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But the we discovered this awesome DIY advent calendar idea that uses Ikea jars to create an array of gifts that are perfect for so many people on your gift list, especially those who are hard to shop for!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The parts.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">You&#8217;ll need a variety of sizes of jars. Remember that each advent calendar has 25 days, so for each person, you\u2019ll need 25 jars in various sizes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/70227986\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Korken<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> large jar with lid \u2013 $3.99 each<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/90227985\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Korken<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> medium jar with lid \u2013 $2.99 each<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/20227984\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Korken<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> short jar with lid \u2013 $1.99 each<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/40323654\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Korken<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> tiny jar with lid \u2013 $3.99\/3 pack<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/40064702\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Rajtan<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> spice jar \u2013 $3.99\/4 pack<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/00291928\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Vardagen<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> jar with glass lid \u2013 $6.99 each<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/00112540\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Droppar<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> jar with lid \u2013 $3.99 each<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Hang tags for each jar, try <\/span><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clubcard.ca\/coated-hang-tags-14pt\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">these<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> \u2013 $1.00 each<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Paint<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Paint brush<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Something to put in each jar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #008000;\">Do it.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">First, order your hang tags. On one side of each tag, put the number, which coincides with the day (1-25). On the other side, write what\u2019s inside the jar \u2013 or leave it blank so it\u2019s a surprise! Next, paint all your jars. Paint the inside and outside, as well as the lids, then let dry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Finally, fill the jars. Great ideas include a candle, chocolate, whiskey\/scotch, cookie mix, trinkets, a Santa hat, or anything else you can think of!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"BodyA\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Source: <\/span><span class=\"Hyperlink0\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"http:\/\/livethemma.ikea.se\/skapa-en-annorlunda-julkalender\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: blue;\">Livet Hemma<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional advent calendars with chocolate are cool enough, and we\u2019re all for the beer advent &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":3276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-3274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy-life-hacks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A different kind of advent calendar as a DIY Christmas gift<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-different-kind-of-advent-calendar-as-a-diy-christmas-gift\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-different-kind-of-advent-calendar-as-a-diy-christmas-gift#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-different-kind-of-advent-calendar-as-a-diy-christmas-gift\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: A different kind of advent calendar as a DIY Christmas gift\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-23T06:17:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-12-04T06:33:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-different-kind-of-advent-calendar-as-a-diy-christmas-gift\"},\"wordCount\":250,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-a-different-kind-of-advent-calendar-as-a-diy-christmas-gift#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/advent-hack.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"DIY &amp; 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