Julia is the Associate Commerce Editor at The Spruce, covering all things toys, gifts, holidays, and seasonal content.

Always remember that everyone can enjoy the fun of advent calendars no matter their religious beliefs. So, whether you need the best gift for a special someone in your life or are secretly coveting one of these gems for yourself, these are our favorite choices out there right now. We would love to see you or your loved ones reactions to their jigsaw advent calendar, as well as any finished ornaments on your Christmas tree! Every door reveals a different flavor of decadent chocolate inspired by California's botanicals to start or end your December day. Discover 23 limited-edition fruit spreads and one honey, all packaged in adorable tiny glass jars that can be repurposed afterward.The box is topped with colorful, snow-covered pine trees and can be reused year after year for holiday lovers young and old.

Inside are 24 festive, funny, and traditional ornaments to add to your tree each day so the holiday decorating never has to end. On Christmas Eve, you'll open up a half-bottle of prosecco to toast to Santa's arrival the next day. Traditional chocolate advent calendars are somewhat out of style now, with many people wanting an advent calendar to be something more than a simple way to count down the days to Christmas. The 24 windows each hold a 2-inch figure of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang as well as Christmas trees and other pieces to create a winter scene. Inside you'll find stickers, buttons, keychains, and more to collect and get you excited for Christmas day to arrive.This one celebrates holiday baking with a mix of figures and toys, and accurately sized cookie cutters that you can actually use to bake together. So you have a fun and relaxing activity with each day you count down to Christmas, and you also decorate your home with unique ornaments made from the hobby you love!

When placing 5 queens on a 5µ5 chess board, what is the maxiumum number of fields you can leave “unattacked” (no queen can reach them within one turn)?The calendar comes in a beautiful, giftable box with illustrations of shiny presents with huggable friends behind every door. When we first launched our Christmas Advent calendars, it was not only featured on ITV’s This Morning, it also won Gift of the Year 2021! Puzzlers can then use the puzzle glue and ribbon to turn the puzzles into hanging decorations to enjoy year after year. For example, the set {1, 2, 2, 3, 3} doesn’t have a well-defined mode, because both 2 and 3 appear twice. Whether they work from home or in the office, they'll get tons of use out of this chic advent calendar.