Advent calendars have come a long way since the little milk chocolate filled ones you may have gotten from doting grandmothers in your youth. Our selection of fun advent calendars covers everything from LEGO to whiskey.
We’re pretty gear-centric here at Review Geek, as you would imagine, but we’re not above diversifying our fun (especially around the holidays)—and advent calendars are a whole lot of holiday fun.
Who doesn’t love getting 24 tiny gifts throughout the month of December?
For those readers unfamiliar with the tradition, the premise of an advent calendar is pretty straight forward: it’s a collection of little items you get, day by day, starting on the first of December and ending with the final gift on Christmas Eve. While millions of advent calendars with tiny milk chocolates are sold every year, if you’re not a fan of low-grade milk chocolate candy and want a little something more exciting, we’ve got you covered.
Here are our favorite picks for everything from brick-building playtime to premium chocolate indulgence and everything in between.
For the Kid (at Heart): LEGO Calendars
You might spend a bit more on a LEGO advent calendar than a chocolate-filled one, but when all is said and done you’ll have LEGO blocks and minifigs instead of the memory of milk chocolate.
LEGO typically puts out three different calendars each year ($24-45) with one themed for LEGO City, LEGO Friends, and LEGO Star Wars. The box itself serves as both the calendar and a play set diorama, so as you unpack the pieces over the course of the month you’ll have a backdrop ready to play out your LEGO dreams.
Here’s our pro-tip, based on years of buying LEGO advent calendars: if the 2017 calendar completely sells out and you’re set on getting a LEGO calendar, search for older advent sets. You can still, for example, pick up last year’s LEGO Star Wars calendar for around what this year’s costs—as long as you don’t have a long running LEGO calendar tradition, this is an easy way to pick up a set at the last minute.
For the Liquor Connoisseur: Dram Calendars
Shopping for somebody who doesn’t like anything but a good stiff drink? Over at Master of Malt they’ve got you covered. The calendars aren’t cheap, but for that family member who enjoys unique flavor profiles so much they goes on tasting tours, they’re sure to be a hit.
Each calendar features 24 drams (a dram is 1/8th of a fluid ounce) of your choice of whisky, Scotch, bourbon, gin, vodka, rum, tequila, and even variations like only Irish or Japanese whisky. You can find all the varieties here (From $109).
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