The Best Advent Calendars for Children, Adults, and Even Dogs

Remember when you would look forward to the days of December because it meant you could pop into your advent calendar for a piece of chocolate? Or maybe you were the type to secretly finish the entire calendar before moving on to your siblings’. Either way, every day felt like Christmas morning when there was a calendar filled with treats.

Who says this tradition has to come to an end just because we’re grown up? Forget stale milk chocolate—advent calendars now come with all kinds of content sure to lift your spirits.

Think: Dior’s luxurious beauty advent calendar, each drawer filled with a new scent to try (you’re almost guaranteed to find your next signature scent by Day 15). There’s also seven days of Supergoop! for those who might be spending the holidays under the sun. An advent calendar with a beautiful enamel hairpin in each pocket is perfect for the little ballerina and, if all others fail, try Arcadia Home’s embroidered pouches that you can fill with homemade treats and other DIY surprises. Below, shop some of the chicest advent calendars for children, adults and even dogs; they are part of the family, after all.

Christian Dior advent calendar, $425, dior.com
Supergoop! 7 Days of Supergoop! advent calendar, $125, supergoop.com
Supergoop! 7 Days of Supergoop! advent calendar, $125, supergoop.com
Nordstrom at Home advent calendar, $39, nordstrom.com
Marcoliani advent calendar of socks, $475, neimanmarcus.com
Marcoliani advent calendar of socks, $475, neimanmarcus.com
Fortnum & Mason rare tea wooden advent calendar, $188, fortnumandmason.com
Fortnum & Mason rare tea wooden advent calendar, $188, fortnumandmason.com
Arcadia Home embroidered pouches advent calendar garland, $119, maisonette.com
Kikki K stationery lover’s advent calendar, $99, selfridges.com
Charbonnel et Walker theatre milk and dark chocolate advent calendar, $75, saksfifthavenue.com
Lily’s Kitchen dog advent calendar, $33, selfridges.com
Lily’s Kitchen dog advent calendar, $33, selfridges.com
Terrain advent candle, $18, shopterrain.com
Meri Meri enamel hairslide advent calendar, $34, amazon.com
Meri Meri enamel hairslide advent calendar, $34, amazon.com
Dr. Barbara Sturm advent calendar, $600, revolve.com
IXXI Studio Boot Christmas advent calendar, $93, selfridges.com
Susanne Kaufmann gold holiday calendar, $235, net-a-porter.com
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