am part of a wonderful holiday service series coming up with the talented Kristen at My Junk Drawer!

I was excited to increase our family's giving spirit this season!

These little cuties are so excited for Christmas!

But I want them to feel all of Christmas, the gifts and the joy of service.

I also wanted an advent calendar, so I got an idea!

I cut 3 ornament shapes out of paper.

Then used those as patterns to cut out 24 sets of fabric ornaments and 24 matching felt backs.

I cut out 24 squares of felt with my favorite pinking shears.

I sewed the felt squares to the felt backs.

Then I sewed the 2 layers of fabric ornaments to the felt back.

I hand-stitched each ornament to my favorite red and white polkadotted ribbon!

I typed up these 24 ideas for small acts of service my 3-year-old and 8-year-old could both do.

I printed the page at the Costco photo center and cut it into strips.
Click HERE to download the list.

I placed one act of service and 2 pieces of candy in the felt pocket in the back of each ornament.

And our garland of giving is complete!

I can't wait to do these with my kids all month leading up to Christmas!

Merry month of service and joy!!