The best Advent calendars aren’t just for impatient kids anymore. A handful of brands have designed fun and festive adult Advent calendars to keep us sane while we count down the days of December. You won’t find generic chocolates in our favorite adult Advent calendars. Instead, the contents of modern adult Advent calendars vary wildly depending on what you’re looking for. You can undoubtedly find super-niche calendars, like those for Star Wars fans or cheese lovers, but a few themes pop up regularly when we search out the best Advent calendars for adults. These include: What exactly is an adult Advent calendar? You know, those boxes full of chocolates you loved as a kid? Now there are adult versions, and you’ll love them just as much — maybe more. Alcohol Advent calendars? They’re real! If you fancy filling up your own calendar, Douglas have a self filling one with a beautiful hot air balloon design, take a look here.

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Grown-up Advent calendars also make great early holiday gifts, and most of them double as tasteful Christmas decorations, too.