Advent calendars are a beloved holiday tradition that has been around for centuries. It’s a fun way to count down the days until Christmas and build excitement for the holiday season. While chocolate advent calendars are a classic choice, they may not be suitable for children with allergies or dietary restrictions. That’s where non-chocolate advent calendars come in.
Non-chocolate advent calendars offer a wide range of surprises and treats that are perfect for kids of all ages. From toys and trinkets to crafts and activities, there are plenty of options to choose from. However, it’s essential to consider the quality of the items included in the calendar and the age range it’s suitable for.
When choosing a non-chocolate advent calendar for your child, it’s crucial to pay attention to the type of items included. Some calendars may have small toys or parts that are not suitable for young children, while others may include items that are not age-appropriate. It’s also essential to consider the theme of the calendar and whether it aligns with your child’s interests.
In this article, we’ve researched and tested the best non-chocolate advent calendars for kids to help you find the perfect one for your child. We’ve considered factors such as the quality of the items included, the age range, and the overall value for money. Whether your child loves toys, crafts, or activities, we’ve got you covered.
Best Non Chocolate Advent Calendars for Kids for 2024
Looking for a fun way to count down the days until Christmas with your little ones? Non chocolate advent calendars are a great alternative to traditional chocolate calendars and offer a range of exciting surprises behind each door. From toys and stickers to books and crafts, there’s something for every child to enjoy. We’ve put together a list of the best non chocolate advent calendars for kids that are sure to bring joy and excitement to your holiday season.
Lego and Playmobil Advent Calendars
Unwrap 24 days of holiday magic with the LEGO City 2024 Christmas Advent Calendar, the perfect festive countdown for young builders aged 5 and up! Behind each door lies an exciting buildable surprise, complete with easy-to-follow instructions that ensure building success for little hands. The innovative fold-out playmat transforms into a snowy winter wonderland, creating the perfect stage for imaginative holiday adventures with each new discovery. This magical calendar not only delivers daily building fun but also seamlessly integrates with other LEGO City sets (sold separately), allowing children to expand their creative play possibilities in the boundless world of LEGO City where every brick tells a story and every day brings a new festive adventure to life.
Journey to a galaxy far, far away this holiday season with the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar, a spectacular collection that brings together the magic of Christmas and the epic adventure of Star Wars! Behind each of the 24 doors, fans aged 6 and up will discover an incredible array of galactic treasures, including 5 detailed LEGO Star Wars minifigures, 3 charming droid figures, and 10 miniature vehicles like the iconic Republic Gunship and Bad Batch Shuttle, plus 6 additional mini builds featuring beloved Star Wars elements such as the moisture vaporator and Hoth defence turret. This festive calendar not only provides daily building excitement but also doubles as a striking holiday display piece, making it the perfect seasonal addition to any Star Wars enthusiast's collection.
Give LEGO Harry Potter fans a magical build-up to Christmas with the toy-a-day LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar. Behind each of the 24 doors is a different Harry Potter toy to build, play with and display
Create magical holiday memories with the LEGO Friends 2024 Advent Calendar, a delightful 272-piece Christmas countdown featuring the adorable adventures of little Paisley and little Olly! Behind each of the 24 doors, young builders will discover charming surprises including 5 lovable characters, 2 adorable pets, and an enchanting collection of festive accessories ranging from sweet cookies and a playful catapult to a whimsical snow castle, heartwarming letters, and a decorated Christmas tree. This heartwarming calendar captures the true spirit of friendship and holiday joy, making it the perfect seasonal treat for LEGO Friends enthusiasts
Experience the enchanting magic of a traditional Christmas market with PLAYMOBIL's "Ausflug auf den Weihnachtsmarkt" (Visit to the Christmas Market) Advent Calendar, where 24 carefully crafted surprises transform your child's room into a miniature winter wonderland! Each day reveals a new treasure that builds towards a complete festive scene, featuring a charming market booth filled with seasonal treats, a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, and four delightful figures gliding on ice skates, all capturing the joy and wonder of a traditional holiday market.
Toy & Fidget Advent Calendars
This Christmas blind box toy set contains 24 different fidget toys, a total of 34pcs. All toys are made of high-quality, safe and non-toxic materials, which meet the Australian children's toy standard. All toys can be reused, and any toys in the set can be washed repeatedly, suitable for anyone over three years old
The whole gift box will contain 24 different fidget sensory toys, every day is a different surprise! This will make the children excitedly look forward to the fidget toy that opens a new grid every day!
Count down to Christmas with the all-new Ooshies XL figures! This 12 day Advent calendar is a great way to get your little one excited for the festive season!
Get your kids excited for Christmas with Car advent calendar! It's packed with 24 toy cars to bring them a little surprise each day in December. Designed to stimulate children's imagination and curiosity, this calendar will also improve their educational learning. Don't miss out on this fun and festive way to count down to Christmas!
Every day you can have a new gift in the Christmas countdown calendar, which includes mini armed soldiers, vehicles, weapons, equipment, etc.It‘s waiting for you to find. You will never tire of it to get ready for the holidays. As each day passes, your child's excitement will escalate with the arrival of Santa Claus. Ideal Christmas gift for ages 3 year and up.
Get ready to rev up your engines and celebrate the holidays with the Hot Wheels Advent Calendar! This fun advent calendar is the perfect way to get Hot Wheels fans in the festive spirit, with 24 different doors to open and discover a new surprise hiding inside.
Join the Heelers as they gather for a Christmas Swim. Bluey's Christmas Swim Advent Calendar has 24 surprises behind 24 different windows.
Unwrap the magic of the season with the enchanting Polly Pocket Advent Calendar, a delightful gingerbread house-themed playset that brings 24 days of miniature holiday surprises and two adorable Polly Pocket dolls to life! Perfect for children aged 4 and up, this festive calendar transforms the countdown to Christmas into an interactive adventure, with each daily reveal adding new winter-themed treasures to discover and play with inside the charming gingerbread house rooms.
Make your kids' every day adventurous by unboxing 25+ surprises starting with your host this coming Christmas countdown, the fierce comic-icon looking Tricksta B.B. loaded with girls accessories.
My Little Pony advent calendar for kids features 25 gem-shaped cardboard doors with a surprise behind each one
Make each day of December special with 24 unique dinosaur figurines, each hiding behind its own door. As children discover these prehistoric creatures, they also uncover fascinating facts, making the countdown to Christmas an educational adventure filled with excitement and discovery
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.
Introducing Trolls Mineez, the adorable collectible figures that kids will love! With over 100 Trolls to collect, the fun never ends. And now, with the DreamWorks Trolls Band Together Advent Calendar, kids can count down to the holidays with a Trolls surprise each day for 24 days!
Step into the magical world of Gabby's Dollhouse this holiday season with an enchanting advent calendar that brings 24 days of purr-fect surprises to life! This delightful calendar features an array of miniature treasures from Gabby's world, including adorable figures, festive accessories, and holiday-themed items that capture the charm of the beloved Netflix series. Each daily reveal adds to the excitement as young fans aged 3 and up discover new ways to recreate their favorite Gabby moments or imagine fresh adventures in this cat-tastic holiday countdown.
Arts and Craft & Slime Advent Calendars
Count down to the holidays, Play-Doh style! Does Door 5 hide a snowflake stamper? Is there a tree mould behind Door 1? You'll have to find out what's hiding in the Advent Calendar. With a different surprise gift for each day leading up to the holiday, there's no knowing what festive creations you'll be able to shape for the season -- and beyond!
Includes 24 surprises, playmat and 5 cans of Play-Doh Brand Modelling Compound.
The countdown to Christmas just got better! Make the days more exciting with 25 days of super Smiggle surprises hiding within our Advent Calendar. Open up each door to find limited edition and fan favourite goodies to fill the December days with Smiggle magic! We will not spoil the surprise, but we will give some hints on what might be found inside: sweet scented stationery, totally poppin toys and so much more! The Christmas countdown has never been more Smiggle-tastic!
Perfect Holiday Gift for Slime Lovers. The Fantastic Slime Advent Calendar is a fun way for the kids to countdown the number of days until Christmas and get a little surprise treat every day. Tons of fun to play with.
With the BIC Advent Calendar, every day brings a fresh surprise: felt pens, colouring pencils, crayons, erasers, stickers and more
Beauty Advent Calendars
Restore your galactic powers one day at a time with this Grogu inspired 12 Days of Bath and Body Advent Calendar. Discover a new treat behind each window with a variety of bath and body goodies to enjoy from bath fizzers to body washes, lip balms to nail files. Whats more the pocket-sized formats will make the perfect pampering travel companions for your next intergalactic adventure!
Unwrap twelve days of lip-smacking joy with the ChapStick Holiday Advent Calendar, a festive collection that transforms your daily lip care routine into a delicious Christmas countdown! This merry set features twelve 0.15-ounce ChapStick lip balms in mouth-watering holiday-inspired flavors, from the classic winter warmth of Candy Cane and Vanilla Mint to indulgent treats like Sugar Cookie, Cake Batter, and Milk Chocolate, alongside beloved classics such as Cotton Candy, Green Apple, and the Original ChapStick formula.
24 Hair Accessories I Surprise for Women and Girls I Exclusive Elastics I Festive Calendar for Hair Care
This Christmas adventure calendar set meets all your makeup needs, including lipstick, lip gloss, and eye shadow, with 24 small boxes for daily surprises
Jewellery Advent Calendars
Step into a whimsical wonderland with this enchanting Unicorn-themed Advent Calendar, where 24 days of magical surprises await young dreamers! Each door reveals delightful unicorn-inspired treasures, including adorable hair accessories, jewellery pieces, stickers, and magical trinkets that capture the sparkle and charm of these beloved mythical creatures. Perfect for children who believe in magic, this advent calendar transforms the Christmas countdown into a daily celebration of imagination and wonder, with each carefully curated surprise adding to a growing collection of unicorn-themed accessories that can be enjoyed long after the holiday season ends.
Transform the holiday countdown into a dazzling jewellery adventure with the HOPEMATE Charm Bracelets Advent Calendar, featuring 24 days of sparkling surprises that combine to create stunning personalized bracelets! Each daily reveal brings a new enchanting charm or bracelet component, carefully designed to mix and match, allowing you to build unique combinations that reflect your personal style.
As 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.
Add a touch of sparkle to your holiday countdown with the Hianjoo Christmas Jewelry Advent Calendar, a luxurious collection featuring 24 days of carefully curated jewellery surprises! This elegant advent calendar transforms the traditional countdown into a dazzling daily reveal of beautiful accessories, including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and charms, each piece thoughtfully designed to add festive glamour to your holiday season
Gaming Themed Advent Calendars
Assemble your own squad of Marvel heroes this holiday season with the FUNKO Marvel Advent Calendar, featuring 24 days of pocket-sized superhero surprises! Behind each door, collectors will discover a unique Pocket Pop! figure or accessory celebrating beloved characters from across the Marvel universe, each crafted with FUNKO's signature stylized design and attention to detail.
Count down the holiday's with this Fortnite Advent calendar, from Funko!
Each figure inside is a different pint size hero version of all your Fortnite characters!
Included in this Christmas countdown blind box are 24 Pokemons Figures in different shapes. There are fun surprises hidden behind each door. Give it to your little one before Christmas comes and count down the days until Christmas with your child!
Book Advent Calendars
Embark on a delightful literary countdown to Christmas with the Mr. Men & Little Miss Advent Calendar, a charming collection that brings 24 mini-books featuring everyone's favorite characters from the beloved children's series! Each day reveals a new pocket-sized story starring the iconic characters created by Roger Hargreaves, from the cheerful Mr. Happy to the amusing Little Miss Giggles, all wrapped in festive holiday adventures.
Countdown to Christmas with Peppa!
Join Peppa and all of her friends in this reusable advent calendar- with 24 Peppa stories!
With 24 mini-stories to enjoy, little ones can enjoy a brand new adventure, every night. Including an exclusive Christmas story for Christmas Eve, Peppa's Special Christmas Eve.
Have a top-of-the-class count down to Christmas with this advent calendar collection of twenty-four mini activity and story books, PERFECT for every Tom Gates superfan! Enjoy a book every day packed with how-to-doodles, mega make-and-do activities and stories to share, starring all your favourite characters, including Rooster, Marcus, Delia and Amy. 'Tom Gates is as moreish as a caramel wafer' The Sunday Times 'High octane and highly entertaining' Guardian A sturdy hardback with pockets for each book and a ribbon tie to keep everything safe
Ditch the lolly advent calendars this year and celebrate the days leading up-to Christmas with the magic of Frozen. Your young one can unwrap 24 books this festive season and celebrate Christmas with Anna, Elsa and all their friends in Arendelle.
Count down to Christmas with 24 special mini Bluey books! From story books to colouring in, this Advent calendar will keep kids entertained all the way through December and finishes with a very special edition of Verandah Santa for Christmas Eve.
The Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Christmas Pop-Up book from Insight Editions is receiving rave reviews from all over! Romper.com calls it a gorgeous keepsake that Muggles everywhere will absolutely love, while Red Tricycle says that it will have young wizards feeling like they're celebrating Christmas in the Great Hall. Leaky Cauldron praises the book as a lovely advent calendar that is fully reusable and Geekdad says that it's an easy and fun way to integrate a bit of Harry Potter into the season.
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