The best thing about an advent calendar is the daily element of surprise leading up to Christmas Day. Get creative this holiday season and take up a new hobby with the Stitch a Day advent calendar from Uncommon Goods. The embroidery wheel features 12 festive designs to stitch as you count down to December 25. Creator Amanda Watson provides simple instructions suitable for beginners. At the end, you'll have a beautiful keepsake to hang up and admire year after year. For a gourmet take on a traditional calendar, look to Compartés' chocolate garden advent calendar. Every door reveals a different flavor of decadent chocolate inspired by California's botanicals to start or end your December day. Some of the limited-edition flavors you can only find in this calendar include honey lavender, lemon poppyseed, and more. The beautiful calendar features graphics inspired by a stunning garden so it doubles as mantle or tabletop decor. Unleash your inner glow this holiday season with BeautyBio's 12 Days of Glow holiday calendar. Reveal 11 deluxe minis and one full-size product meant to brighten and nourish your skin. Examples include creams, gels, cleansers, and more. There are even a few skincare accessories to upgrade your morning routine.

An advent calendar is a fun way to count the days until Christmas. With this type of calendar, you're counting up to the days before Christmas, often starting from December 1. An advent calendar has windows with images or small boxes, or a similar type of container, that are filled with surprises. Each day you'll open a box that contains a small candy or toy, leading up to a bigger prize on the last day. The number of boxes you open will help you count the days until Christmas. Spend some downtime this December clearing your mind by completing a jigsaw puzzle—or 24. New York Puzzle Company's advent calendar comes with 24 mini puzzles. Each 100-piece small puzzle measures 7 x 9 inches and features beautiful artwork by Janet Hill. Each puzzle reveals a festive scene, like a garland strung on a fireplace or reindeer with light-covered antlers.While advent calendars traditionally count down to Christmas, you don't need to celebrate the holiday or be religious to enjoy the small daily surprises. Cheery elves, flying reindeer, and cute little animals will help you count down the days until the big 2-5 on this calendar. You can fill each of the 24 doors with a piece of candy or a small present. The top can be personalized with your child’s name for a holiday keepsake he or she will have forever. Whether you’re in the market for a luxury chocolate advent calendar filled with exotic truffles or on the hunt for a more a more affordable option from a universally beloved brand (think: Reese’s, Hershey, or Cadbury), our handy list to the best options on the market for the 2022 Christmas season is guaranteed to cover everyone on your list. We even found a vegan option, where the chocolates are made with nut milk, and not one but two fantastic hot chocolate advent calendars for those who prefer to drink their chocolate stirred in a glass.

The Lego Star Wars calendar is a yearly favorite for kids and adults alike. The interactive calendar includes five mini-figures, three droid figures, and 16 mini-builds to complete with friends or family this holiday season. This advent calendar will provide hours of fun for Star Wars and Lego fans in December and beyond. We love advent calendars that double as decor that you can reuse year after year. This wooden train from Pottery Barn looks gorgeous on a mantle and features 24 boxes across four train cars. The calendar comes empty, so you can fill it with candy or little trinkets that your kids or partner loved that year.Named one of Oprah's favorite things of 2022, Sterling Forever's Five Days of Hoops calendar completes your outfits with beautiful silver or gold hoops. The hoops range in style and size, so there's something for every earring-wearer. Plus, you'll have new bling to break out at all of your holiday parties this year. Clara and Macy on Etsy have the perfect joint present for a friend or family member and their spouse. Or, you can buy it as a present for your partner and enjoy it together. This personalized advent calendar has 24 unique date night ideas to spice up your December. The fun ideas are just a starting point and don't include anything too costly or difficult to accomplish, but rather ways to connect and spend quality time with that special someone. Think: putting on music to dance together, stargazing, or taking a bubble bath together. Beer aficionados can experience the best breweries in the US right from their home as they cheers to a successful holiday season. Open a beer a day for 12 days with this craft beer-themed box from GiveThemBeer. Every brew is one of the highest-rated craft beers of the year, so you or your recipient are sure to find a new favorite brew or two. You should start an advent calendar on December 1 for a 24-item advent calendar or on December 12 for one that just has 12 items. This will help you count the days until Christmas. Start by opening the box with a number one printed on it. Each day you'll open a new box until you reach the last one, which you'll open on December 24th.