How Do You Make An Edible Advent Calendar?
An advent calendar helps count the days down until Christmas. Some are devices by which children can learn about the story of the first Christmas and others are just fun. You can spend a lot or a little on a store bought Advent calendar or you can begin a tradition that everyone in your family will look forward to and remember for life. Read on to learn how to make an edible advent calendar. Iron the backing to the burlap. This will stiffen the fabric so that it will hang nicely and also tolerate the weight of the food. Turn down the top ½ inch of fabric and secure by sewing so that the dowel can fit through it protruding about ½ inch from each end. Tie a piece of ribbon to each end that you can use to hang the finished calendar from a nail on your wall. Use the wide-eyed needle to thread 4 inches of ribbon through the fabric. One inch of the ribbon will look like a straight stitch with 1 ½ inches of ribbon hanging from each end. You will use the ribbon to tie the candy cane or cookie
