Advent Calendars

It's that time of year again - windy, blustery, wet for many of us - and it won't be long before Christmas arrives and with it, the mad lead up to the day itself.   Advent Calendars are a great way to help look forward to the big event, and there's an ever bigger range of them, to suit all sorts of interests and loves!  

Here are just a few...
Make your own Advent Calendar with Craftiosity! Make your own Advent Calendar with Craftiosity!  As the nights are dark now and the weather doesn't exactly encourage one to go out unless one has to, you could give yourself or a craft loving friend this Advent Calendar Craft Kit from Craftiosity!  It has everything you need, with 25 little drawstring bags, twine, tiny pegs to hang them up with, step by step instructions and more.  All for £29.95, and the nice thing is that you can keep these for the next Christmas and the one after that, and the one after that....  Find out more from Craftiosity here.
 There's a Willsow Seed Advent Calendar Natural Collection list this Willsow Seed Advent Calendar for £24.99. It's got 25 seed packets, with a mix of flowers and vegetables, from sunflowers and marigolds to carrots and cucumbers.  It also comes with instructions for when and where to plant them for the best results.  Certainly an Advent Calendar with a difference!  Dig up more information here.
Get your dog an Advent Calendar from Pooch & Mutt!

Why should the most important member(s) of the family be left out of Advent Calendars?    

Dogs can't eat gingerbread (or nutmeg or the chocolate we eat, either), so the wonderful dog-mad folk at Pooch & Mutt have just the answer, with their Gingerbread Festive Advent Calendar!  They have created their very own Gingerbread dog treats in a healthy, yummy dog-friendly recipe. The treats have Dried Cinnamon, Ginger, and Anise, alongside Pumpkin and Chicken - will you be able to make them last over the days for your dog?  It's £9.99 from Pooch & Mutt.  Wag your tail and fetch more information here.  (They've got lots of other festive goodies too!)
 Oooh! For coffee lovers, a RISE Advent Calendar It's the time of year when you can really enjoy the warmth and comfort of a hot drink even more so than usual - and those lovely folk at RISE have just thing for you or the coffee lovers in your life!   They have a RISE Coffee Advent Calendar, and the lucky recipient can discover 24 carefully curated, specialty coffees from around the world (17g per pouch, enough for 1-2 coffees a day!).  Scan the QR code each day, and you can learn about the coffee!  Plus there are videos by Alice and Ben, founders of RISE.   The coffees come from Ethiopia to Columbia, Brazil to Kenya and more, so it's a great chance to discover some new tastes!  They also do a gift subscription.  Head off to RISE here.
 Virgin Experience Days have Advent Calendars for lovers of wine or gin Virgin Experience Days have Advent Calendars for lovers of wine or gin!   A little something for them to sip and enjoy in the run up to Christmas.  There's a choice of red wine, white wine and mixed wine Advent Calendars, plus a Luxury Gin Advent Calendar, all from Virgin Wines.  They've also got a Traditional Ale Advent Calendar from QWERTY Beer Box, and Joe & Steph's Gourmet Popcorn Advent Calendar.   See them all here.

To give you an idea of how much the Advent Calendar variety now extends, Not on the High Street has an incredible 671 Advent Calendars to choose from, covering a very wide range of interests and loves, passions, and tastes, and for all members of the family!   I never knew there were so many!   Take a look for yourself here.