Christmas is full of fun traditions and one great way to get your family excited about the holiday season is by giving them Advent Calendars. It’s a fun little tradition that the kids look forward to this time of year. But why should the kids have all the fun? This year I pulled together a list of advent calendar ideas for kids plus lots of unique advent calendars for everyone in your family!
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Advent Calendars for Everyone on Your List:
- Advent Calendar Ideas for Children
- 2022 LEGO Advent Calendars
- Christmas Advent Calendar Gifts for Women
- Advent Calendar Gifts for Men
- Foodie Advent Calendars
- Coffee and Tea Advent Calendars
- Hot Chocolate Advent Calendars
- Chocolate & Candy Advent Calendars
Advent Calendar Gift Ideas for Kids
Kids love this annual tradition! Children have so much fun finding a daily surprise each day leading up to Christmas. There are lots of unique advent calendars to try, you are sure to find the right type of advent calendar that is perfect for your child.
Advent calendars have come a long way since I was a child. We had a little paper Christmas countdown calendar with a little piece of chocolate behind each daily “door”. Even though it was little it was a special treat that we looked forward to and quickly became one of our favorite memories.
Below is a huge list of Advent Calendar ideas for kids. You’re sure to find something special for this year!
2022 Lego Advent Calendars
There are so many awesome ideas out there. Our all-time favorite is a lego advent calendar. These are classic toys that our children always loved. They still love opening up the little gifts every day leading up to Christmas day.
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These are the most popular toy advent calendars out there and they sell out FAST! Choose from several different themes. Our children have received these every year, thanks to their grandparents and they always look forward to opening a new toy every day. (for ages 6+)
More Ideas for Kids Advent Calendars for 2022
Some 2022 Advent calendars have not been released yet. Check back for more updates.
2021 Paw Patrol Advent Calendar
I hear Paw Patrol is still all the rage with toddlers! This is the perfect advent calendar for little ones who love the show!
National Geographic Rock, Mineral, and Fossil.
2022 Thomas and Friends (Thomas the Train!) MINIS!
This is a cute advent calendar for a child who loves Thomas the Train.
Because I know my daughter will never have enough slime. This is a great advent calendar for the slime-addicted child or the “I refuse to make slime” mom. It includes all the fun types of slime – foam, cloud, jelly cube, fishbowl, and more.
Crayola Countdown to Christmas Activities
I love the idea of this Advent Calendar because instead of just getting toys all month this advent calendar offers a new activity each day!
2022 Toy Construction Trucks and vehicles
Any Truck loving child will love this new advent calendar – comes with 24 special construction vehicles including a dump truck, several sports car models, helicopters, a crane, and 11 road signs.
*Hopefully 2022 will be released soon* Every Harry Potter lover will want this advent calendar this year. It includes fun “pocket pops” of all your favorite Harry Potter characters.
Marvel Funco – 80th Anniversary
Maybe your kiddo (or big kiddo) isn’t a Harry Potter fan and they prefer a superhero theme. This Marvel Funco advent calendar is another fun option.
This would be a super fun gift for a child who loves a little fun play jewelry, it begins with a nice bracelet on day 1 and then each day after charms are added to the bracelet.
2022 Micro Machines Advent Calendar
This Advent calendar includes 24 pieces. The Micro Machines Advent Calendar includes vehicles, police cars, diggers, and more. Any car-loving child would love it!
Playmobile Advent Calendars :
I grew up with Playmobile toys and these bring back so many memories! The little characters are adorable in each set below. This is a great advent calendar for young boys or girls ages 4 to 10.
Playmobile Advent Calendar – Christmas Toy Store
Playmobile Advent Calendar – Bathtime Fun
Playmobile Advent Calendar – Farm
Have a Super Mario fan? This is a fun advent calendar for the
Another fun (and affordable) Squishy Advent Calendar.
Christmas Advent Calendar Ideas for Adults
Below are unique ideas for advent calendar gifts that adults will love!
L’occitane Premium Advent Gifts
L’Occitane is a well-known and loved beauty company. Each day includes one of L’occitaine’s popular products.
2022 BodyShop Advent the Joy Box
This is another very popular advent calendar. It comes in 3 sizes: Entry, Deluxe, and Ultimate.
Behind every door, you’ll get a fine beauty treat for your skin. It includes vegan products including skincare, body care, makeup, and more.
Rituals Skincare – Waiting on 2022 to be released
This Rituals gift pack is filled with 24 luxury products that anyone would love to receive. Each day you’ll find a unique item including four special advent candles.
All in One Makeup Bundle
Morris and Co *May be out of stock
Beautiful and affordable – great hostess gift or gift for mom. Each day you will find an assortment of bath and beauty products created in England. This set is also vegan and cruelty-free. *This item ships from the UK. Shipping time may vary. (ie order now!)
Advent Calendar Gifts for Men
Man’s stuff 2022 Advent Collection
Finding gifts for your guy can be hard! This advent calendar is full of essential men’s bathing products.
My husband loves these little puzzles and would probably really like getting a new little wire puzzle every day. Each day the puzzles get hard and harder.
This Advent Calendar is HOT this year! Another great gift for a man in your life that likes things spicy (I can’t help myself!) This is a great gift for a foodie too!
All you need is some construction paper to make this fun Christmas Count Down activity!
24 days of Random Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar
Put the focus back on giving this Christmas with this Acts of Kindness advent calendar! Use the free printable list for ideas of what to include, or make up your own!
Cadbury chocolates are our family’s favorite chocolates! We enjoyed them when we lived in Ireland and look forward to enjoying a tin of Cadbury chocolates every Christmas. I love that there is an advent calendar, this would be a fun way to have delicious chocolate treat every day leading up to Christmas.
These are another favorite of ours from our time in Ireland.
Advent Calendars for Foodies
This is such a unique and fun advent calendar! It sells out quickly, so grab it if it is still available! Behind each day’s little window you’ll find a delicious fruit spread or honey. This would be a brilliant hostess gift or gift for your mom or loved one. Who doesn’t love buttery toast with your favorite jam on top?
I feel like most advent calendars come with chocolate so when I found this Caramel advent calendar I thought it was a great idea. I love all things caramel! This is another great advent calendar to gift or just order one for yourself, I won’t tell.
Coffee and Tea Advent Calendars for Adults
Have a tea lover in your life? You’ll want to hurry and purchase this Advent Calendar. It is such a lovely collection of David’s Tea’s most loved teas. You’ll actually get TWO portions of loose tea behind every door so you can share it with a friend! There are also several little extra surprises in each calendar.
Nespresso Original Line Advent –
Your Nespresso lover will receive 2 Nespresso pods/day during Advent this Christmastime!
12 coffees of Christmas – (Kcup compatible)
Coffee lovers will love this fun advent calendar. Each day includes a holiday flavored coffee pod (Keurig 2.0 compatible)
Hot Chocolate Advent Calendars
Chocolate & Candy Advent Calendars
Godiva Chocolate Advent Calendar
This is another beautiful wooden advent calendar that can be reused year after year. Each day includes a delicious piece of chocolate.
Traditional chocolate Advent Calendars – lots to choose from this year!
Make your own DIY Advent Calendar
Below are some fun advent calendar ideas that you can make yourself. Making a homemade advent calendar is a fun activity to add to your Christmas traditions. There are so many different ways to make your own advent calendar. You can create a simple advent calendar made with paper bags or gift tags, or put together a collection of Christmas books that are read each night leading up to Christmas morning.
Make this muffin tin advent calendar to have a gorgeous calendar you can reuse year after year! Make your own using the tutorial, or use the free printables to make it easier!
Keep little hands busy this holiday season with a Lego Advent calendar! Get the free printable to count down the days with projects!
Creating an advent calendar doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Paper bags are the perfect size to fit small gifts or treats. This DIY Advent Calendar For Kids is super easy and affordable! It makes the perfect Kids Christmas Countdown!
Book Advent Calendar
One of the sweetest advent ideas for children is to do a daily Christmas book. Gather up 12 or 25 children’s Christmas books and (optional) wrap each one. Keep them in a basket or under the Christmas Tree and let them open one book each night to read. You can find some of my favorite Christmas books for kids HERE.
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