Advent calendars for ds (18) and dd (15)

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Does anyone have any ideas on advent calendars for my dc?
Dd is 15 wears makeup but not loads, loves sweets, chocolate and bubble tea. Not fussed on stationary (apologies if I have spelt that incorrectly!) and definitely wouldn't want a jewellery one. In the past has liked ones with body spray, make up and tsum tsum (likes Disney)
Ds is 18 doesn't drink, likes chocolate. In the past has liked the lynx one, a digital game one, a build your own remote control car and Lego.
Has anyone got any suggestions for advent calendars...budget up to £40 each.
Thank you

I get a Copenhagen Tiger one for about a fiver and fill it with rights, hairbands, pants, lip balm etc. probably about £50 each but it’s all useful.

The box this year
https://flyingtiger.com/en-gb/products/advent-gift-boxes-3051446

That's an amazing idea @Lamelie have signed up for a notification when they come back in stock in case I can't find anything else!

I found another picture- wouldn’t upload as it’s too big
pants and socks sounds a bit joyless, also lots of chocolate, baubles and a £10 note and vouchers each.

Dd and I like the gourmet marshmallow one with the toasting thingy 😋
https://nakedmarshmallow.co.uk/products/gourmet-marshmallow-advent-calendar

Could you make your own with things you know they like?

Might be more budget friendly! X

Yawn Brew hot chocolate
Bomb Cosmetics (bath bombs)
EXIT escape room calendar
Jelly Belly
Joe and Seph’s popcorn

This bubble tea advent is £50 which seems expensive for only 15 drinks. I’d love to find something a bit more affordable for dd.

Do they want/need an advent calendar? Is it not just a lot of tat, essentially, to fill out the days? If they both like chocolate, get them some chocolate(s) you know they like (it'll be miles nicer than the chocolate that goes into actual advent calendars) or use that budget on a single present they'd like.

i prefer 'fill your own' - like the flying tiger one linked to above or Ikea and other places sometimes do bags with date labels. That way you can do a combination of things specific to the recipient. Too often the pre-made advent calendars have too many things that won't be used.

If you go for a refillable one and can't find enough small gifts to fill them, I put in a card with 'lucky dip' on it and then have larger presents in a gift bag that they pick one from.

That said, the most successful calendars i bought for my older teens were from B&M bargains: chocolate each day until Christmas Eve and then it was a miniature bottle of spirits

DH loves a cheese advent calendar.

What about a popcorn advent calendar? I think Not on the High Street do a few or for your ds, a chocolate one. Same with your dd, a chocolate one too and if they have allergies, they do vegan versions of the popcorn and chocolate advent calendars 🎄

You're going to spend nearly £100 on advent calendars for teenagers? Is this on top of Christmas presents? What's the point?
Gordon Bennett the marketing people are rubbing their hands!

A chocolate one for a couple of quid or a picture one is all anyone needs!

I genuinely don't get the point of this concept.

Good try but not quite what the op asked.

Body Shop advent calendar is £59 but is on offer online with 25% discount taking it to £45, had 24 items eg shower gels, lip balms etc could suit your DD.

My daughter loved the Essence make-up advent calendar last year. It was only 20EUR

DD had twice the Body Shop one and found them good. She used all of the products, decent size for going away for a couple of days, Scout camps and general use.

Better than the ones with lots of brands she wouldn't use, she had the Sleek make up one and it was a lot of the same stuff and not colours she would wear.

But I think we go back to fill your own and a shared family chocolate one.

I'm probably getting a guitar pick one for ds as he's a guitarist. He's also 18. One that made might do your son is a music one i considered. Each day there's different code behind the door and the code plays you a Christmas song. By Christmas you have a Christmas playlist! They're available on Amazon and Etsy.

My mum used to do this for me and the emotion and thought is way more important than the gifts.

One year she clearly ran out of inspiration about day 20 and the gift was bin bags! But now I remember that more than the other items 😂

This looks great 😊. I’ve just ordered one.

I have a fill your own I use every year and I just put chocolates from a box of celebrations in it.

I've done a cheese one and a Doritos one for DS in the past.

Body Shop have 25% off until 7:59am on Saturday which would bring their £59 one in under £40 - code THRIVE

www.thebodyshop.com/en-gb/gifts/beauty-advent-calendars/the-advent-calendar-of-change/p/p173056

Exactly this!

It's actually until 2nd October so a few days yet.