Heads-up: Lots of Great Advent Calendars Are Currently On Sale
Since the start of September, new Advent calendar launches have been coming fast and furious for kids and adults alike, with options to suit pretty much any type of person, whether they’re into beauty or LEGOs. Surprisingly, a number of them are currently on sale, so now is a good time to buy before the holiday crush really begins. Most of what I’ve found so far is for kids, but there is also a smattering of options for grown-ups.
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Last year’s Disney Princess LEGO Advent calendar was Frozen-themed. This year, you get to unbox four different princesses (Ariel, Cinderella, Moana, and Mulan) as well as their animal friends (Sebastian, Gus, Pua, and Mushu). There is also a buildable spinner that, combined with the characters and the box, turns the calendar into a board game that up to eight people can play.
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Set in a cozy ski chalet, the LEGO Friends Advent calendar lets kids be part of a festive winter scene each day. There’s a sleigh ride, animals in Christmas hats, a campfire with marshmallows on sticks, a gingerbread house, and more.
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In addition to the Mandalorian’s Christmas sweater, this Star Wars–themed LEGO Advent calendar also comes with Grogu and Moff Gideon in holiday attire plus seven mini-vehicle builds and four Star Wars beasts.
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This calendar is filled with pint-size Funko Pop Disney princesses.
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For an activity-based Advent calendar that won’t add toy clutter to a kid’s room, this one comes with 24 mini coloring books.
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You’ll get a 12-inch pop-up Christmas tree and 25 ornaments to hang on it, each featuring a different American Girl doll and her favorite animal friend.
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‘Exit: The Game’ Advent Calendar - The Missing Hollywood Star
Your favorite Hollywood star has gone missing while filming their latest Christmas movie. In order to find out where they went, each day you must solve a new riddle, whose solution will tell you which door to open next.
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This Conair calendar for tweens has 12 hair accessories, ranging from cherry clips to curled scrunchies.
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Cliganic’s organic balms are made with vitamin E and sunflower-seed oil.
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Behind each of the 24 doors are four appropriately festive-shaped jellies, caramels, and cookies, including the brand’s best-selling sour gummy lips.
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Dedcool’s Advent calendar is great for Gen Z. It includes a travel-size detergent, coconut lip balm, and a solid fragrance in one of the brand’s signature gourmand scents, Mochi Milk.
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When senior writer Dominique Pariso sniffed her way through drugstore candles, Voluspa’s came out as the fanciest. In this selection of the brand’s votives is French Cade Lavender (a woodsy lavender that reminds Pariso of her grandfather’s aftershave), Goji Tarocco Orange, Moso Bamboo, Crushed Candy Cane, Foraged Wildberry, and Noble Fir Garland.
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Every day includes a Pantone color chip attached to a cord to be hung on a Christmas tree or strung together in a garland.
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