25 Days of Fun: Advent Calendar Ideas Kids and Teens Will Love
Counting down to Christmas is even more magical when each day brings a new surprise. For kids and teens, advent calendars are a festive way to build excitement all season long. From sweet treats and tiny toys to creative crafts and fandom-themed finds, today’s advent calendars go far beyond chocolate squares. In this post, we’re sharing the most fun and age-appropriate advent calendar ideas. These ideas are imaginative and will make the holiday countdown unforgettable for every young personality.
Young Kids
Advent calendars for toddlers and elementary-aged kids turn the holiday countdown into a daily moment of joy. They are filled with age-appropriate surprises like stickers, storybooks, or small toys. These calendars spark excitement and build anticipation while encouraging early learning, creativity, and festive fun.
‘Bluey’ Christmas Advent Calendar
With this set, kids can help the Heeler family celebrate Christmas by putting up a tree. They can wear holiday sweaters. They will have all sorts of holiday fun! It includes figures of Bluey, Bingo, Muffin, and Socks in their holiday outfits. It also includes cardboard cutouts of other characters and accessories.
Barbie Holiday Advent Calendar
It’s party season in Barbie Land! On the first day of this calendar, they’ll open a full-size Barbie doll, and the rest of the days are full of outfits and accessories kids can use to dress her up for a holiday or birthday party
HABA My Very First Advent Calendar
For real little ones, this one offers 24 wooden farm animals, so they can practice their “baas” and “moos.” The pieces are almost block-like, so toddlers can set them up themselves and use them for imaginative play
Play-Doh Advent Calendar Toy for Kids
Play-Doh Advent Calendar PlaysetIt’s time for a Play-Doh Christmas countdown! Discover 24 days of surprises behind each numbered and perforated door, including one can of Play-Doh modeling compound for a creative holiday activity each day
Grade School Kids
Squishmallows Original 24-Day Micromallows Holiday Plush Advent Calendar
Each day reveals a new 2.5-inch Micromallow, providing individual portions for fresh and convenient enjoyment. Collectible Characters: Uncover tiny, ultra-soft plushies in festive themes such as Santa, snowmen, and elves, perfect for collecting.
Disney Princess Advent Calendar
Fill their days leading up to Christmas with palatial, princessy thoughts. This calendar comes with three princesses dolls in their holiday dresses, plus plenty of friends and other accessories.
Pokémon Holiday Advent Calendar
When they open all 24 doors of this advent calendar, they can say they caught them all! This calendar features some of their favorite Pokémon characters. These characters include Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and others. There are also some accessories to make a holiday scene.
Hot Wheels Advent Calendar
Celebrate the holiday season with a Hot Wheels 2025 Advent Calendar, offering 24 daily surprises for an exciting countdown. Discover 10 different 1:64 scale Hot Wheels toy cars, including one exclusive vehicle, hidden behind 10 doors.
American Girl Baking Spirits Bright
Measure up the fun during the holiday season with daily surprises for festive foodies and bright-eyed bakers. She’ll love opening a door of the gingerbread-themed 2025 24-piece holiday advent calendar each day. It reveals baking accessories to sweeten the season.
Mechanical Ornaments Advent Calendar
Let them build a new mechanical ornament to hang on the tree everyday
Teens and Tweens
My World Advent Calendar 2025
THIS UNIQUE ADVENT CALENDAR takes your kids to “travel the world”. Each day, for 24 days, your kid will open a “Country” envelope. They will stamp the passport and learn some cool facts about each place. They will also create a unique and original arts & crafts creation from the visited country.
Holler and Glow 12 Days of Self Care Facial Mask Set
12 Days of Skin-Loving Self-Care – Treat yourself or a loved one to 12 unique face masks. Each mask is designed to hydrate, brighten, and refresh your skin. The perfect skincare gift set for any beauty lover!
Holiday Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar
Steamy peppermint cocoas. Plush, cozy sweaters and mittens. Festive tree trimmings. A little holiday magic transformed the hallmarks of wintertime wonder and coziness into sweet clay charms. These charms are sealed behind the doors throughout the wintry scene on this Advent calendar. Each day as kids count down to Christmas, they reveal a new charm to adorn a duo of bracelets.
Experiment A Day Science Advent Calendar
This year, holiday magic gets a scientific spin. As curious kids count down to Christmas, they’ll open a new box of this unique Advent calendar every day. Inside, they’ll find equipment or materials for an exciting science experiment. There are 24 experiments in all.
FabFitFun Advent Calendar
Oh what FabFitFun it is to discover a new surprise every day! 12 full-sized, premium goodies await from brands you know and love like Dr. Jart+, TULA, Hourglass, and UnHide.. We’re talking everything from hair care heroes to skin care staples, fashion finds, buzz-worthy beauty, and luxe body care.
Stranger Things x Williams Sonoma Advent Calendar
Like a time machine, our “Stranger Things” advent calendar makes the wait for Season 5 go quicker. Naturally, the calendar has 11 compartments, each filled with edible icons of the show. Enjoy discovering everything from a lemon candy Pac-Man, gummy pizza slices and waffle lollipops to fast food gummies and a hard candy cassette tape.
OPI Nail Lacquer Gift Sets
Take a stroll down candy lane to celebrate the 12 days of candymas. In our decadent advent calendar, 12 mini (but majorly sweet) limited edition Nail Lacquer treats await behind every door.
Get Your Christmas going early with these Advent Calendars
