Has it been hard to find an advent calendar for teens?
Advent calendars are a popular way to countdown to Christmas. Many families start this tradition with their little ones and find that it gets trickier when kids get older. Thankfully there are so many great options and ideas for Advent countdown calendars for teens and tweens so you can find one that’s perfect for your child.
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Enjoying Advent Calendars for Teens
It’s so much fun to count down to Christmas with an advent calendar for teens and tweens. Yes, even as my kids have gotten older, they have enjoyed little treats during the holiday season.
I usually try to find one advent calendar that all four of my kids can share. They take turns opening the treat each day during the holiday season. Some of these advent calendars for teens and tweens would be difficult to share while others are easy to divide. You’ll have to choose the best option for your family and there are plenty to choose from!
Advent Calendars Your Teens Will Love
Lindt Chocolates Advent Calendar
This fantastic and yummy calendar includes 24 Lindt chocolates for a delicious holiday season!
The Office Funko Pop Advent Calendar
Commemorate and collect some of your favorite memories and coworkers from The Office with the Funko The Office Advent Calendar. Which character will you get each day? Maybe you’ll find Dwight or Jim, there are 24 awesome Pocket Pop vinyl figures to open up! The vinyl figures range in height, depending on the character, from approximately 1.5-inches to 2.25-inches tall.
Purple Cow Science Advent Calendar: 24 Experiments
This advent calendar for teens and tweens is going to keep everyone entertained! There are 24 science experiments ranging from chemistry to optics. It’s a perfect way to celebrate the season with your science-loving teens.
Purple Cow DIY Advent Calendar: Arts and Crafts Ornaments
This advent calendar provides your kids with a daily arts & crafts activity for 24 days before Christmas. In the end, your teens and tweens will end up with 24 handmade ornaments for your Christmas tree and table.
Fizzle all the Way: Includes 12 Bath Bombs
This advent calendar for teens and tweens includes 12 fantastic bath bombs for some sweet relaxation during this holiday season.
Man’Stuff 24 Day Christmas Calendar: Cleansing and Grooming Essentials
Because your tween or teen boy might enjoy some bath and body products as well, so let’s not forget them.
Coogam Metal Wire Puzzle Toys Advent Calendar
This one is perfect for all of your teens to challenge their puzzle-solving skills. This metal puzzle set is divided into 24 levels and as Christmas gets closer, the challenges you encounter will gradually increase.
ULTA 12 Days of Beauty: Makeup Advent Calendar
Your teen or tween will enjoy this limited edition Advent Calender including 12 days of Ulta Beauty Collection makeup surprises.
This collection contains 1 each of the following: Eyeshadow Duo (0.3 oz), Eyeshadow Duo (0.3 oz), Eyeshadow Crayon (0.05 oz), Clear Brow Gel (0.11 oz), Tinted Lip Oil (0.05 oz), Lip Gloss (0.05 oz), Matte Liquid Lipstick (0.05 oz), Overnight Lip Mask (0.16 oz), Mattifying Face Primer (0.16 oz), Blush (0.1 oz), Pair of Eye Pads, and Macadamia Scented Hand Cream (0.16 oz)
2022 Family Game Advent Calendar
Open a fun family game to play each night. Included is a variety of games for your family to enjoy:
DICE GAMES: Farkle and Yatzy
ALL TIMES FAVORITES: Domino, Tic Tac Toe, War (card game)
PARTY GAMES: Mini Bowling, Frog Race, Candle in the Bottle, Truth or Dare (spin the bottle), Balloon Volleyball, Tag in the Dark, Doodle a Droodle, Lettergories, Donkey’s tail.
NOSTALGIC GAMES: Jackstones, Marbles, Cat’s cradle, Pick up sticks (Mikado), Cootie catcher o BRAIN TEASERS (SINGLE PLAYER): ‘Find it’, Tangram
OUTDOORS GAMES: Jumpsies, hopscotch.
Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar
May the force be with you this entire holiday season. For you and your Star Wars fan!
National Geographic Rocks and Mineral Advent Calendar
Each day leading up to Christmas, kids open a panel to reveal a special rock, mineral, fossil, or gemstone! The polished rocks, gems, and fossils in this calendar include Geode; Pyrite; Blue & Rose Quartz; Indigo Gabbro; Red, Black, and Green-Spotted Jasper; Agate; Tiger’s Eye; Brachiopod; Black Urchin & more! On the final day, your child will dig out a stunning Rose Quartz specimen from a mini dig brick. Dig tool, brush, magnifying glass, and storage bag are included.
Fidget Advent Calendar 2022
Fidget toys are still favorites, even for the teens in this house! The whole gift box will contain 24 different fidget sensory toys, every day is a different surprise! Kids will look forward to a new fidget surprise every day!
Funko Pokemon Advent Calendar
Gotta Catch ‘Em All this Holiday season! Funko has you covered again, but this time it’s for your Pokemon fan. Your teens and tweens can create and display their own Pokémon Christmas Scene! Make every day of the holidays an exciting reveal as each numbered door in this Holiday Calendar contains 1 of 16 3-D Pokémon plastic toy figures or 1 of 8 Holiday-themed accessories!
Lego Harry Potter Advent Calendar
This is another great option for the Potterheads in your life. Let this lego set provide a magical buildup to Christmas – Behind every door of the LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar is a surprise toy from the Harry Potter movies. This set includes 7 minifigures – Harry Potter, Sirius Black, Moaning Myrtle, Lord Voldemort, Horace Slughorn, Nymphadora Tonks and Neville Longbottom, plus iconic items from the Harry Potter movies
You’ll also find movie scenes to build. The toys from the first 3 days make a scene from the first movie, the next 3 days make a scene from the second movie, etc. Kids can also conjure up endless adventures of their own
This is a lego advent calendar for teens and teens that lasts all year long.
BATTOP Mochi Animals Advent Calendar
I know. This is probably meant for little ones, but I can assure you that the tweens and teens loved this one when I bought it. In fact, worked for my whole crew and many of them still have their Mochis! That makes this one a favorite on the list!
12 Days of Cocoa Countdown Advent Calendar
This advent calendar is delicious for anyone in the family, including your teens!
Enjoy a cup of gourmet cocoa for each of the 12 days of Christmas. Each decorative box contains a 1.25 oz. single serve packet of gourmet cocoa mix in the following flavors: Vanilla Hazelnut, Chocolate Mint, Crème Brulee, Cocoa- Nut, Caramel Crème, Caramel, Candy Cane, Double Chocolate, S’mores, Raspberry, Supreme, Winter Wonderland.
Puzzles and Brain Teasers Advent Calendar for Teens
This Advent Calendar for Kids, Teens, and Adults includes 11 metal wire puzzles of varying difficulty, 6 unlocking interlocking puzzles, 6 mini cube brain teaser puzzles, and a Big Chanllong metal nine-link puzzle.
You’ll find 24 different styles of brain teaser puzzles made of high-quality metal and plastic, not easy to bend or break, smooth without burrs, safe, and comfortable to operate. The difficulty of this 24 Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar varies with each puzzle.
Create Your Own Countdown
Finally, you can create your own countdown calendar full of treats by using a set of Advent Countdown Burlap Bags and filling them with anything from chocolates to small gifts.
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She believes that creativity, laughter, and fun are the backbone for engaging and inspiring homeschools. You can find her encouragement and tips on this blog, Mary Hanna Wilson.
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