The best part of Christmas is the build up and counting down to 25th December. The advent calendar tradition comes from when the Christians used to light candles to countdown the days until Christmas. The tradition has been modernised starting with standard advent calendars, moving onto chocolate ones and now theres an even bigger variety to choose from. From advent calendars for your pets, to tea ones, lego ones and makeup calendars too. We have scouted around and found our favourite alternative and someone unusual advent calendars that you can get your mits on this advent!
My Protein– My Protein have created an advert calendar with chocolates with added whey protein. The chocolates have more protein than carbohydrates in them, and no artificial sweeteners of ingredients. The calendar is great to ensuring you are getting that extra protein in your diet on a daily basis, ideal for those fitnesses lovers (like ourselves) that enjoy My Protein products.
Holland & Barrett– The guys at Holland and Barrett have created a vegan, dairy free and organic chocolate advent calendar which is suitable for all! This advent calendar is great as it ensures that no one misses out on the excitement of advent.
Yankee Candle – If you want to a avoid a food advent calendar altogether then why not treat yourself to a yankee candle advent calendar. Who does not love a candle or too, and we cannot resist Yankee candles which smell absolutely amazing. We love the fact that they have developed an advent calendar. What is even better is that this £24.99 calendar comes with festive smelling candles getting you in the mood for Christmas day by day!
Oliver Bonas– In writing this blog we have come across the best discovery ever, an Oliver Bonas advent calendar! We both work near an Oliver Bonas and can find ourselves browsing the store often on our lunch breaks. This advent calendar looks super cute and we love the design!
Kiss Cosmetic– We love our bargains and are firm favourites of bargain value stores and love that Wilko A have created a great alternative advent calendar that anyone can afford. This advent calendar comes with 24 cosmetic treats from their Kiss Cosmetic range, and at only £5 this is an absolute steal!
Bluebird Tea– We first discovered Bluebird tea last Christmas on a visit to Brighton. The Bluebird tea shop can be found on the lanes and has such great variety of teas. They come up with some great, unique flavours and of course Christmas flavours too. We love that they have created a tea advent calendar and this will go down a treat with tea lovers like ourselves! However get them quick at their 3rd and final batch is selling fast!
Gin Foundry – Gin Foundry have created Ginvent! We love it and oh wow, all those meme’s you see of those advent calendars with a bottle of wine a day has sort of come true! Imagine our delight when we can across this gin advent calendar. We both love a good gin and tonic so this advent calendar was a great surprise! The advent calendar can be bought from Amazon but will set you back £129.95! Eeeek!
Smiggle-Smiggle is such a cool and quirky shop and you never know what delights you will find here. Although prominently a card shop they also sent stationery and gifts. We have one close to work ad its a great shop to go to when you do not know what to buy someone as a gift. The Smiggle advent calendar looks magical with lots of stationery items, you even have a chance of winning £250 in Smiggle vouchers.
Eat your greens!– Ha, this one has to be the funniest of the bunch (from notonthehighstreet)! Many people do not like brussel sprouts but they are one of the highlights of Christmas, we just love em. Why don’t you treat yourself to this comical advent calendar with chocolate brussel sprouts! Santa will be impressed that you ate your greens!
Accessorize– 24 colour of Christmas with this Accessorize nail polish advent calendar. What a treat having 24 colours to choose from on Christmas day! Of course this calendar has all festive colours from sparkly red to shiny silver.
However we will still be enjoying a chocolate filled advent calendar too! The countdown to Christmas is on and we cannot wait! Oh how we love this time of year!!
