Paper chain advent countdown

How to make it

1. 

   1

   Cut the strips

   Cut 24 strips about 1 in wide and 8 in long. Mix the colors.

2. 

   2

   Write the surprises

   On the inside of each strip, write something small to do. Hot cocoa, a holiday movie, call Grandma.

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   3

   Number them

   Write 1 to 24 on the outside of the strips with a marker.

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   4

   Start the chain

   Loop strip 24 into a ring and glue the ends. Slide strip 23 through it and close that one.

5. 

   5

   Keep linking

   Keep going down to 1. The chain gets long fast, so work on the floor.

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   6

   Hang it and tear a link a day

   Hang it from a doorway on November 30. Each morning, tear off the lowest link and read it out loud.