Tiny present ideas for advent calendars please.......

[Hakluyt]

........for an 18 year old girl and a 13 year old boy [shame]

(Yes, FC still visits our house.....wanna make something of it?

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At that age, money :o

Failing that how about small chocolates, travel size toiletries, Christmas socks/ underpants (I have ordered socks for DM's stocking for 99p a pair from China off eBay) Sachets of hot chocolate, a nice decoration for the tree :)

18 year old girl: nail varnish - Barry M is good and cheap, or Mavala are really tiny bottles. Key ring? I am partial to one with my initial . An alcohol miniature. A condom. Seeds for something to plant and grow. A handmade voucher for a nice deed - a lift, or a favourite dinner.

13 year old boy: yeah, I got nothing

I can use some of these for my teens!

13yo DS ( which my girls also like):

Polished semi precious stones (tiger's eye, earth magnets); keyring: chocs/wrapped sweets; posh stationary (geeky paperclips); little action figures; jokes (fly in a ice cube); temporary tattoos; wire/wooden puzzles; tiny code books; small bright torch; expanding flannel ...basically, have a look in joke shops, Paperchase, halloween displays, Hawkin's Bazaar, etc.

Every year I do this and every year I tell myself to do something simpler next year and keep these as gifts for Christmas day.

Just wondering if there is a way to make it simpler this year.

Maybe you could give them a choc with a letter in each day in icing? The letters spell out an advent present (or 25 letter description of a present) that they get on Xmas eve? I loved getting stockings as a teen but phased them out when I realised I'd rather merge the money spent into one decent present (which will probably be nearer £100 per child after 24 days).

thatsn0t great idea! :)

Girl:

Earrings
Nail varnish
Lipstick
Eyeshadow
Chocolate - get a set of Green & Blacks miniatures and split them across a few days
Face pack
Buy a set of fragrance miniatures and put one of these in for 5 days throughout the advent period
False eyelashes
Compact mirror
Slipper socks
Funky tights
Mini make up brushes
This is nice - either as a Christmas Dec or you could split for 3 days of gifts www.superdrug.com/More-/Gifts-for-Her/Gifts-For-Her/Nivea-Mini-Treats-Bauble/p/297701#.VBAVsvldXNw
Hair bobbles
Eye mask

Boy:

Do the same with the chocolate and mini fragrances
Slipper socks
Mini nivea stuff - so shower gel, moisturiser, etc
Pretty much all of YeGods ideas! They're awesome!

I love that you still do this for your DC.

I normally get a tin of roses/heroes and put one in for each day with a note every other day (delivered by an elf) saying something like 'have friends round for party food', 'visit Santa', 'go out for a hot chocolate' etc.

Roll on December!

Sachet of hot chocolate.

My DD likes those handbag packs of tissues, but ones with pictures on. Think last year was cats, but she has had union jacks.

Lip salve.

A funky biro.

Set of post it notes.

A magazine.

Comb.

False nails.

Hair slide/clip.

50p/£1/£2 coin.

Pack of cards.

Awesome suggestions yegods! I'm taking notes and my DS is only 9 months old

18YO woman: Free perfume samples from large department stores are perfect size for advent calendar pockets. Go in every few weeks and ask a different staff member each time .

Wilkos have some quite funky little stationary bits (rubbers in the shape of little dice, etc).
Stud earrings - buy one of those sets with 3 or 4 pairs on, and split it? For delayed gratification, give a stud a day, so the pairs have to be waited for?

My DS will be 15 DD will be 12.6 at Christmas.

I have a gorgeous Advent Tree with a little cupboard, each door houses a decoration for the tree.
I used to put a chocolate coin each.
Now I add two £1 coins on the Saturday.

(Just picturing my DS finding a condom in his Advent presents Rootypig )

I'd add - a small tree decoaration - lots of places sell single ones, you could buy maybe 6 nice ones.

DD loves Costa cards (pre-paid, I put £10-£20 on hers)

I think girls are easier for little things, I'm thinking along the lines of the beauty brand advent calenders and looking for tiny sizes of hair/make-up/skin care things

Beads/charms to string on a necklace/bracelet given on the 1st

And if you buy some of the magazines that have beauty samples on them- Octobers In Style has a 50ml bottle of L'Occitane shampoo and 50ml conditioner on the cover.