Treat yourself and make the countdown to Christmas more fun with this year’s best advent calendars. Whether you love kawaii characters, Japan, crafts, stationery, beauty, snacks, or a DIY option, I’ve found something you’ll enjoy. Click through to see more photos of the calendars and spoilers of the contents.
Kawaii Characters
- Collect more tokidoki friends with their Holiday Sparkle Advent Calendars (US) in 12 or 24 day sizes. They both have exclusive mini figures that you can use as decorations.
- The Hello Kitty and Friends Holiday Advent Calendar (US) comes with 18 exclusive 2-inch figures and 6 festive decorations to display. The same brand also has Squishmallows calendars.
- The Disney Store (UK/US) has a few different calendars and characters but the cutest has to be the Grogu Mad Beauty Advent Calendar with 24 bath, body, and beauty treats.
- Build-A-Bear’s 2026 Advent Calendar (global) is a really affordable option with 6 mini plush and 19 mini clothing and accessories to open. There’s also a smaller box of Beary Merry Mystery Ornaments.
Japanese Collectibles & Snacks
- Slice of Japan: 24 Days of Adventure (JP) is TokyoTreat’s curated selection of 24 cute collectibles, snacks & treats, all from Japan, including Pokémon, Nintendo and Kirby.
- Onsen Retreat: 24 Days of Traditional Japan (JP) has 24 hand-selected Japanese homeware items and authentic Japanese snacks and teas from Sakuraco.
- Sugoi Mart’s 30 Days of Japan Advent Calendar (JP) is back with more snacks, candy, toys, plushies, stationery, figurines, character goods & home goods, all sourced from Japan.
- Bokksu’s Luminous Japan Advent Calendar (JP) is the luxe option with a beautiful box filled with 32 Japanese snacks and 7 collectible holiday items from local snack makers and craft businesses.
Craft Kits & Projects
- The Woobles Here We Go A-Wooblin’ Advent Calendar (US) includes beginner-friendly crochet kits to make 4 full size Woobles & 4 accessories + special hook, custom tin, snow globe & collectible.
- The Pott’d Gingerbread Bakery Advent Calendar (UK) has everything you need to make 24 cute clay projects with air dry and polymer clay, foam dough & painting, plus more festive surprises.
- The Ricorumi Advent Calendar (EU) has 24 boxes filled with 16 balls of yarn, 11 patterns, crochet hook, stuffing, and stitch markers to complete an Advent-themed crochet project.
- Søstrene Grene (UK/EU) have 2 easy and affordable options – an Advent Calendar with 24 plaster ornaments to paint or a Creative Advent Calendar with 24 simple DIY kits.
Stationery & Journaling
- Legami’s Dream Peaks Advent Calendar (EU) is a beautiful Christmas village, filled with 24 stationery surprises, including mini notebooks, stackable highlighters, squishies & special erasable pen.
- Papier’s new 12-day Advent Calendar (UK) is an illustrated keepsake cottage box filled with exclusive & ethically-made full-size stationery treats. There’s also a 24 day version.
- Cult Pens (UK) & JetPens (US) still have a few of Diamine’s annual Inkvent calendar in stock. There’s 25 brand-new inks to open including Shimmer, Scented & Chameleon colours.
- The 25 Days of STICKII Advent Calendars (US) sold out super fast but you can still order one to open in January as they’re not holiday-themed. Choose from Cute, Vintage, and Pop themes, each with 25 unique sheets of stickers in a special illustrated ring binder, all created by artists.
Beauty, Treats & More
- YesStyle’s “Y So Cereal” Beauty Advent Calendar (HK) is super cute and filled with 35 skincare and makeup items from from K-Beauty brands and YesStyle.
- Sugarfina (US) have a few different styles of advent calendars, including a Sweet Shoppe and Santa’s Truck. They’re all filled with artisanal candies including gummies, chocolates and caramels.
- MeriMeri (global) have creative Advent Calendars for kids of all ages including paper crafts, stickers, charm bracelets and pop-up scenes, plus collabs with Liberty and Ladurée.
- Bird & Blend’s Tea Advent Calendar (UK) has 24 days of hand-blended tea flavours to try with 2 bags every day. Caffeine-free and Matcha calendars are also available.
DIY Advent Calendars
- Lazy May Embroidery (UK) has a 24 Days of Christmas embroidery kit with a little festive design to stitch each day. You can also join the Stitch Along with videos starting 1st December.
- Historical Sampler Company (UK) has a few cross stitch advent calendars to choose from, with both full kits and digital patterns available.
- Rico Design (EU) have some lovely DIY advent calendar kits with embroidery, paper crafts and wood to paint. I especially love this Forest Animals set of decorative boxes to fill.
- Søstrene Grene (UK/EU) also have many DIY advent calendar kits & ideas that double as decorations. There’s also a free printable for a traditional style paper craft calendar with pictures behind the door.
- Make a reusable Advent Book with the resin crafts Elves Box from Sophie & Toffee (SG). It includes all the moulds and instructions but you do need to picks some resin too, so you can choose the colours. Get 10% off anything in store with our referral link.
I’ve done my best to share available calendars but if any have sold out by the time you read this, make sure to follow the shop on socials or join their mailing list to hear about next year’s. The most popular ones can be released as early as September.
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