Advent literally means ‘coming’ in Latin. This signifies the arrival of Jesus into the world. Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day. Christians use the four weeks as a period of waiting and recall the real meaning of Christmas. The best way you can remember what Christmas is really about — without losing yourself in the chaos of the holiday season — is by purchasing an advent Calendar.
Use the calendar as a tool to count each in the season and build the anticipation of the anniversary of Christ’s arrival. Choose a calendar you love and pick a time to hit pause on your life and count the day.
What are advent calendars?
Advent calendars are a type of special calendar. These calendars are specially designed for a Christmas enthusiast like you. You can await Christmas with the utmost excitement with the help of an Advent Calendar.
You can count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Advent is the season of the liturgical year (church year or Christian year). You wait and prepare for the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming.
The traditional design of an advent calendar is that of the stereotypical Christmas setting, the manger scene, Saint Nicholas, and winter weather. Other calendars have varied themes like beauty, sports, and toys.
You can buy a simple paper calendar or something extravagant like wooden boxes. The options are endless.
How do advent calendars work?
Most calendars have a rectangular form. Each smaller rectangle is called a window, one for each day of December till 24th or 25th December. Each window depicts a poem, image, story from the Bible, a verse, Christian prayer, or a small gift.
You should use the calendar to count up towards the days before Christmas rather than counting down. Think of the calendars as boxes with little "doors" numbered 1 through 24. So, work your way up the calendar, and count from 1 to 24 rather than 24 to 1. So, on December 1st, you open the 1st door. Every night during the period of waiting you open one door to see a present.
Fix a time in your busy day to open the door with your family. If you see a Bible verse or Christian prayer, incorporate it as a part of your daily Advent devotions.
When do advent calendars start?
The actual period of Advent in the Catholic Church is based on the liturgical calendar. Thus, the date of Advent Sunday varies each year falling between November 27 and December 3. However, companies make calendars in bulk and sell them every year. Hence, most Advent calendars, especially the reusable ones begin on December 1 and continue for 24 days.
The advent calendars that are based on the liturgical calendar will start on the date of Advent Sunday and end on 24th December.
Where to get the best advent calendars?
Day Spring has advent calendars ranging from high-quality fun and interactive fabric calendars designed for kids with 25 pockets in which you can put daily surprises like candy and small toys to more sophisticated calendars with modern, geometric designs that can be used all year long. The calendar has 10 reversible number tiles and 4 reversible message tiles. They also have 25% off with the code FAMILY.
Amazon has cheaper options. They have traditional options like the Nativity Scene and Vermont Christmas. They also have more unconventional depictions like Hershey Kisses Calendar and Disney-themed collections.
You can design your own personalized calendar.You can select a size, make it an easel calendar, desk calendar, calendar mousepads, or calendar posters with the help of pre-existing templates. You can start your calendar in any month, from any date. Hence, you start on the actual Advent Sunday.
Here are some advent calendars that have gained immense popularity in 2021. Learn about who you can buy them for, what you can expect, and what you should look for.
Best beauty advent calendars 2021
Retailers like Sephora, Lush, and Asos have luxurious advent calendars filled with different-sized products. They have treats across skincare, make-up, fragrance, and hair. These calendars sell out very fast, sometimes in minutes. Usually, they release waiting lists as early as September or October. You’ll be notified as soon as the product is ready to be sold. You can place pre-orders.
Such calendars usually include beauty products like make-up, skincare, and candles. The charm of such calendars lies in the quality and variety of products. The diverse range of gifts from 1st to 24th can be a mix of exclusive and general products from general and high-end brands. It depends on which calendar you buy and which products they have curated.
You can go for a selection of bags, sunglasses, hair products. This makes for a perfect gift for a fashion enthusiast. It is also a great luxury gift product. Brands like Avant include the brand’s biggest hits in a 12-day calendar. The value of such a calendar is over $1200.
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RITUALS Advent Calendar 2021
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Count down to Christmas by building your festive Advent village and enjoying 24 meaningful moments together. Nourish mind, body, and soul with a gift each day, from scented candles to shower gels, hand lotion, and more. Behind every door, you’ll find sensual fragrances like Black Oud, Sweet Jasmine, Cherry Blossom, White Tea, and more.
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L’Occitane Signature Holiday Advent Calendar
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Discover 24 pampering treats like our best-selling Shea Butter Hand Cream, Almond Shower Oil, and award-winning Immortelle Overnight Reset Oil-in-Serum. Plus, meet newcomers that your locks will love: a gentle shampoo fit for any hair type and two hair care treatments from our SOS Collection.
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Yves Rocher Christmas Advent Calendar 2021
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Discover a selection of new products from our face, fragrance, body, hair & make-up must-haves while awaiting Christmas! Offering globally loved, plant-based beauty products like skin care, makeup, hair care, fragrance & body & bath care, Yves Rocher ensures quality formulas & reduced environmental impact.
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SEPHORA Holiday Vibes Advent Calendar
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This Advent calendar contains Sephora Collection makeup, skincare, bath, and accessories hidden in the 24 reusable boxes, so you can fill up on all things beauty before year’s end. The packaging comes from sustainably managed forests.
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PRETTYLITTLETHING 24 DAY BEAUTY ADVENT CALENDAR
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Count down to the big day with the PrettyLittleThing Beauty Advent Calendar, with a new surprise for every day leading up to Christmas. This calendar features 24 doors filled with goodies from some of your fave beauty brands, making it the perfect gift for yourself or a loved one.
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Wine advent calendars 2021
The wine advent calendar is perfect for adults in your life who are wine aficionados. In the chaos of Christmas, this gift will give them the opportunity to relax with a variety of vintages that last over several weeks. Such calendars usually have either 12 or 24 bottles of wine. The bottles are actually half bottles, (375 ml). This is enough for two glasses making it the perfect gift for your partner or a couple.
The wines are a mix of different varieties such as red, white, and sparkling wine from popular vineyards across the globe. You can also choose to go for a curated collection from a vineyard you know your loved one enjoys. You can also purchase an empty wooden frame that has holes to hold 12 or 24 bottles. You can choose the wines and fill the frame to put together a truly unique and heartfelt, personalized gift.
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12 Nights of Wine
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12 Nights Of Wine box was the world’s first curated wine advent calendar, and the 2021 edition is the most indulgent collection yet. Inside each box you’ll find twelve carefully crafted glass tubes, each carrying a world-class pour of exquisite wine. The box holds four vibrant whites, two alluring rosés, and six opulent reds, all handpicked by Certified Sommeliers.
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In Good Taste Advent Calendar 2021
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For the self-proclaimed somms, the wine-curious, or that one friend or family member that makes gifting impossible, our 2021 Wine Advent Calendar is the perfect gift to give or get this holiday season. 24 nights. 24 mini bottles. 24 opportunities to sip and explore your way through the holiday season.
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In Good Taste Advent Calendar 2021
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Ever wanted a new bottle of wine to taste everyday before Christmas? This is the perfect gift for you! Try 24 different wines from different US wine regions! A surprise for each day, Can you say, “”White, Red and Rose – yes WAY!”” This fun holiday addition won’t disappoint!
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John Lewis Wine Advent Calendar 2021
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Get in the festive spirit and count down to Christmas with John Lewis Wine Advent Calendar. Behind every window is a different 187ml mini bottle of wine of red and white wine, ready to enjoy at leisure every evening until Christmas Day.
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Laithwaites Wine Advent Calendar Mix 2021
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Receiving an advent calendar is always exciting – even more so when there’s a quarter-bottle of wine waiting inside. Whether you’re buying our festive château for yourself or a fellow wine lover, there’s adventure after adventure in store during the countdown to the big day. And – spoiler alert – there’s even a half-bottle of Champagne tucked into the roof for an extra special treat on Christmas Eve. Also available as all-reds or all-whites.
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Best chocolate advent calendars 2021
The chocolate advent calendar is perfect for people who like to start their day with something sweet. This advent calendar will give you a taste of chocolate every day in December leading to Christmas eve and pile onto your Christmas excitement.
Most calendars that you’ll find in grocery stores are filled with regular chocolates and make for the perfect gift for acquaintances. However, you can also go for the luxurious options available in such calendars for your loved ones. You can pick out a renowned, luxurious brand of chocolate and look for their calendars. Such calendars will curate 24 days of gourmet chocolates in different flavors and sizes. You can also get a nostalgic calendar filled with childhood favorites like Hershey’s and M∧Ms. Each day will unpack a new memory for you.
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Giraudi Advent Calendar 2021 with Handmade Chocolate
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Advent calendar with sweet delicacies made with fine Giraudi artisan chocolate. The delicacies to be discovered day by day are as follows: Napolitains, Croccantelli, Baciut, Giacometta cream, Mandrugnin al Whisky, Pentagoni, Carrés and Rondò, Gianduiotti, Nocciolini, Cremini, Dragées, Candied fruit. Based in the province of Alessandria, Giraudi produces a wide range of creations, in which chocolate of excellence always plays the starring role.
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La Maison du Chocolat Advent Calendar
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Here’s an advent calendar we can’t wait to dip into. Straight from world-renowned French chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat, it has handmade mini-bars, fruity confections, dark chocolate pralinés, and more to sample each day. It’s all sprinkled around a design inspired by tree ornaments. Hang it, set it on a table, it’s entirely up to you (or its lucky recipient). Just be sure to savor every last morsel.
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Vosges’ Limited Edition Chocolate Calendar of Advent
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An homage to Place des Vosges, each brick has been hand-drawn and placed to reveal the magical wonder of Paris during the holiday season. Prepare for daily enchantment as you count down the days of December with our limited-edition advent box. Behind every numbered door an array of holiday ‘haut-chocolat’ awaits you, caramels, mini exotic chocolate bars, and even happy hedgehogs and magical gnomes.! The perfect holiday chocolate gift for a passionate foodie – self-gifting encouraged.
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The Hot Chocolate Advent Calendar for Two
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24 days dedicated to all things Whittard hot chocolate. Indulge in 12 delectable flavours, from signature classics to creative, cutting-edge concoctions, with double servings nestled in each drawer. Showcased in a glamourous star themed patterned calendar, it’s a gift that can be treasured for years to come.
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Best toy advent calendars 2021
If you don’t want to deal with the sugar rush that chocolate gives kids, toy advent calendars are your next best alternative. There’s nothing better to keep children engaged in the busy season of Christmas than a new toy every day.
Brands like Playmobil, Harry Potter, and Disney have the most popular play figures behind every door. There are also miniature toys like dolls, robots, and cars. You can also go for a Christmas-themed toy calendar where each day you’ll get a Christmas figure like Santa and elves. There are also options that let kids build a whole playset throughout December. This is the perfect gift for houses with multiple children. It is the perfect family activity each morning.
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L.O.L. Surprise Advent Calendar 2021
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Unbox 25+ surprises with the LOL Surprise 2021 Advent Calendar! Includes an exclusive LOL Surprise doll, Jet Set Q.T., who is ready to mix it up with fierce mix & match looks. Pull up to pop up the new 3-tier packaging, then follow the numbers to unbox Jet Set QT, her fashions, her shoes, and her accessories with bold patterns that make her stand out on any runway.
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Hot Wheels Advent Calendar
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Make the holiday season a cool countdown with colorful Christmas-themed packaging and 24 windows for a daily surprise. There are eight decorated Hot Wheels vehicles and sixteen accessories for every day leading up to the holiday. The Hot Wheels Advent Calendar now includes a foldout playmat for kids to play with their new Hot Wheels vehicles and accessories!
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Advent Calendar 2021
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Kids love rocks, gems, and fossils, and this exciting Christmas countdown calendar will give them a new specimen to add to their collection each day as the holiday approaches. The fun and excitement culminate on the final day, as kids unearth a shimmering Quartz Point from the included mini dig brick.
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The Purple Cow Crazy Scientist Advent Calendar 2021
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24 exciting experiments for the advent calendar countdown to Christmas 2021 from The Purple Cow. A different experiment is hidden in each box and each day for science enthusiasts staying engaged with the game for hours. Each block is different from Chemistry and Biology to Mechanics, Optics and Magnetics. Experiments can also be carried out without prior knowledge.
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JOYIN Rubber Duckies Advent Calendar 2021
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Surprise your kids everyday from Dec. 1st to Christmas Eve with our unique Christmas themed rubber duckies gift. The Advent Calendar includes 24 days Countdown, 18 Christmas Themed Rubber Ducks and 6 Novelty Rubber Duckies. A unique way for your little ones to count down the days throughout Advent until Christmas Day.
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LEGO advent calendars 2021
Start the holiday season with building legos. There is nothing better than giving kids a sense of accomplishment each morning as they await Christmas. A LEGO advent calendar has 24 different presents, including items like space shuttle, drone, race car, robot, Christmas tree, monster truck, and much more. There are usually over 300 lego pieces in each calendar.
This gift is suitable for kids between the ages of 5-12. It is also a good family bonding activity. Such calendars also have different themes Star Wars, and Avengers letting you be a part of your kid’s imaginative world.
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LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar
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Children will love to uncover a Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 mini build each December day in the run-up to Christmas. This 335-piece building set for ages 6 and up includes 5 LEGO minifigures, 2 LEGO droid figures and 17 awesome mini builds.
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LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar
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As the big day approaches, kids can combine the toys to recreate Harry’s amazing journey from Privet Drive to Hogwarts and play out enchanting adventures of their own. Behind each of the 24 doors is a toy to build, play with and display. Includes Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Dudley Dursley and Griphook minifigures, plus buildable models such as Gringotts’ gold vault. Also includes 2 wizard card tiles.
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LEGO Marvel The Avengers Advent Calendar
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With 24 days of surprises and imaginative fun that lasts all year long, this supercool Advent calendar is the perfect pre-Christmas gift for any young Super Hero aged 7 and up. Behind each of the 24 doors is a great gift to build, play with and display. Includes 7 minifigures – Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Widow, Thor, Captain Marvel, Thanos and Nick Fury – plus exciting items and amazing accessories from the Marvel Universe that kids will love.
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LEGO City Advent Calendar
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Kids aged 5 and up can enjoy imaginative play each December day with this LEGO City Advent Calendar – bursting with awesome mini-builds, fun LEGO City TV characters and cool accessories. Includes LEGO City Adventures TV series minifigure characters Top Hat Tom, Bob, Betty, Sam Grizzled, Shirley Keeper and Fendrich, plus a buildable Duke DeTain snowman and a snowy city play mat.
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LEGO Friends Advent Calendar
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Make a Heartlake City fan’s day this December with the LEGO Friends Advent Calendar. Packed with cute seasonal toys, it will bring LEGO magic to the Christmas countdown and beyond. Comes with 5 micro-dolls with a stocking, plus kitten and puppy figures. Buildable winter toys include a sleigh, snowboard and a sled There’s also a piano and a robot with a remote control.
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Unique advent calendars 2021
There was a time when advent calendars were plain and boring. A simple countdown, a few figurines, and maybe a piece of chocolate. Today, the calendar has become fancy and has products like chocolates, wine, makeup that appeal to people across ages and genders. However, now, even such calendars can be found everywhere and are becoming more common.
So, why don’t you look into buying a unique calendar that will astound your loved ones? Pop a door open and discover popcorn. Some calendars have an assorted collection of popcorns making it the perfect gift for your friend who loves to snack. Pair the popcorn with a movie each night and you’ve got a Christmas tradition.
Wine calendars are pretty common but your whisky enthusiasts may not be so stoked about it. Instead, get them a whisky calendar that stores vials of premium whiskies. There are also Funko Pop calendars that have vinyl figurines of beloved TV series like The Office. A perfect gift for young adults and teenagers who are in love with such shows. For the music enthusiast, you can get a calendar that curates merchandise from a band. This is a foolproof gift for teenagers.
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Ilchester Cheese Advent Calendar
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Be sure to taste the world’s first & only cheese advent calendar. Behind each door are mini cheeses & cheesy jokes. Cheeses Include – Jarlsberg, Applewood, Mexicana, Ilchester Cheddar Cheese, Ilchester Red Leicester Cheese, Ilchester Double Gloucester Cheese, Ilchester Wensleydale Cheese with Cranberries & Ilchester Wensleydale Cheese and Gingerbread.
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Friends TV Show Advent Calendar
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The countdown to Christmas has never been more exciting and what better way to celebrate than with this Friends Central Perk 24 door Advent Calendar. Behind each door there is an exciting piece of Friends memorabilia along with a bonus “Do not disturb – I’m watching Friends” door hanger to use when watching the show.
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The Beatles Advent Calendar
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Presented pop-art style with an eye-catching rainbow Beatles design, this luxury box advent calendar is absolutely stuffed with 24 high-quality festive gifts and accessories for true Beatlemaniacs, such as a tea infuser shaped like the famous Yellow Submarine, a set of coasters with iconic Beatles album art, and a brilliant Beatles Bauble for hanging from your tree!
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Harry Potter Jewellery Box Keepsake Advent Calendar
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As if by magic is this an advent calendar that’s also a jewelry box, or a jewelry box that’s also an advent calendar?!! No matter which way around you view it this really is a magical keepsake for all Harry Potter fans. Once the 24 boxes have been opened in the countdown to Christmas and all the jewelry and accessories revealed, you will have the most amazing jewelry box to keep it all in.
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Dog and cat advent calendars 2021
Don’t leave your pet out of your Christmas fun. Buy a calendar for your dog or cat. Such calendars are filled with treats and toys to let your pet participate in the holiday spirit. This is also the perfect gift for families with dogs or your single friends who cherish their pets. Think about whether you want toys or treats or a mix of both. Ensure that the products are appropriate and safe for your pet. If there are treats in the calendar, you might want to keep calories in mind.
Some calendars have dog biscuits in fun holiday shapes like stars, trees, and bells. If you have multiple dogs, there are also calendars with multiple treats behind each dog. If you’re not big on treats, get a calendar with chew toys or other products that your dog can enjoy.
For cats, you can have similar calendars with treats behind each door. You can also go for a calendar that has a variety of toys, such as plush toys, balls, crinkly paper, and catnip. Make sure that the toy or treat is the appropriate size for your pet.
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Best Friend’s Advent Calendar
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Enjoy a treat-filled Advent Calendar for every dog on your naughty or nice list. Spread the joy this holiday season with all natural treats made using our traditional Himalayan cheese recipe and milk locally sourced in Washington state for Happy Teeth, yakyPuffs. Cookies use only all natural ingredients. For 24 joyful days, treat your best furry friend with four delectable flavors: bacon, chicken, peanut butter and cheese.
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Bosco & Roxy’s 24 Dog Days of Christmas Advent Treat Calendar
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Dog advent calendar that gives you 24 days of treats for your pet. Also it plays holiday music for an added festive spirit! Advent calendars are a fun way to count down the days under Santa Paws comes to town!
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DreamBone Furry Christmas Advent Calendar
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No-rawhide Dream Bone chews are made with real chicken for a scrumptious taste dogs can’t resist! Countdown to Christmas with your furry friend! Each day you can surprise your pup with a delicious Dream Bone Mini bone with sweet potato, Mini candy cane with chicken, or mini stick wrapped with chicken as you get ready for Christmas day.
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2021 Advent Calendar for Dogs
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You get to reward your dog every day, leading up to Christmas Holiday, with a collection of 35 delicious and healthy treats. You and your dog can enjoy this special moment together with the excitement of finding out which delightful treat lies behind each door.
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Wüfers Dog Advent Calendar 2021
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A boutique illustrated box, 24 delicious cookies, and the sweetest way to include your dog in holiday traditions. Each one of dog treats is freshly baked, hand-decorated and made with wholesome and locally sourced human grade ingredients. Your box comes with a variety of cookies that are big and small and are either frosting drizzled, enrobed, contain plain yogurt cups, etc. to satisfy all doggie sizes and taste buds!
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Purina Fancy Feast Advent Calendar
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Show your cat she’s cherished this holiday season with a Purina Fancy Feast Cat Advent Calendar wet cat food variety pack. Each door on this Advent calendar opens to reveal one of nine delectable recipes. This Advent calendar for cats offers 24 cans in classic and seasonal flavors.
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Fun advent calendars 2021
Maybe the tastes of your loved ones don’t fall into the above-mentioned categories. You can just get them fun, specialized advent calendars that suit everyone’s taste. You can not go wrong with such calendars. Wine and whisky might be too fancy, get your buddy a beer advent calendar. You’ll get an assorted collection of 12 beer bottles from breweries across the nation.
Purchase an advent calendar that has fun shapes like cats or dogs etched into another wooden structure of the same theme. Another fun idea is a condiment-based advent calendar. For each day, you get a different condiment. You can either purchase a calendar that has different types of the same condiment like 12 days of different hot sauces, or 12 days of distinct condiments.
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Funko Advent Calendar: Marvel 80th Anniversary
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Bring heroic levels of cheer to your holidays with your favourite Super Heroes and Super Villains. This 24-piece Pocket Pop! Marvel-themed advent calendar brings cheer and surprises every day of December with a different panel to open revealing a different Pocket Pop! Whether you take your new Super Hero buddies caroling and sledding is entirely up to you.
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Brain Teaser Advent Calendar 2021
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These countdown calendar toys help develop the patience of your kids and they will get different surprises and happiness every day. Mark the days to Christmas with a surprise toy puzzles each morning!
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