Advent Calendars

Not long to go until those little fingers will be desperately opening the first door on an array of different advent calendars. Here are a selection of a&u favourites.

Master chocolatiers Rococo have produced their first advent calendar and it is worth the wait. A stunning picture hides 24 delicious chocs.

There are three versions from £50-£150. A grown-up treat. rococochocolates.com 

Usborne
Less extravagantly the colour-your-own calendar from Usborne is fun at £5.99.

Great Ormond Street
Lovely traditional wooden calendar that would last for years.  Fill with your own treats.

£12. Click here to buy online 

Great Little Trading Company

If you are looking for a religious calendar, this lovely one tells the Christmas story day by day in the form of 25 enchanting little story books. £13. Click here to buy online. 

Orchard Cards

Great Victorian style Father Christmas scene with a sprinkle of glitter. They also do a fab 3D Christmas tree and some nice religious ones.

£4.49. Click here for the full range. 

After Noah

Really super selection of calendars.  We love the Nostalgic Christmas Carousel and the Snow Globe. 

From £11.99. Click here for the full range.

Beautiful vintage looking pop up and fold out calendars, all with glitter.  More choice in the shop in Covent Garden than online.

Prices from £10.95 pollocks-coventgarden.co.uk

This 3D Christmas House has 24 little drawers to fill with your own goodies and costs £9.95. They also have one of the very nicest religious advent scenes.

Prices from £8.25. Click here for the full range.

Playmobil

Little ones will love this Christmas in the Forest Calendar. Get a different piece of playmobil every day from each window and end up with a lovely Christmas scene. Dragon’s Land and Unicorn Fairy World calendars also available.

£14.99. Click here to buy online 

Not on the High Street

If all your child really wants is a chocolate calendar, we like the look of this sweetie filled offering.

£10, from Cocoapod at Not On the High Street.  Click here to buy online.