Advent Candles are used to mark the days from December 1st until Christmas Eve on December 24th.  The candles have the numbers 1 to 24 on them, starting at the top with 1 and ending near the bottom of the candle with 24.  Each day you light the candle and let it burn down to...

Advent Calendars are used to count down the days till Christmas. There are many types of advent calendars but the idea behind them all is the same.  You open a "door" with a number on it representing that day of December… counting down each day until Christmas Eve on the 24th. Monique Palomares told me...

Advent Calendars are used to count down the days till Christmas.  When I was a kid, we’d have one where you’d open a "door" with a number on it representing that day of December.  When you opened the "door" you’d see a picture behind it.  My siblings and I would take turns opening the doors...