This festive season, advent calendars are more creative than ever! Whether you’re looking for something for yourself or a fun option for the little ones, there are plenty of choices to suit every taste. Let’s explore five fantastic advent calendars to add joy to your December countdown.
1. Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar 2024
A perfect pick for kids (or Star Wars fans of any age), this advent calendar is filled with mini-figures, starships, and vehicles from the Star Wars universe. It’s an exciting way for children to celebrate each day leading up to Christmas with fun new builds every morning.
Price: £29.99
Where to buy: Argos, Boots, Amazon and more!
2. Joe & Seph’s Vegan Popcorn Advent Calendar
For a plant-based option, this calendar from Joe & Seph’s is a hit for all ages. Featuring 24 mini packs of handmade, gourmet popcorn, it offers a different flavour every day, including salted caramel, coconut, and classic vegan options.
Price: £30
Where to buy: Joe & Seph’s
3. Fortnum & Mason Tea and Biscuits Sharing Advent Calendar
This beautifully designed advent calendar is perfect for tea lovers. Inside, you’ll find 24 different tea and biscuit pairings, so that means you have; 48 tea bags and 88 delicious biscuits, making it an ideal companion for those cosy winter evenings. So get your taste buds ready for all sorts of tea from Earl Grey to spiced chai.
Price: £95
Where to buy: Fortnum & Mason
4. NIO Cocktails Advent Calendar
For those who enjoy a festive cocktail, this calendar from NIO offers 24 pre-mixed drinks, with 2 of each variety including classics like Cosmos, Manhattans, and Margaritas. Each cocktail comes in a pouch, making it easy to enjoy a drink without any mixing hassle – perfect for celebrating the season..
Price: £149
Where to buy: John Lewis
5. Montezuma’s Dark Chocolate Advent Calendar
If you’re a fan of dark chocolate, Montezuma’s has you covered. This advent calendar contains high-quality dark chocolate behind every door, perfect for those who prefer a more grown-up treat during the festive countdown.
Price: £12.99
Where to buy: Ocado
Competition
Wouldn’t it be fun to win an advent for yourself? Well I’ve teamed up with Sarah from Life in a Break Down and we are giving away the fantastic “The Beauty Advent Calendar” from Holland and Barrett, coming in at £45 this advent includes; a 26-piece collection, with 16 full-size products, totalling a value of over £219! With brands including; Q+A, Wild, Dr Organic and Weleda.
So how can you win?
Well, all you need to do is let us know using 8 words or more:
What kind of advent would you like to receive this year and why?
Would love a bath bomb one as love a bubble bath!
A beauty advent calendar so that I can pamper myself.
The tea and biscuits advent calendar sounds amazing.
I would love a beauty advent calendar – saves the calories!
The vegan popcorn advent calendar because we like to snuggle up on the sofa watching our favourite TV programmes/films
Beauty Advent. I have never received one, it would be so exciting also I would share it with my daughter
And there I was thinking all popcorn was vegan!
I’d love a beauty advent calendar so I can have a pamper in the new year
I’d love a beauty or fragrance one, or one that’s plant-related.
I’d love a make up advent for December as all my make up is out of date this year. Need to stock up
I’d love a tea advent calendar – a different flavour of tea to try every day would be lovely!
I would love an aromatherapy advent calendar so you could have either a boost of calm or zen in the crazy prep days before Xmas!!
I love dark chocolate, so the Montezuma one would be wonderful (not that I’m likely to get one though!).
I’d love a health and wellbeing calendar like this one as I need a little tlc.
I’d love a beauty advent calendar as I’ve never had one before. My Mum, Sister-in-Law and Auntie tend to buy themselves beauty advent calendars but they’ve never bought me one (boohoo!) and my budget doesn’t stretch far enough to allow me to buy one for myself!
I would love to receive an advent calendar of cheese, I love cheese, all sorts and maybe it would have little jars of different types of chutney and pickles. Hmm I think I’ll have to make myself one
I’d love to receive one of the luxury beauty ones as it’s something I’d never treat myself to.
Id love to recieve a chocolate advent, what a great way to start the day by eating chocolate for breakfast
I’d really like a Taskmaster advent calendar where you have to do a silly task each day before you can have the chocolate. I don’t think they make one yet but they are doing Christmas crackers so maybe next year
I would love to receive a healthy and beauty advent calendar. My body has been through a lot this year and I would love some treats to get myself looking and feeling the best I can.
Any kind of health product advent calendar would be perfect. Since suffering with chronic fatigue I am into healing and using as many natural products as possible. I’ve always seen being ‘healthy’ as a boring thing, but it doesn’t have to be and an advent calendar like this would help me with my health journey in an engaging way. Many thanks for the opportunity .
I would be grateful for any calendar 🙂
Advent Calendars have come on in leaps and bounds and the Fortnum & Mason tea and biscuits one looks like a lovely calendar to share with the family
I’d love a beauty or skin care advent this year, there’s no better feeling than cosy nights in and self care.
I’d like a normal advent calendar, with lots of yummy chocolates.. because I’m a chocolate addict
A beauty calendar for some pampering
I would love a skincare or chocolate one
A wine advent calendar as would be a lovely treat every night
Love the idea of a cocktails one so I’m able to try lots of different styles/flavours.
I would love a gin advent calendar or a beauty advent calendar. Something that would be a real treat but I can’t afford to buy myself.
LEGO my daughters obsessed!
Any advent would be fab as not had one for years. Always buy the kids but I never get one. Maybe a beauty pampering one.
The NIO cocktails calender looks great and I love a nice cocktail. What a great way to countdown to xmas!!
I’d love one which would give me a variety of ‘me time’ treats. Both edible and non-edible!
I’d love a stationery or beauty advent so I could look forward to a wee treat everyday!
I really like the Holland & Barrett advent calendar as it has a lovely range of different items
I would love a beauty Calendar because I need to look my best for Santa Claus.
This would be a lovely prize to win, I’m a regular at my local Holland & Barrett store.
Would love a beauty one , especially the Liberty one or a natural products one from Body Shop or H &B
I think I would love a bathbomb or a wax melt advent calendar this year
Would love to receive a mini perfume advent calender
I’d be over the moon with a beauty advent calendar – i'[ve never had one before and this one looks amazing.
Oooh I would love the NIO Cocktails Advent Calendar one that sounds great!!
I would love a beauty advent calendar so that I could try out all sorts of new products and find out which ones suit me the best.
oooh love a pamper night me. maybe even get the girlies over with a cheeky vino
It would be amazing to receive a Body Shop advent calendar, I love their stuff
I would love a wax melt advent, trying new scents is my favourite especially when I discover something new I never would have thought to try
I’d love to have a Galaxy Caramel advent calender – I don’t even know if they do those!
I would love a boozy one, maybe a different and unusual spirit to try out each night. Why? A tipple before bed helps me to unwind and sleep better.
Would love a cheese one again. I love cheese so much!
I would love a dark chocolate calendar!
Either health or beauty, as I’m really trying to work on myself and be healthier and happier.
Anything other then chocolate as I’m on a diet lol. Candles or beauty anything to give myself a pamper
A chocolate selection would be perfect
I would like a lego one. They are great
A beauty advent calendar would be perfect for my 11 year old daughter
I’d love a beauty advent calendar for my wife.
A health and beauty advent to treat myself since giving birth 4 months ago!
I’ve always wanted a make up one but would probably get pilfered by my daughters!
I would love any kind of beauty or lifestyle calendar!!
A make up one, because I’m a huge make up junkie & love trying new brands!
Oooh I would love a beauty advent to try lots of new products and share with my daughters
i’d love a hotel chocolat chocolate advent as its my all time fav chocolate
beauty and a chocolate love both things but can only afford the chocolate
I’d like a calendar with luxury chocolate, food/drink or a green products calendar like the H&B one.
A mini perfume advent calendar would be superb to smell nice every single day!
just a normal chocolate caburys one for me, i like the simple ones
I would love a beauty advent calendar as I’ve never had one before
I’d love a beauty calendar to try all those expensive brands I can never afford to buy
A beauty advent calendar!! anything self care i am obsessed!
I’d love one with toiletries in to treat myself. This H&B one looks fantastic.
A beauty calendar for my wife would be amazing
I’d love a beauty calendar – apparently I need it!
I’d love a beauty advent calendar because I’m unable to eat / drink.
Anything apart from chocolate. I eat far too much during the festive season anyway.
I would love a beauty advent callendar as I love all things skincare and makeup.
As long as I’ve got a chocolate one, I’m happy! But…a beauty advent calendar would be great!
As long as I’ve got a chocolate one, I’m happy! But…a tea or hot choc calendar would be great!
I’d love any kind of advent calendar, I just like the idea of a little treat each day in the run up to Christmas!
Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar 2024 because grandson loves lego
I would love something where I can have a bit of a pamper
Nice calendars.