The holidays are right around the corner and while most things you’ll need on or around December 25 can wait if you like to live a little dangerously when it comes to your Christmas shopping, there’s one thing that definitely can’t wait until then. Picking up your advent calendars. The whole point of an advent calendar is so you may use it to count down to the big day starting from December 1, although if you are reading this midway through December, grabbing a discounted calendar and opening 15 doors all at once is fun too.
Super Mario Advent Calendar
Marvel Funko Pop! Advent Calendar
Advent calendars aren’t what they used to be. Well, they are, but you have a lot more options nowadays than you did ten, even just five years ago. Yeah you can grab one with little chocolates inside if you like, but there are far more exciting options available now that will really ramp up the excitement during the build to the holidays. There are calendars filled withFunko Pops, miniaturePokemon, evenSquishmallows, and we’ve hand-picked a few of the very best ones this holiday season for you to choose from.
Pokemon Funko Pop! Advent Calendar
Gotta Catch ‘Em All Before Christmas
Funko’s Pokemon Pop! advent calendar lets you count down to December 25 with a brand new miniature figure every single day from December 1 all the way through to Christmas Eve. Includes 24 unique Pops, Eevee, Charizard, and Pikachu among them.
If you have kids in your life who love Pokemon and Funko Pops, then odds are they’re going to get a lot of Pokemon and Funko-themed gifts this holiday season. Nothing they get on the day itself will compare to this, though. An advent calendar literally filled with miniature Funko Pops. A Pokemon figure waiting behind each door as you countdown to Christmas, I’m floored that The Pokemon Company has found yet another way for fans to catch ‘em all. At least in this instance, there are only 24 to catch, and you don’t need incense or PokeCoins to get them. You just need to open little cardboard doors.
Squishville By The Original Squishmallows Holiday Calendar
Squish Into Christmas
The Squishville by the Original Squishmallows Holiday Calendar includes 24 two-inch Squishmallows to find behind each door, as well as a pop-up display for putting all the Squishmallows on show. Every plush included is holiday-themed, and some are wearing exclusive accessories.
Squishmallows are the in-toy this holiday season, and if you have managed to track some down and they’re wrapped up and waiting under your tree right now, why wait until December 25 to start unwrapping them? No, I’m not talking about going rogue and unwrapping people’s presents early. I am, of course, suggesting you pick upthe Squishville Squishmallow advent calendar. A mini Squishmallow based on a character from the festive season waiting for you behind a little door every single day. Just a little something to stave off your Squishmallow needs until the big day. It’ll also soften the blow when you find out that Gengar Squishmallow-shaped gift under the tree is actually a novelty turkey hat your aunt thinks is hilarious.
Bluey Advent Calendar
Wackadoo!
Bluey is everywhere right now, and that includes your advent calendar. The Bluey calendar includes minifigures and accessories that you need to find throughout December, gradually building a festive scene that, if all goes to plan, will be finished on December 24.
Just in case you didn’t know already, Bluey is a big deal. The Australian dog and the rest of her family have taken over the world and if you’ve got kids in your life, you probably know Bluey and her family as well as they do. This advent calendar based on the show lets its owner gradually recreate a festive scene from the show as you count down the days to December 25. Behind doors are accessories, stickers, and, most important of all, mini-figures of Bluey and her sister Bingo. By Christmas Eve you should have found all 24 pieces and your holiday scene will be complete ready for the big day.
Lego Marvel’s Avengers Advent Calendar
Avengers, Assemble (Gradually)!
The Lego Marvel’s Avengers advent calendar has something waiting for you behind each of its 24 doors. Including Minifigures and accessories, you’re able to use what you find to recreate scenes from the movies or make an all-new superhero adventure of your very own.
The Avengers celebrate the holidays too, even though they have to still keep half an eye on the world outside their homes to make sure it remains safe from any incoming threats. Some of theirLegoversions have been stuffed inside an advent calendar this holiday season, and now they’re waiting for you to open the doors one day at a time so they can be reunited with the rest of Earth’s mightiest heroes. The Lego Avengers calendar includes seven Minifigures and various other accessories that can be mixed and match between heroes. Everything you find is also compatible with whatever other Lego sets you’re lucky enough to own, or any you might unwrap on December 25.
It’s-a Me, Santa Mario!
You can get just about anything with Mario’s face on nowadays, and that includes advent calendars. The Super Mario calendar has a toy hiding behind each of its 24 doors, including some that have never been seen before like Santa Mario and Snowman Luigi.
It’s the first holiday season since the launch ofThe Super Mario Bros. Moviewhich means a lot of kids are going to be getting Mario gifts this holiday season. Whether it’s a Blu-ray copy of the movie orSuper Mario Bros. WonderonNintendo Switch, prepare them for a Mario-themed Christmas by counting down to the big day with this Mario advent calendar. Much like some of the other options above, there are more than just characters waiting behind these 24 doors. There are also accessories that will allow you to build Christmas scenes from the Mushroom Kingdom once you have all of the toys waiting for you behind those doors.
A Hero Behind Every Door
Funko’s range of advent calendars trades the traditional chocolates for miniature Pop! figures. Each of the 24 doors has a new Funko behind it, the Marvel edition pulling heroes and villains from every corner of the Marvel universe from Spider-Man to Thanos.
No, you don’t need to have a Pokemon fan in your life if you want to give one of your little ones the chance to open the door to a brand new Funko Pop! every single day this December. There’s also aMarveloption with a different hero from the multiverse behind every door. A lot of those heroes have been given a festive twist. Spider-Man is wearing a Santa hat, Groot is covered in fairy lights, and Thanos, well, I think Thanos is just Thanos. Maybe they don’t celebrate the holidays on Titan. Okay, I’m going to stop telling you what’s behind each door now so I don’t ruin any more of the 24 surprises that await you.
FAQ
When Should I Start Using My Advent Calendar?
The traditional day to start opening doors on your advent calendar is December 1. That’s why the doors are usually numbered from one to 24 as the intention is that you open one door per day until December 25. If you’re late picking one up or you miss a day or two though, there’s no reason why you can’t open a few in a row so you’re all caught up.
What Do You Put Inside An Advent Calendar?
Advent calendars traditionally have a little chocolate behind each door. However, as the options above demonstrate, you may put almost anything behind the 24 doors of an advent calendar. Lego Minifigures, Funko Pop! figures, even Squishmallows. If there’s something you like that’s small enough to fit 24 of them in a box, odds are there’s an advent calendar out there somewhere full of them.
What Can I Do With An Empty Advent Calendar Box?
Advent calendar boxes can typically be a little bit of a nightmare when it comes to getting rid of them once all 24 of the doors have been opened and the surprises removed. Usually a tangled mess of cardboard and plastic, you’ll need to separate it all out to be recycled. You can use them again the following year if you want though, whether that be by repurposing them as decorations or even filling them back up with something else.
