December is just a few days away, so we wanted to make sure that you were all set if you are doing an Advent Calendar for a countdown to Christmas with your kids! We have gone through and found all the best deals on a variety of different Advent calendars for you to choose from to order in time for the start of December {a few of these may arrive a few days into December – make sure to check the shipping before you order}. The prices are higher because it is so close to the beginning of December.
Here are a few more fun Countdown to Christmas Activities as a family::
Celebrating the 25 Days of Christmas with Christmas Advent Activities
Christmas Countdown of Activities for the 25 Days of Christmas
25 Days of Christmas Books
Roundup of Advent Calendars::
Advent Calendars Under $20:
3D House German Chocolate Advent Calendar – $13.99 and Free Shipping with Prime
Delicious Milk Chocolate
Specially Imported from Germany
Open 24 Windows During December
A Piece of Chocolate Each Day!
2.6 oz.
Mega Bloks Minions Movie Advent Calendar – $17.03 Free with Prime Shipping
Advent Calendar with 24 different holiday surprises for building a new toy each day
Includes three never-before-seen, holiday-themed buildable Minion characters with interchangeable parts, including overalls, goggles, arms and feet
Featuring 24 different holiday-themed surprises
Open and build a new Minion each day
Combine with other Mega Bloks Minions playsets to build your own Minion mischief!
VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Advent Calendar 2016 – $17.99 and Free Shipping with Prime
This 2016 Online Exclusive VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels interactive Advent calendar features 24 doors that reveal surprises when opened
Includes 25 gifts including a SmartPoint Christmas truck, two ornaments, one helicopter top, one Christmas card, road signs and more
Flip down the front of the box and the scene on the box can be used as a vehicle playmat for added role-play fun
Use the SmartPoint vehicle to activate SmartPoint locations on Go! Go! Smart Wheels playsets (each sold separately), and they’ll respond with different phrases and more
Press the vehicle’s light-up button to hear three sing-along songs and learn the first letter of the vehicle’s name. VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Advent Calendar is designed for kids 1 to 5 years of age; includes 2 AAA batteries for demo purposes
Play-Doh Advent Calendar – $18.99
Play-Doh play lets kids take the lid off their imaginations and explore their creativity
Can packs and basic tool sets offer all kinds of open-ended play
Play sets come in many different themes and offer lots of creative role play
Get creative with this Play-Doh holiday countdown calendar
24 secret doors hide a different surprise for each day of the season
Set includes 5 Play-Doh cans featuring 2 Sparkle cans to let your season shine
Includes 24 surprises, playmat, and 5 cans of Play-Doh Brand Modeling Compound
O Christmas Tree Treasure Box Advent Calendar (Countdown to Christmas) – $18.99 . This is a bit different as it is a box with drawers for every day counting down to Christmas, but you have to fill this with treasures you find (maybe heading to the dollar store or adding in candy, coins, stickers, etc)
24 Drawers to Open, 1 Each Day of Advent
Place a Treat in Each Drawer (not included)
Turn Around the Drawer Each Day to Create a New Image
Calendar measures 12″x10 1/4″x1 3/4″, Drawers measure approximately 2″x1 3/4″x1 3/4″
IMPROVED DRAWERS IN 2015 FOR EASIER REMOVAL
Advent Calendars $30 & under::
Melissa & Doug Countdown to Christmas Wooden Advent Calendar – $20.85 Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
Magnetic Advent calendar
Includes magnetic wooden tree, 24 magnetic ornaments, and 1 shining star for the top of the tree.
Attached wooden ornament box keeps all the pieces together.
Holiday poem on the back encourages family communication and a festive “read-aloud” ritual.
A hands-on way for kids to get into the Christmas spirit!
Mega Bloks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Advent Calendar – $23.99 (this is in stock on Nov 28th & it doesn’t look like Prime shipping; however if you look under “Other Sellers” you will see that there is one for $24 with prime shipping, but for Prime members only & another one for $24.99 with Amazon Prime shipping)
Celebrate the holidays in true Turtle style
Have your own Turtle-themed Advent Calendar
Add a little ninja-ness to your winter festivities when you open a new buildable, Turtles-themed surprise for every day of the holiday season
With 24 surprises to build, the Turtles’ Advent Calendar features four buildable, micro action figures with accessories, including one Turtle that you can equip to look like any of the four brothers
Connect with other Mega Bloks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets and build the Turtles’ world from the sewers up
Macy’s Advent Calendar Multi-Tone Jewelry – $24.50, 12 Pc Gift Set (this is for a 12 days of Christmas countdown)
Disney Tsum Tsum Advent Calendar – $25.00 Free Shipping with Prime! (in stock December 2nd)
Enjoy counting down the 24 days until Christmas!
Open a new window each day to reveal a surprise!
Includes 18 Tsum Tsum figures, 6 large, 6 medium and 6 small in holiday attire
It also comes with 6 holiday themed accessories, and 6 seasonal head pieces
Collect, stack and display your favorite holiday themed Disney Tsum Tsum characters!
PLAYMOBIL 1.2.3 Advent Calendar “Christmas in the Forest” Set – $29.95
Enjoy an outdoor Christmas with Santa and his forest friends
Contains twenty-four surprise items for each day of Advent
With a bright and colorful design and large, rounded pieces, this PLAYMOBIL 1.2.3 set is ideal for toddlers
Includes Santa, elf, angel, reindeer, sleigh, gifts, dog, bunnies, fox, forest animals, and other accessories to help complete this woodland Christmas scene
Figures can bend, sit, stand and turn their heads
LEGO Friends 41131 Advent Calendar Building Kit (218 Piece), $27.74 and Free Shipping with Prime
Features 24 gifts, each enclosed in its own compartment in a LEGO Friends holiday-themed calendar
Open a new compartment each day and count down to Christmas with buildable gifts
Collect 24 buildable surprises including musical instruments, microphone and DJ decks, a hamster, fireplace, snowman and ice skates
Includes Emma and Naomi mini-doll figures
Visit LEGO.com/Friends each Sunday before Christmas and on Christmas Eve to find new building instructions for a mini build with all the gifts you have opened that week
Advent Calendars over $30:
Crayola Christmas Countdown Activity Advent Calendar – Prices start at $36 to arrive by Prime Shipping (11/30)
Includes 2 Model Magic Ornaments, 3 Finger Puppets and 3 Paper Ornaments
1 Dimensional Gift Box, Gingerbread House and Christmas Tree
17 Holiday Coloring Projects including Letter to Santa, Gift Tags and more
24+pc set yields an array of holiday mementos!
AP Certified nontoxic
Fisher Price Thomas the Train Minis Advent Calendar – Prices start at $43.50 with Amazon Prime shipping (to get by 11/30)
24 Thomas & Friends MINIS characters
6 Exclusive Holiday-themed MINI
Advent Calendar-style packaging with doors that open to reveal “gifts”
Children will love counting the days to Christmas and receiving a special “gift” for each day
A great gift for any child
Angry Birds Advent Calendar Game – $36.99
Based on the on the best-selling phone app game, Angry Birds
Now kids can play their #1 favorite app game in real life
Each of the 24 windows contains a different Angry Bird themed gift
All the gifts can be used together to form a complete game
Includes launcher, blocks, 2 Angry Birds, 2 pigs and mission cards
LEGO Christmas Build Up Advent Calendar – $35 with Free Shipping with Prime (look under “available from these sellers”
Features 24 gifts, each enclosed in its own compartment in a LEGO Friends holiday-themed calendar
Open a new compartment each day and count down to Christmas with buildable gifts
Collect 24 buildable surprises including musical instruments, microphone and DJ decks, a hamster, fireplace, snowman and ice skates
Includes Emma and Naomi mini-doll figures
Visit LEGO.com/Friends each Sunday before Christmas and on Christmas Eve to find new building instructions for a mini build with all the gifts you have opened that week
Fisher Price Thomas the Train Minis Advent Calendar – Prices start at $43.50 with Amazon Prime shipping (to get by 11/30)
24 Thomas & Friends MINIS characters
6 Exclusive Holiday-themed MINI
Advent Calendar-style packaging with doors that open to reveal “gifts”
Children will love counting the days to Christmas and receiving a special “gift” for each day
A great gift for any child
Lego City Town Advent Calendar – Prices start at $44.75 with Amazon prime shipping
Features 24 different items, including buildings, vehicles, items and
Open each ‘door’ to reveal the surprise for the day
Collect all the unique to add to your collections or sets
Includes 7 : 2 firefighters, a volcano worker, volcano adventurer, 2 ice hockey players and Santa, plus a dog
Celebrate the holiday spirit in LEGO City with this fun Advent calendar
Lego Star Wars Calendar – Prices start at $46.12 with Amazon prime shipping
Open a door every day to reveal 24 different LEGO Star Wars themed gifts
Vehicles include Slave I, a TIE Interceptor, AAT, T-16 Skyhopper, Sleigh, Republic Cruiser, Droid Gunship, Jedi Interceptor, Skiff and an Imperial Landing Craft
Features 8 mini figures and a Battle Droid, including an exclusive holiday-themed mini figure
Weapons include Luke Skywalker’s Light saber, 2 blaster pistols, 3 blasters and a snow caster
Collect all the gifts and play out your own Hoth, Tatooine, Naboo and space-based adventures
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Advent Calendar Sales – Lego, Play Doh, Playmobil, & more! is a post from Thrifty NW Mom