<p>Everybody loves an advent calendar to help them count down the days to Christmas!</p>
<p>Even when the best days of your childhood have been and gone, you can make the grim rainy days of December instantly more magical and appealing by waking up to a constant reminder of the big day.</p>
<p>But how do you make sure this is entertaining? Sure, a small bit of chocolate first thing in the morning might be enough to put a small spring in your step for the first few days, but after-a-while it can become boring, particularly if it is the same type of chocolate.</p>
<p>Here are some great advent calendar ideas.</p>
<h2>1. Lego</h2>
<p>Lego has almost infinite possibilities and there so many different types. From the Star Wars Death Star to Harry Potter Lego, you can ensure you wake up every morning with a surprise.</p>
<p>What’s more, rather than eating something you can get your mind racing by having to construct something. Perhaps, each day you could open a certain amount of pieces that you have to put together so that on the 25th day you have a complete set of something.</p>
<p>Alternatively each day you could build a singular part &#8211; such as a particular character or building &#8211; so that by Christmas Day you have a complete scene.</p>
<h2>2. Do Something Different With Chocolate</h2>
<p>There is nothing wrong with chocolate as one of the advent calendar ideas for kids. However, it is about making it fun and entertaining. Many calendars bought from the shops include simply one brand or type of chocolate each day. This is boring.</p>
<p>Instead when making your own type of chocolate advent or buying one ensure that it includes various varieties of chocolate. This is not just white, dark and milk varieties but also chocolate with nuts, chocolate truffles, maybe even one day some chocolate powder in order to make a chocolate milkshake.</p>
<p>If you are worried about the health aspect of you or your children eating chocolate every day, then be sure to alternate the chocolate with fruit on some days.</p>
<p>You could even include a little history of that particular chocolate or fruit in the calendar.</p>
<p>For adults, you could always put in <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/16-best-adult-food-advent-104400904.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJymdukdSBwMex8JIEXLy3k-EJKc9SWsdvW8wDSEscZTMiBdhRaTXPCNYAaGhlgCsnyxzJFaNg0mYz0rVxfEvQWFDV6chC8x-zkmW6c8rMulkBAUIf91CX3hHqNjVeiDeSzsb-NOSTG3yjIHKGyK0MB5gW73L-dg9UehW2kRw5VC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">adult food</a>.</p>
<h2>3. An Advent Calendar Mystery Hunt</h2>
<p>Just one of a number of exciting Christmas calendar ideas is a mystery hunt. Every day, you or your child could wake up to a clue that relates to where the chocolate or treat is hidden around the house.</p>
<p>In order to get that day’s treat, you or your child has to solve the clue using their knowledge and intuition &#8211; ensuring they learn something every day &#8211; before going on a hunt. It could be a competition if you have several children as to who finds it first.</p>
<p>You could make this yourself with a <a href="https://spark.adobe.com/make/calendar-maker/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">free calendar maker</a>.</p>
<h2>Advent Calendar Ideas Are Everywhere To Be Seen</h2>
<p>It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that chocolate is the only way to go when it comes to advent calendar ideas but in fact, there are a ton of ideas that can make the countdown to Christmas that little bit more exciting.</p>
<p>You can even continue the fun from <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/aldi-launch-15-beauty-advent-20561331.amp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Boxing Day to New Year</a>.</p>
<p>Lego or even a mystery hunt guided by clues are both ways of making for an interesting calendar experience. If you are going to go with chocolate though, be sure to make it interesting with different chocolates or fruits some days to mix it up a little bit.</p>
<p>If you are interested in reading more ideas for Christmas presents be sure to check out the best of our site.</p>


Everybody loves an advent calendar to help them count down the days to Christmas!

Even when the best days of your childhood have been and gone, you can make the grim rainy days of December instantly more magical and appealing by waking up to a constant reminder of the big day.

But how do you make sure this is entertaining? Sure, a small bit of chocolate first thing in the morning might be enough to put a small spring in your step for the first few days, but after-a-while it can become boring, particularly if it is the same type of chocolate.

Here are some great advent calendar ideas.
<h2>1. Lego</h2>
Lego has almost infinite possibilities and there so many different types. From the Star Wars Death Star to Harry Potter Lego, you can ensure you wake up every morning with a surprise.

What’s more, rather than eating something you can get your mind racing by having to construct something. Perhaps, each day you could open a certain amount of pieces that you have to put together so that on the 25th day you have a complete set of something.

Alternatively each day you could build a singular part - such as a particular character or building - so that by Christmas Day you have a complete scene.
<h2>2. Do Something Different With Chocolate</h2>
There is nothing wrong with chocolate as one of the advent calendar ideas for kids. However, it is about making it fun and entertaining. Many calendars bought from the shops include simply one brand or type of chocolate each day. This is boring.

Instead when making your own type of chocolate advent or buying one ensure that it includes various varieties of chocolate. This is not just white, dark and milk varieties but also chocolate with nuts, chocolate truffles, maybe even one day some chocolate powder in order to make a chocolate milkshake.

If you are worried about the health aspect of you or your children eating chocolate every day, then be sure to alternate the chocolate with fruit on some days.

You could even include a little history of that particular chocolate or fruit in the calendar.

For adults, you could always put in <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/16-best-adult-food-advent-104400904.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJymdukdSBwMex8JIEXLy3k-EJKc9SWsdvW8wDSEscZTMiBdhRaTXPCNYAaGhlgCsnyxzJFaNg0mYz0rVxfEvQWFDV6chC8x-zkmW6c8rMulkBAUIf91CX3hHqNjVeiDeSzsb-NOSTG3yjIHKGyK0MB5gW73L-dg9UehW2kRw5VC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">adult food</a>.
<h2>3. An Advent Calendar Mystery Hunt</h2>
Just one of a number of exciting Christmas calendar ideas is a mystery hunt. Every day, you or your child could wake up to a clue that relates to where the chocolate or treat is hidden around the house.

In order to get that day’s treat, you or your child has to solve the clue using their knowledge and intuition - ensuring they learn something every day - before going on a hunt. It could be a competition if you have several children as to who finds it first.

You could make this yourself with a <a href="https://spark.adobe.com/make/calendar-maker/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">free calendar maker</a>.
<h2>Advent Calendar Ideas Are Everywhere To Be Seen</h2>
It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that chocolate is the only way to go when it comes to advent calendar ideas but in fact, there are a ton of ideas that can make the countdown to Christmas that little bit more exciting.

You can even continue the fun from <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/aldi-launch-15-beauty-advent-20561331.amp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Boxing Day to New Year</a>.

Lego or even a mystery hunt guided by clues are both ways of making for an interesting calendar experience. If you are going to go with chocolate though, be sure to make it interesting with different chocolates or fruits some days to mix it up a little bit.

If you are interested in reading more ideas for Christmas presents be sure to check out the best of our site.

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