Small calendar gifts with different jobs
A good advent calendar doesn’t need twenty-four versions of the same thing. Keyrings can hang from a bag or keys, bookmarks go in a book, stickers and labels stick to smooth surfaces, while pens and other stationery get used at school or at home.
Socks, pins, hair accessories and small toys break up the rhythm between the tiniest gifts. Each day feels a little less predictable, without the presents needing to be big.
Harry Potter, Minecraft and Pokémon for advent
Harry Potter is represented by references including Dobby, the Deathly Hallows and the Golden Snitch. Minecraft, Pokémon, Star Wars, Spider-Man and more games and films make it easy to stick to one interest or mix several throughout December.
A Harry Potter calendar could go from a bookmark and pin to a pencil and hair tie. A gaming version could mix Minecraft stationery with Xbox socks, PlayStation details and a PUBG frying pan keyring.
Variety without oversized gifts
It’s easy to think every calendar gift has to be tiny. In practice, you can alternate flat items like stickers and labels, textiles like socks, and more tactile products like keyrings or small toys.
That gives the advent gifts different weights and shapes, even when they stay compact. You can also alternate between things to use right away and things that last beyond December, like bookmarks, pins or keyrings.
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