50+ Advent Calendars for Kids

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This post has been updated for the 2023 holiday season.

I love having Advent Calendars around and while the true purpose of advent calendars is to prepare our hearts for the true meaning of Christmas, I think that other advent calendars can add a level of fun or excitement to the season. I’ve rounded up some of the best advent calendars for toddlers and kids that I could find for this year!

 
 
 

50+ Fun Advent Calendars for Kids

Looking for a fun and unique way to count down to Christmas with your little ones? Advent calendars for toddlers and kids have evolved beyond traditional chocolates. How about a DIY advent calendar that includes small crafts or activities for each day? Or perhaps a puzzle advent calendar where a new piece is revealed every morning? If your child loves surprises, consider a surprise toy advent calendar with tiny trinkets or collectible figures. Whatever you decide, these advent calendars are sure to bring daily excitement and joy as children anticipate the holiday season.

 

Step2 My First Advent Calendar

The My First Advent Calendar™ invites families to create lasting holiday traditions filled with joy. With 25 bins waiting to be filled with delightful surprises, each day brings a new moment of excitement for toddlers and kids as they count down to Christmas. Parents will cherish the sight of their children's faces lighting up with every treat, all while the calendar serves as a gentle tool for teaching numbers, the passage of time, and patience. This charming advent calendar not only enhances the festive spirit but also fosters connections that can be cherished for years to come. Filler items are not included.

American Girl Advent Calendar

Celebrate the holiday season with The American Girls Collection™ 2024 Advent Calendar, featuring 24 stylized figures of beloved historical characters and their friends. Each day, uncover a new figure representing a different era, starting with Kaya™ and ending with Isabel™ and Nicki™. The calendar is beautifully designed to resemble an apartment building, adding a cozy, nostalgic touch to your festivities.

Ballerina Charm Bracelet

Beautiful ballerinas will adore this very special advent calendar suitcase. It opens to reveal a delightful design of 3 dancing ballerinas and numbered trays. Open the trays each day to get a gold tone charm bracelet, and charms to place on it - to have a very special accessory to wear for Christmas day and beyond. The suitcase can then be used for years afterward as a place to keep special items inside.

 
 

Barbie Cutie Reveal

Count down to the holiday with 24 cutie surprises in one package -- the Barbie Cutie Reveal Advent Calendar and doll deliver all kinds of delight. Kids will have fun revealing a new winter-themed item every day! Reveal Barbie doll on the first day, and then days later, unbox the Silver Sparkle Deer costume and the cutest winter outfits!

Bath Bomb Advent Calendar

‘Tis the season to take a long, hot bath. (or twelve!) Don’t you just love surprises? This festively fragrant gift set will fill your life with fizzing fun for twelve solid days. Watch carefully as the fizzers dissolve because there's a surprise inside each one. Perfect for adults and kids alike. (Everyone loves surprises.)

Bluey Advent Calendar

Join the Heelers as they gather for a classic Aussie Christmas. Bluey's Exclusive Advent Calendar Pack has 24 surprises behind 24 different windows. There is a Bluey, Bingo, and Bartlebee toy figure to find. Bluey and Bingo are both dressed in their favorite Christmas jumpers!

 
 

Charlie Brown Christmas

Celebrate the season with the Peanuts gang by counting down to Christmas with the official A Charlie Brown Christmas advent calendar—including classic quotes and images, pull-out ornaments, and sound buttons that play clips of 5 beloved songs from the animated special!

Craft Box Advent Calendar

Let your kid create a vibrant Christmas DIY project through this Christmas Advent Calendar Craft Box from Mondo Llama™. This 25-in-1 craft kit includes a variety of holiday-themed stickers, felt pieces and pompoms that help them build a colorful Christmas Advent calendar. Place their creation on your mantel or tabletop and enhance your festive decor.

Crayola Christmas Countdown Calendar

The Crayola Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar includes 24 Christmas-themed activities to help kids countdown to Christmas Day creatively! Each numbered door on the Christmas Advent Calendar reveals a special Crayola product and corresponding activity.

Disney Pixar Cars Minis

​Gift the Disney and Pixar Cars Mini Racers Advent Calendar and count down the holidays with 25 movie-themed surprises! ​The holiday set includes 5 mini toy cars and fan-favorite characters Lightning McQueen, Mater, Sally, Filmore, and Ramone.

Disney Mini Brands Advent Calendar

Get ready to countdown to Christmas with the Disney Store Mini Brands Advent Calendar! This exciting pack offers 24 days of unboxing fun, featuring iconic miniatures from Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, Mickey Mouse & Friends, and Disney Princesses. Each mini is a beautifully detailed replica of your favorite Disney characters, making it the ultimate gift for any Disney fan. Experience the joy and surprise of discovering new treasures every day in December, building anticipation for Christmas Day!

DIY Ornament Advent Calendar

Help your little ones count down to Christmas with Kirsten Field's set of 25 ornaments they make themselves.

Enamel Charm Necklace

This beautiful advent calendar is cleverly designed as a mini pink gingham suitcase, filled with numbered trays containing enamel charms, tassels, and a chain and cord necklace to attach them to. It's the perfect gift for a special someone who adores accessories, and they can use the case to store all their favourite jewels in afterwards too!

Family Advent(ure) Challenge Calendar

This Advent(ure) calendar features 12 holiday-themed scratch-off challenges for memorable experiences this season. Hint icons indicate challenge cost, time, travel needs, and supplies. Some require more than two people (indicated by the "group" icon), but feel free to modify for smaller groups. Remember to take photos of each adventure! A sheet of double-sided tape is included in each calendar to help you attach your photos and preserve your holiday memories.

Family Games Advent Calendar

Open up the big box to reveal 24 smaller boxes. One box for each day before Christmas. Each box contains 1 unforgettable game. The countdown to Christmas is going to be SOOOO much FUN.

Farmyard Animals Advent Calendar

A perfect chocolate-free advent calendar for curious little farmers! With each door children open as they count down the days before Christmas, another classic wooden HABA farm friend is revealed, ready to bring the fold-out winter farm wonderland to life. Meanwhile, also included is a book with 24 short stories, one for each character, and each story features interactive questions to strengthen visual literacy and reading comprehension.

Festive Wooden Village

Open the suitcase to reveal numbered trays featuring beautifully crafted decorative wooden festive pieces. Day by day you'll create a charming Christmas village scene, with Santa and his elves, reindeer, a snowman, a sled full of gifts, and a sensational Christmas tree. This is a gift you'll love to bring out every year to celebrate holiday cheer.

 
 

Fidget Toys Advent Calendar

This Christmas countdown calendar has 24 countdown gifts for kids, with different surprises every day, so that kids will be full of anticipation and joy even in the days of Christmas Eve. These toys can relieve stress, reduce anxiety and keep children away from electronics.

Fill Your Own Advent Calendar

This advent calendar adds excitement to the Christmas countdown. Made of wool and featuring a snowman appliqué and pom-pom accents, it has a playful and whimsical look—oh what fun! You can even personalize it for your family. The deep pockets allow you to put whatever fun gifts you want into your advent calendar all month long!

Girls' Hair Accessories Advent Calendar Suitcase

Children who love hair accessories will be over the moon with this amazing advent calendar suitcase. It's filled with the prettiest and sparkliest hair ties and slides. Open the case to reveal the numbered trays, inside which is a daily dose of hair happiness.

Gund Plush Advent Calendar

Celebrate GUND’s most popular plush with this beautiful 12-day advent calendar, which hides mini 4” versions of iconic animals in a giftable box with hand-painted art. Each present hides a soft, super-detailed classic plush!

Harry Potter Minis Advent Calendar

Unbox a pre-holiday surprise every day with this enchanting Harry Potter advent calendar! Discover 3 Magical Minis Harry Potter dolls and over 20 doll accessories!

Gabby’s Dollhouse Advent Calendar

Countdown to the holidays with Gabby's Dollhouse Advent Calendar, featuring 24 surprise toys. Each door reveals toy figures and accessories tied to Gabby and her kitties, sparking imaginative play. Perfect for holiday gifting, these meow-mazing toys are great for kids who love dolls, plush animals, puzzles, and board games. Complete their collection with dollhouse furniture and playsets for a vibrant dollhouse world. Celebrate the magic of the season with Gabby's Dollhouse!

Hey Clay Advent Calendar

Sculpt your way to Christmas! Hey Clay is soft, lightweight, non-sticky, nontoxic, and stain-free - perfect for young artists taking their first step into the magical world of clay creativity. Just open the door to reveal a bag of clay and a QR code to scan. When you scan the code, it'll take you to a video guide. Follow the guide to easily sculpt the character, then add the hook and string so you can hang it on your tree - or wherever! The most wonderful time of the year becomes wonderfully creative with the Hey Clay Advent Calendar.

Hot Wheels Holiday Carnival Advent Calendar

Drive into the holidays with this festive advent calendar from Hot Wheels! Behind each of the 24 doors is a holiday-themed surprise for toy-car enthusiasts. The set includes eight 1:64 scale Hot Wheels cars and 16 accessories that inspire wintery adventures. The box itself is part of the fun with an attached playmat for use with the new treasures.

Hot Wheels Santa Shop Advent Calendar

Celebrate the holidays with a Hot Wheels Advent Calendar and get Hot Wheels fans in the festive spirit. Open a different door for 24 days to discover a new surprise hiding inside. Each calendar includes 8 Hot Wheels cars in 1:64 scale and 16 winter-themed accessories like a snowplow or tree. Use the included playmat with the new surprises to rev up the storytelling.

Build-a-Bracelet Jewelry Advent Calendar

Count your way down to the most fabulous Christmas ever! Throughout the 24 days leading up to Christmas, kids get to open the doors to reveal a beautiful bead bracelet, a chain bracelet, 16 adorable charms, and six magical temporary tattoos. Each one is brimming with Holiday cheer and incredible cuteness! Make this holiday season really shimmer with the Build A Bracelet Jewelry Advent calendar.

Jurassic World Minis Advent Calendar

​Bring home the adventure and thrills of Jurassic World Dominion this December with this advent calendar inspired by the movie.

KiwiCo Advent Bundle

Count down to Christmas with this 2-pack bundle, each with 24 days of presents! Open a new envelope each day, then follow the step-by-step instructions inside to build a new piece of your growing holiday display.

Lego Friends Advent Calendar

Countdown to Christmas with the LEGO Friends Advent Calendar for kids 6+. This toy offers 24 days of characters, activities, and surprises, enhancing holiday joy. The set features five characters, two pets, and a snow cat toy. Daily activities include a catapult, baking cookies, mailing a letter, and a beautifully crafted tree. Enjoy interactive fun and create lasting memories.

Lip Smacker Advent Calendar

Surprise your little ones with 12 exciting products from Lip Smacker. Includes moisturizing nutrients to leave your lips soft and sweet, with a pretty gloss finish for a spectacular smile.

Disney Princess Advent Calendar

Celebrate the holiday season with the Disney Princess Advent Calendar, featuring 24 delightful surprises. Kids will find four 3.5-inch Princess dolls—Tiana, Cinderella, Ariel, and Belle—with removable holiday skirts and capes, along with friends Flounder, Sebastian, Jaq, Lumiere, and Naveen. The packaging transforms into a whimsical winter scene and includes pop-out accessories like a holiday tree and snowman.

Little People Christmas Advent Calendar

This Little People Christmas Advent Calendar includes 24 Little People friends & holiday-themed accessories. Open a door every day to find something new for holiday play, starting on December 1st and ending on December 24th. This set is perfect for toddlers and preschool kids ages 1-5 years.

Melissa & Doug Countdown to Christmas Wooden Advent Calendar

Add some kid-friendly holiday cheer and a charming yuletide ritual to your home with this wooden magnetic holiday tree! The set includes 24 unique magnetic ornaments plus a shining star for Christmas day--all of which fit neatly in the attached box at the base of the tree. Kids can pick a favorite design to place on the tree each day, following the numbered outlines to fill the tree right up to Christmas. They'll also love to switch, move, and rearrange the pieces to customize their very own tree countless times!

Monster Jam Minis Advent Calendar

Create your own holiday mini-event on a whole new scale with the official Monster Jam Mini Advent Calendar! With 24 days’ worth of surprises, have something new to play every day full of Monster Jam action.

Mr. Men & Little Miss Countdown Calendar

Join the Mr. Men & Little Miss as they gather for a classic Christmas. Collect all 12 figurines + 12 Gifts for a Christmas Surprise pack.

My First Games Christmas Advent Calendar

Count down to the holidays with this colorful advent calendar, featuring activities and stories your little one will love. Discover a world of fun with a holiday short story collection. Celebrate the season with the Bear family. Search, sort, count, and stack items to help get everything ready for the big event.

My Little Pony Advent Calendar

The My Little Pony advent calendar for kids features 25 gem-shaped cardboard doors with a surprise behind each one. Some doors have pets or stickers hidden behind them. This advent calendar includes 9 adorable critters with unicorn horns and 6 stickers.

National Geographic Gemstones

Each day of December as Christmas approaches, kids can open a gorgeous new gemstone to add to their collection! Includes a collector's pouch to keep all your gems safe.

National Geographic Science Advent Calendar

Each day of December as Christmas approaches, kids will open an exciting science experiment to conduct from our world-class science kits, or a gemstone or fossil to add to their collection!

Nativity Playset Advent Calendar

Unbox 25 pieces of the nativity story, including baby Jesus, Joseph, Mary, a manger, two angels, three wise men, two shepherds, a donkey, two cows, a horse, two camels, and adorable lambs. Each day brings a new character or element to the scene, building anticipation and understanding of the story.

Paper Nativity Advent Calendar

Our advent calendars are traditional works of art that can be re-used time and time again. As well as the joy of opening a numbered tray every day, kids will love to re-enact the nativity tale with the wonderfully crafted characters, animals, and stable. This nativity advent calendar is beautifully designed and illustrated, with lots of special details and embellishments, and will make a fabulous festive decoration as well.

Paw Patrol Advent Calendar

The Paw Patrol Advent calendar is packed with 24 exciting presents to discover each day, making it a super fun way to count down the days till the holidays!

Peppa Pig Advent Calendar

Count down to Christmas with Peppa’s Advent Calendar! Preschoolers and Peppa fans will love marking each day of the holiday season on this colorful countdown calendar. The calendar counts down 24 days, and there’s something to discover behind all 24 doors, including 4 holiday Peppa Pig family figures, a tree, stickers, and more.

Play-Doh Advent Calendar

Finally, an Advent Calendar with toys for kids to use their imaginations. 24 perforated doors each hide a Play-Doh can and fun surprise tools to unbox a creative activity each day. The box has tear-off playmats with snowman and gingerbread scenes. Use the surprises from days 1-12 to complete the snowman scene, and 13-24 to complete the gingerbread.

Pokémon Holiday Advent Calendar

This festive countdown is perfect for Pokémon enthusiasts, offering a thrilling surprise behind each numbered door. Each day reveals one of 16 collectible 2" 3-D Pokémon figures or one of 8 themed accessories, featuring beloved characters like Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Inspired by the Pokémon anime, trading cards, and popular video games, this advent calendar allows children to create and display their very own Pokémon scene, making the lead-up to the holiday season an exciting adventure.

Pokémon Funko Pop Advent Calendar

Count down to your favorite holiday or special occasion with the Marvel 12 Day Countdown Calendar! Open the tiny doors to unveil 12 unique Funko Pocket Pops! featuring iconic superheroes such as Groot, She-Hulk, Wolverine, and Spider-Man. This calendar is the perfect way to bring the Marvel team together in your collection, as each Pocket Pop! collectible varies in height, with the tallest measuring approximately 2 inches tall. Enjoy the excitement of each day as you add to your Marvel lineup!

Polly Pocket Advent Calendar

Experience holiday fun with the Polly Pocket Advent Calendar, a charming winter house playset with four floors and eight rooms. It includes 25 surprises, such as micro Polly and Shani dolls, enhancing the countdown to the holidays. Each day reveals a new winter-themed surprise, from a holiday tree to skis and animal figures. The Pop & Swap peg features encourage creativity and storytelling, making it a delightful way to celebrate the season.

 
 

Precious Moments Snowman Advent Calendar

Snow much fun! This adorable snowman family is here to welcome the cutest Christmas countdown ever. Each day, the family can gather and open a door to see a mini figurine inside.

Rubber Duckies Advent Calendar

This Rubber Duck Advent Calendar includes 24 kinds of rubber ducks in different jobs, such as Doctor, Nurse, Astronaut, and more!

Super Mario Advent Calendar

Countdown to Christmas with the Super Mario advent calendar for kids 2023! Includes 24 popular Super Mario characters and accessories, featuring the first releases of a special Santa Mario, Snowman Mario, Snowman Luigi, and more!

Thomas & Friends Minis Advent Calendar

Kids can countdown to Christmas with this Thomas & Friends MINIS advent calendar featuring 24 miniature toy trains and other railway vehicles.

Tsum Tsum Disney Advent Calendar

Open a new window each day to reveal a surprise. This advent calendar includes 18 Tsum Tsum figures, 6 large, 6 medium and 6 small in holiday attire.

Wooden Dinosaurs Advent Calendar

Dino lovers will absolutely adore this advent calendar - a gift to play with over the holidays and for years afterward. It contains brightly colored wooden dinosaurs and foliage, and a cardboard scene. When playtime is done, all the pieces can be safely stored in the suitcase printed with a delightful dinosaur design.

 

Do you have a favorite tradition for advent?