Tutorial: How to Make a Halloween Countdown Calendar
Craft a Halloween countdown calendar with this easy-to-follow tutorial. It’s perfect for adding a spooky touch to your holiday décor and is also a great way to display your favorite Halloween photos!
As the Halloween season approaches, there’s no better way to heighten the excitement than with a creative countdown calendar.
This tutorial will guide you through the steps to make a personalized Halloween countdown calendar perfect for adding a festive touch to your home. Whether you’re an experienced crafter or just getting started, this project is simple yet satisfying!
Countdown Calendar Details
You know how you always take a million photos of everyone dressed up in adorable costumes on Halloween day?
I thought it would be fun to find a way to display the photos instead of just keeping them tucked away in scrapbooks or on your computer!
This is a little Halloween desktop countdown calendar! Today, I’ll show you how to build the basic structure, and then you can embellish it as you like!
You could use the same plans to make a flip book for almost any occasion, but I think it would be especially fun for Christmas!
Countdown Flip Book Supplies
- Two pieces of 8″x8″ bookboard or VERY sturdy chipboard. I used 7gypsies black Book Board.
- One piece 8″x8″ card stock in coordinating color
- One piece 8″x8″ pattern paper
- Three 2″ binder rings
- I printed ten photos in black and white and added some swirls in Photoshop to a few before I printed them.
- You will also need various Halloween scrapbooking supplies.
I also used the Close to My Heart All Sorts Mini album for the chipboard pages in the book, and a few colors of Glimmer Mist to make all of my supplies look more “spooky”.
Step 1: Prepare the Cardstock
Take your 8″x8″ piece of cardstock and score it down the center. Then, fold it in half.
Then measure in 1″ and score on each end and fold the opposite way you folded your center.
Step Two: Attach the Book Board
Next, using some super-sticky double-stick tape (I like the thin-line orange tape), tape your 2 8″x 8″ book board pieces to each of the 1″ flaps on the side. Secure WELL!
Step Three: Add the Patterned Paper
Next, take your 8″x 8″ piece of pattern paper and score it down the center. Fold it in half with the right side facing out. (I used a punch to decorate the edges of this piece of pattern paper.)
Step Four: Assemble the Base & Punch Holes
Bring the two bookboard edges up so that you form a triangle. Using sticky tape, tape your pattern paper piece over the top of your book board.
It should look like this when you are done.
Next, you will need to punch your holes. For this, you will need a crocodile or some other heavy-duty punch.
If you use chipboard pieces with pre-punched holes, use those as the guide for punching the holes in your base.
Now that your base is finished, you are ready to make your countdown pages and embellish your project!
Adding Photos & Embellishments
Cut and embellish ten pages for the countdown. Consider using varying sizes and colors to create a layered effect.
Assemble the Calendar
Arrange the pages in reverse order, starting from 10 and working your way to 1, flipping a page each day leading up to Halloween.
Here are photos of the ten pages that I made. I wanted the calendar to have a very hodge-podge feel, so none of my pages are the same size or color.
I like the layered look and being able to see some of the pages poking out from the sides.
Enjoy your custom Halloween countdown calendar, perfect for adding a spooky touch to your décor!
