We were given this advent calendar by Lakeland Limited more than 12 years ago. We passed it along to a friend of the family and it’s still brought out every year in their house, and looks good as new. No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives. Great for feeding alongside a healthy, balanced diet. Do you have a baby, toddler, preschool-aged or elementary school-aged boy or girl living at home? Whether you’re looking for baby advent calendar fillers or advent calendar ideas for older kids, you’ll definitely find what you’re looking for in this list!

Like lots of teenage girls, my daughter loves scented candles! She usually has several on the go in her bedroom, with another set of candles for the bathroom. So I love the idea of this Yankee Candle advent calendars for teenage girls. Which one to get, though, can be a difficult decision. You could go with a traditional chocolate advent calendar, which gives them a momentary sugar rush. Or you can give them an advent calendar filled with toys, which could last until the holiday decorations are put away. Even narrowing it down to toy advent calendars, kids are spoiled for choice: There are advent calendars for everything from LEGO and Barbie to squishies, fidgets and slime. Here, some of t he best advent calendars for kids.This handmade Christmas movie themed advent calendar is lots of fun for teens who love Christmas movies. And who doesn’t? Puzzle pieces (choose a small puzzle or spread out the pieces of a larger one over several days or weeks and make the puzzle together once all the pieces have been collected) Do you have an artistic kiddo at home? Here are lots of fun crafty things you can put in their advent calendar to encourage their love of crafts—and a lot of them are available for cheap at the dollar store!

Puffy paint ( this set includes classic, metallic, glitter, neon and glow-in-the-dark—just split it up and give your child one or two bottles per day!) Whatever the reasoning, if you’re sitting there wondering, “What can I put in my homemade advent calendar?” and no ideas spring to mind, we’ve got you covered. Or perhaps you simply feel like doing something special for your family, and you’d rather choose for yourself how to surprise those you love most. It’s that time of year again—the time to put up the Christmas lights, decorate the tree and blast Christmas carols on the radio because it’s finally considered “acceptable” (even though you actually play them year-round).Small plastic toys and figurines (our local dollar store has tiny dinosaur figures that would work really well for this) I love advent calendars that can be used year after year and I think teens can be quite sentimental about bringing out childhood favourites each year. Cupcake liners (consider getting ones with colourful designs, Christmas-themed ones that you can use for your holiday baking, or a set of zero-waste silicone liners that can be reused again and again)