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Festive treats the kids will love this Christmas
As we approach our favourite time of year, we’ve found the best advent calendars for kids. This lot should keep them happy as they count down to Christmas. From Harry Potter LEGO advent calendars to super-luxe wooden dolls houses and a few sweet roundups, there’s something for everyone, from traditionalists to chocoholics.
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Star Wars Advent Calendar, £29.95
Age Range: From 6 years
Another LEGO entry that will no doubt be a hit with the kids, this calendar lets you countdown the days until Christmas in the Star Wars galaxy. Inside, you’ll find 24 gifts, spanning from characters and accessories to small aircrafts.
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Up To Snow Good, £8.50
Age Range: All ages
If chocolatey treats are the preferred means of countdown in your household, then you can’t go wrong with a Hotel Chocolat advent calendar. This cute calendar comes with 24 milk chocolate penguins (include a special chocolate slab for the 24th December), that will surely brighten up the month for little ones.
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Christmas Advent Calendar, £1,740
Age Range: 3 to 12 years
This keep-forever stunning wooden Dolls House Advent Calendar features a chocolatey surprise in every drawer. The wooden exterior is handmade by talented craftspeople in the South of England, who have given the dolls house a classic, vintage flair.
Christmas Buds Advent Calendar, £125
Age Range: From 7 years
For bath time enthusiasts, the LUSH Christmas Buds calendar will tick tons of boxes this festive season. It’s filled with 25 bath bombs, bubble bars and bath melts, with a mix of Lush classics, festive exclusive and returning retro favourites like the Snow Angel Bath Melt.
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Harry Potter Advent Calendar, £29.95
Age Range: From 7 years
Any burgeoning witches or wizards in your brood? LEGO’s annual Harry Potter-themed advent calendar takes us on a trip to Hogsmeade this Christmas, with 24 models that create a buildable festive scene.
Snowy Advent Calendar, £42
Age Range: 3 to 10 years
This super soft, refillable advent calendar is possibly the cutest thing we’ve seen this festive season. Shaped into a penguin chick, the calendar has 25 little pockets that can be filled with sweet treats and small gifts. The best part? You can use it again next Christmas.
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World Play Accessories Advent Calendar, £34.99
Age Range: From 3 years
For the kids that need an activity to keep them occupied throughout December, try BRIO’s World Play advent calendar. It comes with 24 pieces spanning characters, a steam train and train tracks, and the box itself can even be folded down into a usable Christmas scene that acts as a backdrop for the new toys.
Fortnum’s Children’s Chocolate Advent Calendar, £25.95
Age Range: From 3 years
The ultimate foodie treat has to come from Fortnum & Mason, which has just unveiled its chocolatey advent calendar for 2023. Filled with 25 premium milk chocolates (modelled after presents, trees, teddy bears and even Father Christmas himself) and housed in a small model of the Piccadilly store, this is one that older kids will certainly appreciate.
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Children’s Tree Advent Calendar, £125
Age Range: From 5 years
If you find the kids get bored of a daily chocolate pretty quickly, then you might want to opt for Daylesford’s new children’s calendar. Here, chocolates come in a multitude of shapes (think coins, lollies, stars and penguins) and are packed in alongside jellies, keyrings, toys, colouring pencils and even a little sheep plushie.
