Advent calendars gone awol

Always buy a good advent calendar per family (the now defunct Phoenix ones were favourite) never buy chocolate ones and never had, or wanted, them for my own children either.
Children learn to negotiate and take turns and probably get ones from other members of the family or friends anyway, so it's not just one choc a day!

my daughter is not keen on giving the children sweeties/chocolates on a daily basis so I made my DGD's a special advent doll and filled the pockets with different treats such as hair bobbles, clips, erasers, sometimes a coin of varying value, sometimes they were given a piece of paper which entitled them to a dip in the lucky bag for things such as pencils etc that were too big for the pockets and the odd pocket had chocolate coins. I had a lot of pleasure making the dolls and I like to think that they get pleasure of looking for the treats!

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Having witnessed small children in pushchairs or even toddling alongside a parent with a packet of some sugary item in its hand or a drink with a straw I can only think that this is done to keep the child quiet while mum goes about doing what she wants to do.
This is the child that will have dental issues not the advent one a day chocolate.
Good parenting is not denying a child a sweet/chocolate but taking advice from a dentist on how you can prevent your child from early tooth decay and children should be taught as early as possible how to brush their teeth.I do not believe a dentist would discourage a parent from forbidding a child a sweet as all this will do is make the child at the first opportunity go behind the parents back.
Moderation and teaching how too much sugar causes decay / toothache and making sure the child knows how to care for his /her teeth as early as possible..

Nor me and I am about to post 7 to my 2 daughters and their respective partners, children and pets!

Christian Bookshops always stock traditional Advent Calendars.
PS A traditional Advent Calendar tells the story of Christmas. Chocolate calendars and any other treat calendars are nothing to do with “Advent”, but are marketed under that name. Quite wrongly in my opinion. They should be labelled as December Treat Calendars.
Personally, I never give any kind of chocolate or sweets as gifts without first checking with the parents. I like to respect their child rearing decisions. ?

I get mine from the pop up Christmas charity card shops.

Can't you find an Advent calendar without sweeties, or make one yourself? If you have too many grandchildren to make them all calendars, you might like an idea that has become popular here in Denmark over the last 20 years or so for bigger children and grown-ups.

An Advent calendar of four small presents one to be opened on each Sunday in Advent.

I never buy anything but traditional advent calendar. The dgc all have chocolate ones from their parents.

While standing next to a stand of Lego advent calendar in John Lewis, I asked where the traditional ones were and was directed to the chocolate dept. The traditional ones were with the Christmas cards.

Most independent shops sell the traditional ones - at least round here!

Am I the only Granny to have searched the shops for a non chocolate advent calendar with no luck. So I had to resort to buying them online. I remember my children’s excitment and anticipation on opening the little glittery windows to see what was inside and comparing the pictures. Now it’s all about the chocolate, how sad. I’m so glad both my younger DDs think the same and asked for non chocolate calendars. Now when it comes to the odd chocolate tree hanging, well many a time have they disappeared!

Always best to ask parents if they can have chocolate advent calendars before you buy.

Sarahellenwhitney Mobrown did say "I asked in a roundabout way so she didn't realise I'd given them to her mum"

That's sad Mobrown.
Can I suggest still buying advent calendars but rather than them going in the bin at your daughter's you could put them in your supermarket food bank collection trolley?
It has been a very long time since I've seen a non chocolate advent calendar. Could you perhaps offer something of equal value that's not chocolate so you aren't giving to some and not the others? A very difficult situation for you. Good luck ?

Mobrown
Not good. Your DGD now know you had given them advent calendars via their mother and this hardly does DD any favours . Kids don't forget.
What the hell is wrong with some folk.Is it such a big deal for DD to allow her children just one choc a day from these advent calendars.?Xmas is for kids, they grow up to quick, although the way some adults behave I often wonder.

I was asked not to buy any as it seems they already have several. One of the stack is being passed on to our house for when they visit. I call that a result

Had they been placed up high somewhere so the children couldn’t help themselves? My DD had to do that when her children were little after one of her three virtually emptied her sister’s advent calendar. The calendars were fetched down after school, chocolate dispensed, and then they were disappeared again.

My other DD would not be happy if her children were given chocolate advent calendars. It is possible to find calendars like we had as children, without treats.

My daughter used to be very strict about her children having sweets and we discovered things we had given for the children that had been put away for later being given an prizes for party games at birthday parties. Later on as the children get older this strictness becomes more difficult. It’s a difficult one. Now I keep the sweets myself and give them very sparingly directly to the children. I have to add that the dentist remarks on the good condition of their teeth. The downside of me having sweets in my bag is that I eat them too, not good for the waistline,

Did they definitely arrive? An umbrella was posted to me on the 3rd November which didn't arrive. Luckily the company replaced it. I think more things go missing this time of the year - although it does seem quite a few to go missing that way.

I post them directly to the child. They love a parcel.

Next year give them to the recipients directly on December the 1st. Always think the best of people but plan for the worst.

Why not buy the ones that just have pictures behind the doors.
Or do you think perhaps that your daughter would like to buy the Advent calendars herself? I enjoyed buying an Advent calendar for my children and my daughters enjoy buying them for their children.

Your grown up children and their husbands need an advent calendar?

I'd just buy the chocolate ones, hand them over and let DD decide what to do.
I have in the past done the rushing out to replace what I shouldn't have eaten!

No-one buys me one

They are allowed the odd treat for special occasions and weekends so my DD is generally quite strict but I'd never thought unreasonably so. I just thought that as it's Christmas and it's such a small treat...

I looked into other calendars but they're very expensive considering I'd have to buy 9 of them (5 for kids, 4 for the grown-ups!)

I wondered the same MoBrown
Although, if I had done that, I would have rushed out and tried to buy three the same
Just joking - I would never dream of doing that

Are your DGD not allowed sweets or chocolate MoBrown? If so, could you find Advent Calendars with other treats in them?