Advent calendars

Of course we are just playing at the game! 😱

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The only real ones are chocolate Nativity Advent calendars.

Callistemon21

The only real ones are chocolate Nativity Advent calendars.

When I was a child you thought you were in heaven if you had one with glitter on it, no chocolate, just pretty pictures

I remember those!

These extravagant ones take away from the excited anticipation of looking forward to Christmas.

An expensive present every day?

I make customised sets up for my adult children and give them money for their Christmas presents. I never really know what to buy them for presents, which is why I give money, but it's nice to give them some little surprises as well.

I have just spent an hour of my life looking at Advent Calendars 🙂🙂

Jax your comment made me giggle! 😂

I've been looking at the chocolate ones 😁

I’ve just been eating the chocolate ... 🍫

I haven't got any .... ☹

My daughter and I rechristened them Janvent calendars, we bought each other one in the sale over Christmas and opened them one door a day through the dismal days of January. It was lovely, it really cheered me up to have a little treat each day.

Last year, after years of buying chocolate advent calendars for various children/grandchildren, I bought myself one. Just for fun.

I buy them for the dogs too!

I love the traditional ones with nativity scenes.

I am snooty about the ones with chocolate... but admit I have made advent calendars as gifts. I used stacked matchboxes and it was years before the matches were used up - I know you can buy them empty now.
They were a bit like this image.

I notice "the works" has a quite nice wooden option.
www.theworks.co.uk/p/wooden-crafts/christmas-multi-shaped-wooden-advent-calendar/5052089338784.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwmICoBhDxARIsABXkXlJb0wnpjHROASFutPgUfct5-1UigPFZLb4adqWb-t4xzvbaeuXPL08aAm0FEALw_wcB

Thanks for the ideas to customise the calendar and reuse it. I think I will do that for the DGCs this year and put little notes in with the days .... like a token for an ice cream when you want one, or a ticket to choose a cinema outing etc. That guarantees they will come to see me at least 24 times!

I just like the traditional ones with pictures behind each window. It's a lovely way to count down to Christmas.

Because I never had an advent calendar as a child. (I don't think they were very common in the 40's and 50's) My eldest daughter always buys me one now and I love getting it!

I think advent calendars are of German origin over 100 years ago. (Sorry I'm out and about so can't check now.)

Jaxjacky

I have just spent an hour of my life looking at Advent Calendars 🙂🙂

So did I!

I saw one I fancied and then thought, NO don’t! 🤣

I had the L’occitaine advent calendar two years running. I thought it was overpriced. The next year my daughter wanted to buy me one and I chose the Dove one and it’s really nice. I use all the little bottles and sachets when we go away for the weekend.

I was looking for my children and grandchildren Beechnut nearly pressed the button, but then thought x6 it’s a bit £££!

I treat myself every year to the Fortnum & Mason Beauty Advent calendar.
It's fantastic.
I'm worth it ! 😉

I watched several sewing YouTube vloggers open their advent calendars every day last December. They call it 'vlogmas' and the videos are there if you search YouTube under the sewing heading. Some of the things that came out were pretty poor yet the calendars can cost well over £100!!! It's very tempting but we shouldn't forget that the things in the calendars are not gifts. You have paid for them! I'm not saying that it's not worth it for the pleasure it brings but do choose wisely. In the past, I've considered buying a cosmetics calendar for my daughter but they can be really expensive for free-sample sized things!

Joseann

I think advent calendars are of German origin over 100 years ago. (Sorry I'm out and about so can't check now.)

They are and I get a couple every year. They are beautiful. Not a chocolate in sight but that's fine