Christmas Gift Guide – Advent Calendar for the Whole Family*

With just under 50 days before Christmas, we have started our countdown! We are going to start the ball rolling with our first Gift Guide for Advent Calendars for the whole family and if you have a pet cat, don’t forget to get some cool Christmas cat gifts for your furry friend.

The tradition of the Advent period started around the early nineteenth century when a candle was burnt every day marking Advent, more recently, we have resorted to counting down to Christmas by opening up little windows of treats consisting of toys, sweets, jewellery, chocolates, beauty products or alcohol.

In this guide, we will be sharing five very special Advent Calendars starting with Montezuma’s Chocolate Truffle Advent Calendar for mums and dads.  Shoot: Advent Calendar from TheWorks for kids who are football crazy as well as SWAROVSKI Crystal Advent Calendar from Qube Luxe for the young lady in your house.  We also showcase the HAPPi Vegan Oat Milk Advent Calendar which is perfect if you know someone who is looking for vegan or non-dairy chocolates as well as Kinnerton Hot Wheels Milk Chocolate which are great for little ones.

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Shoot: Advent Calendar from TheWorks

If you have a football crazy fan at home, then this Shoot: Advent Calendar from TheWorks would be the perfect calendar to kick-off your festive season.  My son is totally into football and with the Premier League currently in play, all he wants to do is watch the game and check the scores.

If your child is like mine, then he/she can enjoy 24 days of epic football facts and activities with this Advent Calendar.  Your child will get to unwrap a new book each day in the build-up to Christmas and discover all there is to know about the beautiful game.  The books include facts on football legends, player profiles, games, puzzles, quizzes and more.

The Advent Calendar is huge and measures 54cm x 1.4cm but is only priced at £12.  I must add that it is larger than your usual Advent Calendars but so well worth it.

Montezuma’s Chocolate Truffle Advent Calendar

The Montezuma’s Chocolate Truffle Advent Calendar is the ultimate way to countdown to Christmas for the adults.  There is a selection of classic rich, dark chocolate, salted dulce de leche caramel to smooth and creamy truffles to perk you up at the start of your day or at the end of the day.

I don’t know about you but I find Christmas time can be quite stressful for both my husband and I, with baking, buying presents, planning dinner menus as well as getting all the decorations up.  So being able to sit down calmly for a few minutes (after our children have gone to bed) and indulge in this decadent Chocolate Advent Calendar is just Godsend.

Retailing at £29.99, the Advent Calendar consists of milk chocolate, salted caramel (American Idol), dark chocolate (Eclipse), milk chocolate & hazelnut praline (Secret Squirrel), and white chocolate with raspberry (Sweet summertime).   All I can say is you would need two Calendars as this is one Calendar you would not want to share with your other half.

SWAROVSKI Crystal Advent Calendar from Qube Luxe

Christmas is the time to pamper yourself or your loved one, so why not indulge a little by getting this Swarovski Crystal Luxury Edition Advent Calendar from Qube Luxe.

This luxury calendar is a traditional style calendar with a window to open each day, behind which you will find a beautiful piece of jewellery. Throughout the month you will create a gorgeous Charm Bracelet while occasionally coming across other pieces featuring crystals from SWAROVSKI® and Pearls.

The calendar comes with a Ribbon to hang and a place to write your name in the top left. All items are jewellers brass with rhodium or Rose Gold Tone Plating, all crystals are created from SWAROVSKI®.  Retailing at a discounted price of £34.99, the final Charm Bracelet length will be around 19cm.  A great way to charm your other half if she is into SWAROVSKI Crystals.

HAPPi Vegan Oat Milk Advent Calendar

We are happy to share that the vegan milk chocolate brand, HAPPi has launched its first Vegan Oat Milk Advent Calendar for those who are allergic to dairy.  This new calendar features 24 delicious, rich and creamy ethically sourced Free From oat milk chocolate pieces.

Packaged in sustainable packaging which is bright and funky design this is a great gift to give to kids or adults alike this holiday season. The Advent Calendar retails at £7.50 and is produced in sustainable packaging which uses vegetable-based inks.  The tray is also made from 75% recycled plastic material and is 100% recyclable.

In the calendar, you will find oat milk chocolate characters hidden behind the 24 doors.   These are currently sold in packs of two so you can treat your favourite vegan too.

Kinnerton Hot Wheels Milk Chocolate

Advent Calendars are such fun for little ones, mine often open them up first thing after breakfast. To be honest, it is the only time they are allowed chocolate so early in the morning. Themed Advent Calendars from Kinnerton have always been their favourite especially if the characters included Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, Barbie or Paddington.

This year, we have received this Hot Wheels Advent Calendar from the kind people at Kinnerton which is the perfect fuel for any car lover.

Containing 24 mini milk chocolates using a new milky, nut-free recipe, these chocolates are perfect for little ones as they countdown to Christmas.

This Advent Calendar is easily available in most shops and retails for just £1. The 24 individual chocolates also contain no artificial flavourings.

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* We were sent these gift in return for a feature. All opinions are our own.