Advent calendars

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There's so many of these fancy advent calendars around , I keep seeing new ones pop up every day!

Can we have a round up of the best ones / most usual ones etc please - and any experiences you may have on them?!

Tonight I've seen a reeses peanut butter cup one that sounds like heaven to me!

This year one of the Playmobil calendars is a bank robbery theme. Best thing ever.

Playmobil 9007 Advent Calendar 'Jewel Thief Police Operation' with Working Safe and Money Box Function www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01EKFFBOA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_lGVQzb29XP7JB?tag=mumsnetforum-21

I had the Aldi one last year. It was rubbish. This year referring back to cloth fill-your-own Ines (£6 from home bargains).

I have a lot of skincare samples I've saved up, if I put them in an advent calendar they're more likely to be used. In OH's I tend to put a mixture of miniature whiskey/port bottles, nice chocolates etc.

I've just ordered ds3 the happyland advent calendar. Early I know but I remember it selling out really quickly last year so I never got hold of one.
Ds1 will get Lego, ds2 playmobil and dd will get a makeup one when boots do their 3for2. Dh possibly Haynes radio one but I know he'd love a male skincare calendar so hopefully one will come out for him closer to the time.
I had no7 last year and loved it. Would like the spacenk calendar this year which is, technically, free. Just as long as you ignore the £250 spend to get it free

@Soubriquet elc are doing a big city advent calendar here not quite a car every day but very close as there looks like there is 18 vehicles

I've got the Megabloks Minions one for the DC (one each!). We also have wooden ones which you can fill yourself. The drawers are teeny though, so I buy small chocolates to go in them, two per drawer, and they take turns to open the drawer (and they really enjoy it too; DD is already excited about this year's!).

I have had the Gisela Graham Christmas Tree Advent Calendar for the last 5 years now and its great. Only £14.99 at amazon at the moment. pockets are a good size for a coin and toy.

ChristmasUnicorn I'm sure I saw an article about Clarins or Clinique doing a men's toiletries advent calendar.

I made a fill your own fabric one from a printed fabric sheet - but just put a chocolate coin each each day for the kids in it.

I also always have a yankee candle one.

Thanks for the Reeses tip off.

In past years I have done extensive making ones - so one year they gradually got all the pieces to make a mosaic tea light holder (blue or red plus mirror mini tiles), another year the pieces to sew a patchwork cushion (on the machine - they turned out lovely, christmas fabrics with a red zip and a calico backing), another year the pieces to sew a christmas teddy (from one of those 'cut out from a printed sheet' things you can get), charm bracelets one year. The tradition stopped last year, as dds getting older, so I brought over priced candle and beauty ones instead.

I bought DD the Sanctaury one from Boots last year.... that was a nice one.

Those who have seen the Tsum Tsum one...where please?

For at least the past three years, I have had th John Lewis gingerbread biscuit advent calendar, and I will be getting one this year too, as long as they are still doing it.

Something for the grown ups 🥂

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Ooh watching with interest. I had the Benefit one last year, which was good but I still have loads of minis left so no point getting it again this year!

I want to get DD the Yankee Candle one, are they any good for the price?

Thank you christmasunicorn I'll check it out.

Tsum tsum calendars were available on the Disney website

I wasnt impressed with the yankee one, i prefer the larger candles or wax melts. Can never smell the tea lights but thats maybe just me

I like the yankee candle one - but never buy it full price (about £22-25) - often Clintons or Boots get a special Yankee design just for them and they put them in their 3 for 2 Christmas offers.

I've had the Yankee one the last few years and like it. Prefer the tea light version though-never got through all the tarts during December

sleek makeup are doing one this year for £35

Beauty and beast on sale now

All on sale at superdrug now

What do people think about playmobil vs lego for DS (4); he likes both, had lego one last year, playmobil seems like it would be better value for money?

DH has bought me the sparkling wine one this year. Bit bloody expensive but he is feeling a bit flush at the moment!

I got a Yankee one a couple of years ago & found it a bit high maintenance.

I saw on another thread that someone got a Tsum Tsum advent calendars in Costco.