Fun for days! Build enjoyment all month with an extra-large development calendar. The felt pockets, marked with precut numbers, are big enough to hold little gifts– from note pads to yo-yos to mini candy boxes– and you can customize the design to fit different occasions. Pack eight pockets for the nights of Hanukkah, or a week’s worth for the lead-up to a huge birthday at any time of year. Trying to find more holiday-centric crafts? Think about these simple DIYs for the entire household or these projects influenced by seasonal traditions all over the world.
What You’ll Need
Products
Felt numbers (Felt-Fetti Countdown Numbers in Red and Fern).
White wool craft felt (The Felt Store White Wool Craft Felt).
Felt rolls (The Felt Pod Wool Felt Rolls, 5″ by 36″, in Red, Mineral Green, Mint, Baby Pink, Beige Skin, and Aqua Mist).
Wood dowel (Waddell Round Birch Dowel, 1/2″ by 48″).
Wood ball beads (Woodpeckers Wooden Ball Beads, 1 1/2″).
Shaker peg (Woodpeckers Shaker Peg with # 10 Screw).
Fundamental sewing supplies.
Directions.
To create the backdrop, cut a 36-by 45-inch rectangular shape out of 3-millimeter felt that’s strong enough to hold little gifts. Trim five 1-by-7-inch strips for hanging.
Fashion the pocket squares. Cut 24 pieces of 5-by-10-inch felt rectangular shapes. Fold each in half vertically, so they’re 5-inch squares.
To protect the pockets, gather the 24 squares and organize them in 4 rows of 6, ensuring a 2-inch border of complimentary space around each edge. Connect the pockets with a running stitch 1/8 inch from the left and right edges, leaving the bottom edges unsewn and the leading edges open. Glue precut numbers onto the pockets with fabric glue.
Attach the straps. Take the 5 strips and pin each to the front and back of the leading edge of the base, overlapping by 1 inch on the ends. Stitch the ends onto the base with a heavy thread and needle, utilizing a running stitch in a little rectangle-shaped pattern. As soon as the straps are sewn on, hang the calendar from a drape rod and brackets (we utilized a wooden dowel and Shaker pegs).
