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Hershey’s Kisses DIY Christmas Countdown Calendar

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This fun Hershey’s Kisses DIY Christmas countdown calendar is and easy to make family project!

Hershey's Kisses DIY Christmas countdown calendar poster.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Hershey Company for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

I always love starting new family traditions, especially around the festive holidays. This year I decided to get ahead of schedule and actually plan a fun DIY Christmas countdown calendar with the help of some yummy Hershey’s Kisses chocolates from The Hershey Company!  SUPPLIES:

  • 8ft 1×3 board cut into
    • (6) 1×3 boards with edges cut at 45 degree angles, longest edge at lengths of 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, and 6 inches
    • 3×3 inch square tree trunk
    • 3×6 inch tree base
  • 16 inch 1×2 board (to connect tree boards)
  • Wood star
  • Nail gun or hammer & nails
  • Drill
  • (2) 1.5 inch wood screws
  • Hershey’s Kisses chocolates
  • Candy numbers free printable (below)
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors or .75 inch hole punch
  • Green, brown and yellow paint

Wooden cut out Christmas tree with packets of Hershey's kisses beside it. First thing you need to do is right click on the image below and save it to your desktop. Then you’ll want to open the JPG and print out.  Number 1 to 24 in red, purple, yellow and gray circles.

To trim, either use a pair of scissor or get a .75 inch hole punch.

Using a hold punch to punch out the coloured numbers.

All the punched out numbers on the desk.Then glue your circles to the bottom of Hershey’s Kisses chocolates with a glue stick. Pretty cute, right? The kids will love doing this part!

Gluing the numbers on the bottom of the Hershey's Kisses.

Set the Hershey’s Kisses chocolates aside while you work on the Christmas tree art.

Start the tree by nailing the 16 inch 1×2 board into the middle of the aligned tree boards & tree trunk (like the photo below).

The wooden Christmas tree being nailed together. Then you’ll want to mark 24 areas to drill holes into your tree design for the Hershey’s Kisses chocolates. You’ll need at least 1/2 inch drill bit for the holes.

Drilling holes into the wooden tree. Next it’s time to work on the base so your tree can stand up. Make 2 pilot holes through the tree base into the tree trunk. Then attached base with 1.5 inch screws.

Drilling a hole into the base of the DIY Christmas tree. Paint all of your pieces, then attach the star to the top of the tree. Fill in your holes randomly with the numbered Hershey’s Kisses chocolates.

Then you’re all done with your new family tradition…
Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates DIY Christmas Countdown Calendar.
Pretty cute, right?

The painted Christmas tree with a yellow star on top and Hersey Kisses stuck on it.

Up close of the pictured numbers on the tree. The bottom of the tree with Hershey Kisses lying beneath it.

Your kids will love (or fight) over pulling out the Hershey’s Kisses!
And you might just have to make one for every kid in the family 🙂

Little girl taking the candy off the tree.

So who’s ready to spread the holiday cheer and
make this the sweetest time of the year?

Christmas tree candy countdown with a yellow star.

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Comments

  1. Bryn says

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    I smell an Etsy shop…

    • howtonestforless says

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      HA. You make them, I’ll sell them. Split the profits 50/50?

  2. Diana says

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    What a great idea!!! So creative! Love! 🙂

  3. Heather says

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    I love this advent calendar! Such a cute idea to make and gift to others!

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