Could we have an advent calendar thread?

[thelegohooverer]

I thought it might be nice to have a thread to chat about advent calendars.

My dc are trying to pick between Lego Starwars

Lego Harry Potter

and pokemon

I’m thinking of getting dh either a marshmallow or a more sensible coffee advent calendar.

I really like this Mr Holmes mystery one but can’t think of anyone who’d appreciate it.

Me: oh this thread will be safe, i already know all about the Lego advent calendars etc, and i don’t want any more tat

Also me: feverishly adds christmas music record calendar and jam calendar to Amazon shopping basket...

A shout out for Fudgeridoo and their Fudge advent calendars, I'm going to be ordering a couple.

@RubaiyatOfAnyone

Me: oh this thread will be safe, i already know all about the Lego advent calendars etc, and i don’t want any more tat

Also me: feverishly adds christmas music record calendar and jam calendar to Amazon shopping basket...

🤣😂 Snap!

I just remembered we had this one two years ago, and it was lovely. I would very much recommend. They are sturdy cardboard, reusable each year, and build to a nice ornament.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M0WIF72/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0QfLFb8CXM0RG?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

We took turns for each day, and each had a Cadbury’s calendar too.

DD has Lego Friends, DS has Lego City (both old models from ebay but brand new. Cheaper than this year's calendars).

Bunnies and cat have a treat calendar each

I have the glossy box advent calender (which is already sold out) I've already opened a few boxes as I really wanted some of the stuff now. I'm not patient at all.

I'm struggling with ideas for my teenage son. He doesn't like lego and had the funko marvel one last year.

Dp doesn't care about advent calenders, and never opens them so I don't bother with him

Anyone have any ideas for my 15 year old ds please? He has had Lego advent calendars the last few years but would like a change. Into photography, gaming and would possible like the remote control advent but has anyone had it and is it any good?

Treated my comic book mad son to the zavvi collectible coin advent calendar which is right up his street even if it was painfully expensive even with codes.. also got dh the bonne maman calendar mentioned earlier so thank you for that! Just need something for me now... really want a treat but not into the beauty calendars as prefer to pick my own bits..

Last year I made DP a sock advent calendar using paper bags that I decorated, pair of socks and either a couple of chocolate coins, a mini bag of haribo, or candy cane in each bag along with the socks. Went down really well but can't possibly follow it up this year, so will read the thread with interest!

I want this one

I have bought the Haribo calendars for the kids DD18 & DS15.
I usually do a December the first box with Christmas themed PJ's, socks, treas plus the Advent and when they were small a Christmas story book and colouring book & Christmas crafts ect. They are too old now but used to love doing the crafts!
I have the Look Fantastic Calendar - dont know whats in it as just ordered it! Very excited!
Last year i had the Debenhams one and I've kept the empty boxes so think I will refill it for DH as am struggling to find one for him.

I love Advent Calendars!!

Bought the naked marshmallow one for Ds this year I got him the burner thing with it and he says he will put some between two chocolate digestives!

It came yesterday and looks good.

I feel grubby but in went for the quality street one, I've never seen it before and the dc will love it.

The Paperchase advent calendar is currently 30% off if anyone is interested. I was considering it for myself but I’m not entirely sure. I cannot decide on one. If I could find one that was nice bath stuff I’d be happy. I don’t really use beauty products. I’m bored of chocolate.

I just brought the Aldi wine advent calendar which I thought was good value for my son and his wife here in the shops today and i brought this cheese one from Waitrose for an elderly aunt cheese

i thought they were both excellent value - 25 mini bottles of wine for £50!

This will be the third year we've bought an Advent of Change calendar - it's lovely because buying it donates to 24 different charities and you see a new one you've helped every day. We get the standard one but I can see they do a children's one too on the website ( adventofchange.com ) - probably the best year for it, especially if you're stuck for new ideas or don't want the extra plastic etc.

I've ordered myself a Nespresso Vertuo one today. I only got my Nespresso machine recently (good offer on Amazon Prime day) and am using it lots as wfh during lockdown so thought it would be a good way to start each day of December

Has anyone seen the Nightmare Before Christmas pop up calendar reduced anywhere? Not the one with little figures,this would be for me!

Thanks for jam one - getting for my gran who doesn't need more stuff.

I’ve got the Percy Pig one for me and the play dough one for DD.

What a great thread!!!

Already buying lots of the wonderful theatre/opera/art ones which are great for adults needing a little December lift!

And the Bonne Maman one - YUM!!!! Got to be for DH and me!

I'm just back from Lidl and I am treating myself to the cheese advent calender

I did not know so many advent calendars existed

I only started my research 2 days ago!

How have all the advent calendars performed? We got a paper one, which has been lovely.