Advent calendars

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Many years ago I made an Advent Calendar for my 12 reception class children. It was in the shape of a Christmas tree and each numbered pocket contained 12 little sweets. By the end of the first day, December 1st, and ‘Wet Play Lunchtime’ there wasn’t a sweet left on the calendar!!!☹️

Marydoll

Paperbackwriter

Just to say, if you're on blood thinners don't get the liquorice one. Apparently it's on the list of shouldn't-haves, along with grapefruit and various other things.

Gosh I didn't know that. I love those liquorice sticks with the fondant centre!

Crikey, DH is swigging back Pastis and Ricard here like there's no tomorrow. Do you have a link please?

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karmalady, The Liquorice is the best Xmas calendar ever it is my favourite of all, second for me is the cheese calendar. Enjoy

Thanks paperback writer

I had the lakrids by bulow advent calendar two years ago and it was gorgeous. They sent me an e mail this year and so I snapped it up again. They had a spin competition and that also gave me £10 off. £50 in all with free p and p and a free gift before 24th september. I love having the pleasure of opening something with a treat in it

lakridsbybulow.co.uk/shop/advent-calendar

Paperbackwriter

Just to say, if you're on blood thinners don't get the liquorice one. Apparently it's on the list of shouldn't-haves, along with grapefruit and various other things.

Gosh I didn't know that. I love those liquorice sticks with the fondant centre!

Just to say, if you're on blood thinners don't get the liquorice one. Apparently it's on the list of shouldn't-haves, along with grapefruit and various other things.

There was a great letter in the Times last year from a woman who said, why bother with an advent calendar? Just stick post-it notes numbered 1 to 24 on the contents of the wine rack. I liked the sound of her!

Gundy

A vitamin Advent Calendar??? 😂🤪😂🤪
What will they think of next?
I would never dare give one to a child, unless you never want to talk to them again.

Oh, I was thinking of buying them one each!!

Partly as a joke but partly well-intentioned. 😁

I've ordered a local one from a Candle maker. They sell little perfumed candle melts and the holder for one DD her husband does not mind the smell.
My other SIL and DH do not like perfumed candles or air fresheners so I will have to look for something else for the other DD. She lived abroad for a lot of years and had never had them so was thrilled with the M&S one last year she took turns with GD. GS got a chocolate one.
We buy candles from them as well as they have obscure titles of small towns over in the west, one smelt like clean washing, mine smelt like the seaside.

A vitamin Advent Calendar??? 😂🤪😂🤪
What will they think of next?
I would never dare give one to a child, unless you never want to talk to them again.

I do like the decorative wooden ones (especially those with lights) where you fill them with little treats for each day. You can give the things they'll really appreciate.

Karmalady, I love Danish liquorice too! Never heard of an Advent Calendar one.

I love my advent chimney bought many years ago from Avon, the grandkids love to pull out the sticks when they visit, and on Christmas Eve, Father Christmas ends up in the fireplace at the bottom.
I do also like Boots No7 advent calendars which my husband sometimes buys me (not every year as some things are repeated and some last ages) some products are full size ones too.

I forgot to say the Gin Calendar is good too. LOL

karmalady, The Liquorice is the best Xmas calendar ever it is my favourite of all, second for me is the cheese calendar. Enjoy

We have a homemade fabric Advent calendar which I fill each year for myself and DH. Chocolate in mine days and useful bits in his 🤣

MrJ bought me a felt one with pockets and put seeds into the pockets when I had an allotment, interspersed with IOU’s written on little cards.

2mason16

My grandchildren were not impressed with the H & B vitamin advent calendar a few year's ago! Lesson learned .....

Brilliant idea!!
😁

Marydoll

I received an email from Molton Brown advertising their Advent calendar. I nearly had the vapours, when I saw it cost £210!

However, I do like their products and appreciate why it is expensive..

I received that email, I admit to forwarding the Jo Malone email to DH.

If you do not hint enough you do not get 🤞

I received an email from Molton Brown advertising their Advent calendar. I nearly had the vapours, when I saw it cost £210!

However, I do like their products and appreciate why it is expensive..

2mason16 😂

My grandchildren were not impressed with the H & B vitamin advent calendar a few year's ago! Lesson learned .....

Unbelievable how Advent calendars have morphed over the decades - from my childhood, a one page panorama with teeny tiny windows to open with the Christmas story written out. That was it!

Then companies became clever and made all genres - from children to adults - from religious to commercial - from little tokens (food, toys) to ostentatious. Jo Malone $450??? Give me a break.

I guess the 1%’ers need to have some fun too.
USA Gundy

When my kids were small i made them a large advent calendar from swan vestas match boxes. I positioned them in the shape of a big Xmas tree. Glued them onto a hardboard back. Covered it in green and red felt and put little brass tacks on the end of each drawer so they would open easily. Numbered each box. Put little sweets in or a few coins or little bits saved from crackers. We used it every year until they grew up. I think I gave it to a charity shop ….. or maybe it is in the loft.

I bought 2 sets of wooden mini drawers from the works intending to make advent calendars for my adult kids. Never got round to it so need to get my act together and do something with them for my 2 grandchildren. Too late now for this year but I have patterns for a felt nativity scene so perhaps a small character for each drawer. Gets back to the original meaning of Christmas too.

Personally I think some of these expensive offerings are for people with more money than sense, but if you can afford it and they give you pleasure go for it. After all, the companies producing them are just coming up with another way of marketing their products. I certainly can't afford the indulgence.

Perhaps I could make up a whisky one for my DS. It would certainly be cheaper than a ready made one if I could source suitable contents and he'd appreciate it as a birthday present for his December birthday.