Advent calendars

Lucky me, the local greengrocers/deli had two cheese calendars in and I have stashed one in my fridge. The portion sizes are just right for me. It kind of fell into my hands

MayBee70

I hated the way advent calendars started to include chocolate. Surely it was better to have a lovely Christmasy scene to look at each day? I’ve got a box full of advent calendars that I’ve collected over the years: some from Germany and Austria and they’re beautiful. I’m going to get them out for the grandchildren this year.

When Gdcs were very little they enjoyed playing with a ‘little pictures’ one after Christmas - opening and closing the little windows over and over. ❤️🎄

Oooh Lovely jubbly toscalily, wouldn't want the reindeer to get lonely by himself though may need a friend or three!

Something like this keepcalmandcavachon, maybe buy a chocolate Reindeer to sit on the top

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I m the opposite I think it’s awful totally overpriced and unnecessary and not the spirit of Christmas at all
Now maybe they should make (or perhaps they do make) an advent calendar that gave £5 or £2 or £1 to a different charity each day that would be more the spirit and would be better than creams, potions, drinks, chocolates and Lego, in my opinion

Notspaghetti, I love this idea, lots of us dont really want more
'things' but a treat every day would make me feel so special. I'd really like a lip balm/ hand cream one with little Lindt reindeer and teddies hiding in it!

I hated the way advent calendars started to include chocolate. Surely it was better to have a lovely Christmasy scene to look at each day? I’ve got a box full of advent calendars that I’ve collected over the years: some from Germany and Austria and they’re beautiful. I’m going to get them out for the grandchildren this year.

What a difference from my childhood in the fifties when we had a cardboard advent calendar that just had pictures to open then was brought out again each year...and I thought it was brilliant!

I’m very pleased I ordered the Bonne Maman Advent Calendar. It arrived a few days ago, it’s much bigger than I anticipated and was really well packed.
I agree with karmalady the separately boxed extra three spreads that come with it would make a lovely gift in themselves. But as I’ve already got stuck into the Chocolate and Orange one, that won’t be happening 😁

During lockdown I bought a Lego one & a stationery one with pens & so forth from Amazon for two granddaughters, thought they would share the contents as they did. Not at this price though
www.marthabrook.com/product/24-days-of-stationery-advent-calendar/
I have bought the Bon Maman one as a gift for someone which they really enjoyed. I usually get the Lindt calendar for the younger grandchildren as the chocolate is nicer.

I love the traditional ones and my children always had them. We have one of those already to go on our mantlepiece.

I intend to buy a "fancy" one instead of a Christmas present for someone I love who already has everything they could possibly want.

I think it's a solution to too much at once at Christmas and holds with the spirit of "looking forward". I can't afford to spend on a massive Christmas gift but think.this let's them know I'm thinking about them.

I don't feel they are quite doing the same thing as the original nativity scenes with little pictures and tiny bible verses whose purpose was religious.

I never had an advent calendar as a child so my eldest daughter buys me one every year - it's always a charming picture but no gifts - and I am very happy with it!

I've bought the Cath Kidston beauty one for young DGD because it is cruelty free and has several lip balm flavours.

Somehow I ve managed to live without them apart from buying my kids and grandkids the original ones when they were kids
I ve never had one, they weren’t around in my childhood and I never thought about having one as an adult
Seems a bit OTT to me and the prices for some quoted seems like I ve had a good miss, none of my friends or adult family have ever had the grownup versions !!!

DD2 made a tower with her advent jams last year to send me!

Karmalady, on your recommendation, I have just ordered the BonMamon one for my daughter from W.H. Smith. It was cheaper than Amazon and because I bought some other items, I got free delivery, then 20% off my whole order.
A bargain.

Bon mamon has arrived one big heavy box and one smaller heavy box. I opened the smaller box and the contents are fab, would make such a good present. Incredible value all in all.

I was coveting the Jo Malone calendar but as george'sgran said - at £400 + I'll have to give it a miss!

Witzend

*Callistemon*, from what she told me I’d gathered that it was some fairly grumpy old git of a bloke who’d binned it.

Oh, you do get 'em!!

Callistemon, from what she told me I’d gathered that it was some fairly grumpy old git of a bloke who’d binned it.

ixion, wow!

I just snooped on the Wedgewood site, and they do have some beautiful Christmas ornaments. Not that I would pay that much for one, but gorgeous.

Callistemon21

£70? 😲

And now sold out!!

Or there's always one for the Wedgwood lovers among you.
£860

www.johnlewis.com/wedgwood-fine-bone-china-christmas-advent-calendar-2023-blue-white/p110478840

karmalady

win

karmalady, The Liquorice is the best Xmas calendar ever it is my favourite of all, second for me is the cheese calendar. Enjoy

Thanks paperback writer

I had the lakrids by bulow advent calendar two years ago and it was gorgeous. They sent me an e mail this year and so I snapped it up again. They had a spin competition and that also gave me £10 off. £50 in all with free p and p and a free gift before 24th september. I love having the pleasure of opening something with a treat in it

lakridsbybulow.co.uk/shop/advent-calendar

Thank you, Karmalady.
I have just ordered one for DH!.
It looks amazing.

I have spotted some fabrics, marked out to make advent calendars, the pockets on a background and then the pockets would need to be filled. Minerva and other sites. A good project, tbh I am past all that now, I gave away the beautiful bucilla calendars that I made. There is a lovely bucilla one on ebay, around £45 and I did that one too, worth it for the finished result, which takes many hours of satisfying crafting. Gave that away too before I moved house