This original black and white printable Advent poetry and illustrated bookmarks set, is a DIY advent calendar kit for an adult or teen. The activity printables includes adult alcohol suggestions or an alternative Teen appropriate non-alcoholic version for each day of Advent.



Each kit includes US Letter Size:



- Alternate image and text page file for duplex or professional printers

- Front side images file (print first then turn pages over)

- Back side poems text file (print after fronts)

- Printable Advent activities suggestions with food and cocktail ideas

- Teen Printable Advent activities suggestions with food and mocktail ideas

- A set of 25 printable advent boxes which look like books

- A printable box you can put all bookmarks in

- Guide to printing bookmarks



*The separate A4 set listing contains the same A4 files in A4, so don’t buy both sets. This version is in US Letter Size, please see this other listing if you use A4 paper/card.



For those with a tight budget who like the academia aesthetic, or for the homebody who prefers a quiet Advent reading poetry, these bookmarks with their Advent calendar art and poetry are an ideal pick.



This bookmark set and activities are also suited for those looking to create new traditions or wanting to add a touch of progressive, inclusive spirituality to traditional Christmas rituals, including subtle Catholic art Saint day references such as St Lucia, Saint Nicholas, and the Virgin Mary but in a modern Christian art, minimalist, black and white print style.



The bookmarks and boxes could be reused again next year, if you stick the boxes back with something which won’t damage them, like blu tack, masking tape (or possibly washi tape?) and then store them flat after Christmas. It is also inherently an eco friendly approach to advent calendars as there’s no shipping or plastic or metallics involved, you could even print on recycled card.



This DIY Advent Calendar kit is designed for home printing, utilizing just black ink, so you should be able to print on the most basic home printer. Whether on crisp white or pastel-hued card stock, the result is a new twist on printable advent calendars.



You might also like the 12 Days of Christmas set which follows on from this set.



Check PastProgressivePrint shop for further Christmas printables.