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25 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar Printable Boxes – Free Templates

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3 different Christmas-themed DIY printable advent calendar boxes are shown in this graphic with the words "DIY advent calendar boxes" in a text box on the bottom.

Every year I tell myself I will make an advent calendar, so this year I decided to craft advent calendar boxes that are perfect to hold some toys and candy. These DIY printable advent calendar boxes are easy enough to print off and cut with scissors, or you can follow my tutorial for making the advent boxes with your Cricut Maker or Cricut Explore Air 2 using Print Then Cut.

A stack of DIY advent calendar boxes to open on each day of December, surrounded by white baubles and garland. Download the free printable Christmas advent calendar boxes

If you are new to Print Then Cut or confused as to what it is, take a look at my entire tutorial on understanding Print Then Cut versus a layered SVG file.

Check out more of my Christmas crafts here and my popular last-minute gift ideas with Cricut!

Ten printable advent calendar boxes stacked on a table next to each other. These personalized Christmas boxes can contain small gifts or treats.

Supplies for DIY Advent Calendar Boxes

Printable Advent Calendar Boxes Video Tutorial

Watch my full video tutorial for these DIY advent printable boxes or keep reading for an overview picture tutorial.

Among these stackable DIY Christmas advent calendar boxes are white and silver balls and garland. You can get these printable templates from AbbiKirstenCollections.

Download the Free Advent Calendar Boxes

Download these free printable advent calendar templates by signing up via the form below. Once you set your password via the email sent to you, enter the vault, and search at the top with the keyword advent or design #400.

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Printable Advent Calendar Box Instructions

A Canon color printer is printing the DIY advent calendar boxes on white paper. You can use your Cricut to help with the Print then Cut feature.

Start by printing out the boxes. The PNG image format can be printed to your preferred size by using your printer dialog box and setting it to scale. I recommend choosing Letter size and “fit to page” in your printer settings.

Design Space canvas window is using score lines for boxes for use with the Print then Cut option.

When using Cricut for Print Then Cut, I scale mine to 9.25 H x 6.5 W in Design Space. Be sure to import the SVG with the scorelines. You will need to change the Operation-type to Score and then use your Attach tool so that Cricut knows precisely where to score.

Abbi Kirsten's arm adjusts her Cricut machine to Print then Cut the advent calendar boxes.

For my advent calendar boxes, I set my material to medium cardstock. Cricut will ask you to load your scoring wheel (for Cricut Makers) or a scoring stylus if you own a Cricut Explore 2 machine.

Once the scoring is complete, you will need to remove the scoring tool (but do not unload the mat) and replace it with the fine-point blade to complete the cut.

Abbi Kirsten demonstrates folding the Christmas advent calendar boxes with score lines from Cricut.

Remove your DIY advent box template from the mat by peeling the mat away from the material to help eliminate the paper from curling. Fold your advent boxes along the scorelines. If you are cutting by hand with scissors, then a scoring board can be a helpful tool.

Abbi Kirsten adds adhesive to the edges of the advent calendar boxes so they can be folded and assembled.

With permanent scrapbooking tape, I add adhesive to the four edges.

Abbi Kirsten assembles the printed and folded advent calendar boxes into cubes. You can get these templates from CatchingColorflies.com

Fold up each side of the DIY advent boxes and secure them with double-sided tape.

A finished pink advent calendar box sits in the foreground, filled with red Hershey's kisses and tissue strips. Other finished boxes are stacked in the background.

Finally, add some shredded paper and top with candies or little toys! You can display your DIY advent calendar boxes stacked in a neat pyramid or even punch small holes and string them up as a banner!

If you store them carefully in a plastic container, you can use these for several years!

A sparkling Christmas tree is the background for a completed pyramid of DIY advent calendar boxes. Download the free printables for your holiday!

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A picture grid of the various designs on the finished DIY advent calendar box templates. Below text reads "25 Free Printable Christmas Advent Boxes."

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