Only people who live behind the moon may have missed the fact that Christmas is just around the corner. We've been bombarded with chocolate Santa Clauses, gingerbread, Christmas tree decorations and requests to shop for gifts for a few weeks now and the hustle and bustle is increasing as December approaches. Anyone who has already dug out their reindeer sweater and attached the fairy lights to the shared balcony can give their roommates, friends or partners a day-to-day joy - with a homemade Advent calendar! We have put together the best ideas for you and don't worry: we also have tips for those who are less enthusiastic about crafts.
Advent calendar for crafting and filling
1. For those newly in love – the couples advent calendar
As we all know, Christmas is the festival of love and you can now express this love in your own words with the Advent calendar “What I love about you”. Behind each of the 24 pages you will find sentences like "A special quality of yours that not many people know is...", which you can then add individually. For €6.99 you can make your sweetheart happy every day when a new declaration of love awaits him or her in the morning.
2. Gluing, folding, filling, pinching – the DIY Advent calendar
Now you can really get crafting: This do-it-yourself craft set contains all the materials you need to create 24 cute paper owls. Fill the bags with small gifts – for example delicious chocolate – stick on the included stickers and close the owls with the included mini clips. The craft set costs €9.99 and the end result is really impressive.
3. Santa Claus, as far as the eye can see
If you would rather give away a beautiful Advent calendar necklace, you should use the cute Santa Claus bags. It's less about crafting and more about finding the right filling - should you put something sweet in it, a piece of jewelry or maybe a concert ticket? There are no limits to your imagination! Grab the Santa Claus necklace for €9.99, hang it up and the inspiration for all 24 bags will soon come. And if not, we also have a few ideas in store for filling it.
What is supposed to be hidden behind the doors?
You can always go right with chocolate! How about the Christmas mixing bag from Lindt, for example? The chocolate creations can also be hung on the Christmas tree if they survive that long.
If you want more variety when it comes to sweets, you can have 24 different sweets with a Nineties flair sent to you. Of course, Chupa Chups, Haribo and a sugar pearl necklace should not be missing. “Barbie Girl” by Aqua would be musically appropriate, just as a suggestion.
Winter time is tea time! If your girlfriend, friends or flatmates are professional tea drinkers, you can also hide one or two bags of their favorite infused drink in the Advent calendar. Sonnentor's Advent fruit tea, for example, tastes heavenly (and it's organic too).
You'll probably come up with more gift ideas if you think a little about your friends' individual tastes.
For the lazy: Cool ready-to-open Advent calendars
“Homemade” is a very flexible term – after all, you do the choosing, ordering and giving away yourself, right? If you're one of those people who don't feel like using the craft scissors, we have a few great Advent calendars in store for you, which are completely finished and ready to open the door.
1. Advent calendar “1001 Christmas Dreams” from Lindt
Let's start with a classic that will never lose its appeal and is extremely popular every year: the chocolate advent calendar. It's ideal for those with a sweet tooth and other chocolate addicts, even if it requires a lot of self-control - a piece a day is nothing, right? To give your girlfriend, boyfriend or buddy a special treat, we recommend the “1001 Christmas Dream” Advent calendar from Lindt. It's a little more expensive at €17.99, but it's worth it! Lindt chocolate simply tastes so delicious that the higher price is definitely worth it and the beautiful design of the calendar makes it an absolute eye-catcher in the home.
2. Beauty Advent Calendar from Maybelline New York
If you're specifically looking for an Advent calendar for your girlfriend, then you're definitely in the right place with the beauty package from Maybelline New York. Everything that makes your cosmetics heart beat faster is hidden behind 24 doors - from nail polish to eyeliner to mascara, lipstick and much, much more. At €39.95, the Maybelline Advent calendar is pretty inexpensive, as buying all the pieces included individually would definitely be more expensive. And is there anything more priceless than seeing pure happiness on the face of a loved one - and with the best make-up?
3. Advent calendar “Bavarian beer”
Finally, an idea for the gentlemen or flatmates: Anyone who has always wanted to get to know the whole range of wonderful brewery products from Bavaria, the land of beer, should put together a beer advent calendar. Test your way through 24 different varieties - starting with A for Andechser Weissbier to Z for Zwickl Kellerbier - and become true beer sommeliers. The “Bavarian Beer” Advent calendar is available for €46.99 and contains a total of almost twelve liters of delicious Reinheitsgebot.
If none of our ideas appeal to you, there are many other great Advent calendar ideas on Amazon that are also easy on the wallet.
Make your friends or loved ones happy and give them a special Advent calendar.
