Christmas in July 2019 - Day Ten

[PamelaG]

Advent Calendars for adults - the non-food/drink variety. Last year, I bought Yankee Candle's Advent calendar. It contained a festive votive holder and a variety of votives and tealights in holiday scents. It was really lovely but I did find it hard to open the little windows and pop the votives and tealights out - they were really tightly packed into the inside plastic tray - my cuticles suffered quite badly from the experience!

I watch a lot of Vlogmas videos on You Tube and there are all kinds of beauty Advent calendars - they range from relatively inexpensive to very pricey but if you like to try new beauty products or have an older teen who is getting into cosmetics and toiletries, it's a great gift.

Socks is another great one although most of the ones I saw were only 12-day varieties. You could certainly make your own with 12 or 24 pairs of socks, especially if you collect the holiday ones throughout the year.

 

[luludou]

I've made my own for the past few years. I put a slip of paper in my advent calendar pouch with things I love…
Christmas movie night, read a Christmas magazine, a yoga bedtime routine, closing the tv and watching the Christmas lights in the tree with some Christmas music on, a chocolate, a Christmas tea, Reading before bedtime, etc...

 

[Holiday_Mom]

This is the first time I'm learning about these types of calendars. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Ahorsesoul]

I've seen tea, jam, perfume or jewelry advent calendars.

 

[MinnieCo]

I've done so many over the years for my daughter. Last year was kinda new because she's married, so I did advent for her and 12 days for him. I see stuff I know she'll like throughout the year so by the time Christmas comes there's too much to really put under the tree so it's a good way to give her that stuff. Some are bigger, but alot of times it's weird little lings like pink and white washcloths I got on clearance and know she'd like in her bathroom or an embroidery book I found at the thrift store. Some years I'll just find a countdown piece of scrapbook paper and use that along with a color scheme. Other years I've included thing she actually has to read or physically move for a countdown. In other words I never do the same thing twice really. I think at some point though I'd like to make her a really nice advent as a family hand me down type of gift. One I know she'll want to use for a long time.

 

[sweetpumkinpye]

Liking some of these ideas. I think that my mum would like an adult advent calendar. Might look on youtube and see what is there.