Christmas TRH and Book Advent is about combing two of my favourite things.
This year I have been purchasing books slowly (24 books do not come cheap). So this year we are making 24 different TRH Christmas crafts and then securing the bottom with a bit of cardboard (from the bottom of a cereal box), popping inside each one a chocolate and a piece of paper with a book title. We have started by painting 23 small and one (kitchen roll) large (Christmas Eve) rolls. I have placed a small silver coin in each and buttons in the large (I think a mars bar would work really well but I had buttons in the house).
Each day we will open each one (from the top or the bottom depending on the design – and read the book that is mentioned on the paper. I think I shall probably number the books and wrap them up too – but undecided as not sure if this will confuse my youngest. I will share with you our TRH Christmas craft designs and books as we approach Christmas but am also hoping to host some Guest book reviews too – with the aim to really help promote reading this Christmas. I hope that the book reviews will give people variety and inspiration of books to buy/read – and aim to cover adults as well as children. Please get in touch if you have a book review you would like to feature as a guest post here. Please link up any book reviews to The Christmas Collection – and I aim to add all the book reviews to one big linky at the end – so do link up and I will help promote your book too.
Obviously I have started now so there is plenty of time for us to make them before December 1st. Coming soon I will reveal a very special book to start the advent off – and not only that it will also feature a giveaway!
Well what a lovely idea, do you think it would work for encouraging reading of school reading books ha ha!
What a lovely idea – anything to get kids away from chocolate calendars is all good in my books!
Oooh we do love a good old Toilet Roll Craft (as you well know)!!! Great to see an advent calendar made from them. AND love having books as part of the “gifts”. Lovely.
I really liked Rebecca’s book advent last year. Doh totally forgot to do it this year. Loving your idea.
I wonder if I wizz round the charity shops quickly I could get enough? I bet I could!
Oh Joy that is a wonderful idea! I would never have thought of doing something like that, you are a clever one aren’t you? This would be great to do with charity shop books to make it a little easier on the pocket.
Finally a clever idea! I need to start putting the cooks on the side. Maybe Kara can help with it
Such a cute idea and a love alternative to chocolate ones – sure they will have so much fun counting down to Christmas x
That is such a lovely lovely idea…. My son told me that he would like a star wars advent calendar, and I said no, because it had nothing to do with Christmas at all, however this idea features the most important thing about Christmas to me – spending quality time with family! 🙂
I LOVE this idea, wonder if I have time to sort it for this year!
great idea. Becky from Baby Budgeting has just given me a wonderful book to read to my youngest over Christmas, i may just join in 🙂
What a wonderfully intelligent and heartwarming idea – seems to sum up what Christmas is all about really. I look forward to the next steps 🙂
ooooh I love the book a day idea! You’re going to have a fab time reading all those. xx
this is such a wonderful idea and so thoughful of you – what a fab Mum you are. i have thought about making an advent something or other but have not done it. BUT I love this and will pin it to remind me for next year x x
We love book advents!!
What a simply lovely idea x
I love this advent idea! Thanks again for linking up at Anything Goes last week. I would love it if you stopped by to link up a post or two at this week’s link-up. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Wow what a fantastic idea… I think we’ll do books next year and start collecting them throughout the year as well! The book people are fab for little ones xx
Sorry, I put my link in the wrong place. ;/
What a lovely idea
what a wonderful idea! x
a book advent is a great idea! love it 😀
What a brill idea 😉 I so need to do more stuff like this with the toddler! xx