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Best advent calendars
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Beauty for you, toys for them, and the LEGO that sells out first. Order early, these go fast - it's never too early to start buying for Christmas!
 
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Twenty five doors of Sephora minis, online exclusive. This is the beauty one that goes first every year.
Sephora Favorites 25 Days of Beauty Must Haves
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Sephora's own brand rather than the designer minis, so it costs less. The one for a tween who is just getting into it.
Advent Calendar - SEPHORA COLLECTION
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Tiny food you actually mix and set. This is the one every ten year old on the internet is asking for.
MGA Miniverse Make It Mini Holiday Advent Calendar
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Uno, but a new twist on the deck each day. Cheap, and it is the one that gets played after Christmas.
Mattel Games Advent Calendar, 7+, 2-4 Players
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My kid is obsessed with these mini babies, she has been repurposing her old LOL toys to play with them.
My Mini Advent Series 1 By ZURU
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Deliberately ugly monsters. For the kid who thinks cute is boring, which is most of them by this age.
Fuggler Christmas Advent Calendar
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This one is hard to get. One day I just refreshed amazon and it was sitting right there shipped direct from Amazon! Check your local target and local toy stores.
Schylling NeeDoh Squishmas Advent Calendar
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Skews younger than the rest of this list. This is the one for the little sibling or a four year old cousin.
Anime Bluey Blind box Merry Christmas Advent Calendar Toy Cartoon Cute Advent Figure Toys Children Christmas Countdown Xmas Gift
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Twenty four tiny Squishmallows, Target exclusive. The safest bet on here if you do not know the kid well.
Squishmallows Micromallows 2.5" Pack Plush 24pk Target Exclusive
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The one Wirecutter calls out, and the safest bet if either of them is into Star Wars at all.
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar 2026 75456
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Mini dolls and animals rather than vehicles. Reads a bit older than the Disney Princess one.
LEGO Friends Advent Calendar 2026 42698
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Also a Wirecutter pick. The youngest skewing of the LEGO four.
LEGO Disney Princess Advent Calendar 2026 43298
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The cheapest LEGO here and the most neutral. Good if you are buying two of them.
LEGO City Advent Calendar 2026 60510
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A Wirecutter pick, and the only one of the five Target does not carry, so this one is Amazon.
LEGO Marvel Advent Calendar 2026 76340
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Twenty four little Bluey books instead of toys. Nice one if you are already doing a nightly story.
Bluey: Most Amazing Advent Calendar Book
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A Wirecutter pick. Rocks, crystals and a small experiment behind each door, and the box says ages 8 to 12.
National Geographic 2026 Science Advent Calendar
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The grown up one. See's does a little shop front and you get a piece a day, and it is the one people remember from childhood.
See's Candies 2026 Advent Calendar
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The one that adds to something they already own. These are the small microMAGS, not the big tiles, so it builds onto the set rather than replacing it.
MAGNA-TILES microMAGS Advent Calendar
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Twenty four doors of small beauty brands you would not find on your own. This is the pretty one to leave out on the counter.
The 24 Days of Beauty Advent Calendar
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Essence is cheap in the good way, so this is the one to hand a tween who wants her own makeup drawer.
Essence Baked With Love Advent Calendar
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A Wirecutter pick, and the one the adults fight over. Twenty four mini jam jars, and it sells out before December.
Bonne Maman Advent Calendar 2026
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The splurge one. Full size pieces from brands you would not buy for yourself, so it works out cheaper than it looks.
2026 Revolve Advent Calendar
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Builds one winter scene over the month instead of twenty four separate things. Good for a kid who plays long.
Playmobil Advent Calendar - Christmas Sleigh Ride
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A whole little Christmas market by the twenty fourth. This is the one that stays out on the shelf after.
Playmobil Advent Calendar: Christmas Market
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Nineteen battle figures with a special finish, plus five accessories. Figures rather than candy.
Jazwares Pokemon Holiday Calendar 2026 - 19 Battle Figures & 5 Accessories
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