The Best Non-Food Advent Calendars for 2023
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This post has been updated for the 2023 holiday season.
I love having Advent Calendars around and while the true purpose of Advent is to prepare our hearts for the true meaning of Christmas, I think that advent calendars can add a level of fun or excitement to the season. I’ve rounded up some of the best non-food advent calendars for adults that I could find for this year!
The Best Non-Food Advent Calendars
Adventure Challenge - Couples Advent(ure) 12 Day Holidate Challenge
Heat up those long winter nights with an interactive Advent calendar filled with a dozen mystery activities for couples.
Adventure Challenge - Family Advent(ure) 12 Day Holiday Challenge
Gather friends and family to accomplish 12 holiday-themed challenges listed in this interactive Advent calendar book.
Bath and Body Advent Calendar
Look no further for a gift that anybody would be excited to receive on Christmas day! This 12pcs spa Christmas gift is complete with an adorably illustrated gift box and filled with lots of holiday surprises, this gift will not disappoint!
Book Lover's Advent Calendar
Count down the days to Christmas with surprises designed with bibliophiles in mind.
Brainteasers Advent Calendar
A dozen metal disentanglement puzzles tease your brain while you count down to Christmas with this enigmatic Advent calendar.
Burt's Bees Lip Balm Advent Calendar
This Burt's Bees Advent Calendar includes 12 holiday lip balms. Refresh and nourish your lips, leaving festive flavors in every swipe
Colour Their Day Stationary Advent Calendar
This stationery advent calendar is a really fun and colourful 24-day advent calendar - that is also a fab mystery stationery gift set or surprise stationery box. It's the perfect Christmas countdown - full of colour, rainbows and positivity!
Couch Potato Advent Calendar
This calendar works exactly like a classic advent calendar – almost. Instead of finding candy inside each window, you will find three different physical activities, and you must select one of them to complete during that day.
Crafter's Companion 2023 Advent Calendar Kit
This Crafter's Companion Advent Calendar has 24 pieces, including metal cutting dies, embossing folders, stencils, acrylic stamps, glitter glue, and more.
Erin Condren Stationery Accessories Advent Calendar
The 12 Days of Stationery Accessories Advent Calendar is the perfect gift (or self-gift) for the pen and planner lovers who want to celebrate the season with all the WRITE stuff. This surprise stationery set comes with 12 unique writing utensils and planning accessories to help you count down to the holidays.
Family Games Advent Calendar
Open up the big box to reveal 24 smaller boxes. One box for each day before Christmas. Each box contains 1 unforgettable game. The countdown to Christmas is going to be SOOOO much FUN.
Friends TV Show Advent Calendar
Friends: The Official Advent Calendar is the all-new holiday gift that's perfect for the Friends superfan. Packed with 25 days of surprises and over 40 keepsakes, ornaments, and booklets,
George & Viv Beauty Advent Calendar
The holidays wouldn't be nearly as festive without our highly coveted, limited-edition George & Viv Beauty Advent Calendar, featuring artwork by Emily Taylor. Curated in the spirit of only-at-Anthro gifting, this year's edition features over $350 worth of premium treats and treasures, including favorites from Phlur, Elemis, and Sunday Riley.
Happy Socks Advent Calendar
Happy Socks Advent Calendar will bring you happiness throughout December! It’s the greatest gift to yourself or a loved one and will keep the feet warm for a full year. The Advent Calendar contains 24 pairs of socks (also good for sharing) with a mix of holiday socks, classic dotted socks and for example this season’s best seller Cloudy Sock - the rest is a surprise!
Holiday Song Scratch Off Advent Calendar Playlist
Scratching this record is encouraged—it's an Advent calendar! Each day, you'll scratch off a number to reveal a QR code. Scan the code, and your phone will download a carol sung by an emerging artist.
Kindness Advent Calendar
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” — Desmond Tutu // That’s a nice quote, isn’t it? It also happens to sum up the idea of this advent calendar beautifully, because inside each window of this calendar, you will find various “kindness missions” for you to complete.
L'Occitane Holiday Classic Advent Calendar
Combining ingredients inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, these favorites and new discoveries from L'Occitane will bring joy. Combining ingredients inspired by the Mediterranean lifestyle, these favorites, and new discoveries will bring joy.
Louise Cunningham Merry & Bright 12 Days of Christmas Advent Puzzle Calendar
Countdown to Christmas with 12 festive puzzles! This advent puzzle calendar captures the spirit of the holiday season with whimsical illustrations.
Men’s Skincare Essentials Advent Calendar
Celebrate the season with clear, nourished skin. This advent calendar by BARBER PRO offers 12 days of Men’s skincare essentials, including the Brightening Face Mask, Gentlemen’s Sheet Mask, Post Shave Cooling Mask, Super Eye Mask, Foaming Cleansing Mask, and Face Putty.
Men's Toiletry Advent Calendar
A unique and beautifully packaged men's toiletry advent calendar for the ultimate festive countdown.
Olive & June Manicure Advent Calendar
Have yourself a mani little Christmas with this Olive & June Manicure Magic Advent Calendar. Celebrate 25 days of holiday magic with the season’s most giveable and getable gift. Behind each door awaits a mini mani surprise — open one per day or go for all of them. Either way, it’s magic.
Pura Vida Bracelets 24 Day Advent Box
Tis the season for 24 STRAIGHT DAYS of stunning style reveals that build the ultimate seasonal stack. Each daily gift is more exciting than your last, making the perfect gift for the PV lover in your life. This advent box sells out really fast, but they often say that they will restock! Pura Vida also has other advent boxes:
Puzzle Advent Calendar
Countdown to Christmas with 24 beautifully illustrated jigsaw puzzles that make up one festive holiday scene.
Que Bella Face Mask Advent Calendar
The ultimate self-care advent calendar contains 12 of our best-selling Que Bella face masks to help pamper your skin through the holiday season. Our masks are infused with natural ingredients and extracts to help fight problem areas. With our 12 days of masking advent calendar, you can enjoy our most-loved face masks from the Que Bella collection, including mud masks, clay masks, gel masks, peel-off masks, and cream masks! You'll be spoilt for choice.
Self-Care Advent Calendar
Take personal care to a new level with this indulgent home-spa set.
Shower Steamer Advent Set
It's a senses-pleasing shower steamer. It's a holiday-scented bathroom escape. It's an...Advent calendar? Yes, thanks to the magic of the holidays and makers Mazzi and Erez Peled, this handsome boxed set is all of those things and an impressive gift as well. Mazzi and Erez formulate their sparkling shower steamers with essential oils in the scents of the season, like peppermint, eucalyptus, fir tree, and clove, for a fragrant little surprise (and delightful self-care moment) every day.
Stitch a Day Advent Embroidery Calendar
Enjoy some cozy quiet time every day in December with this countdown-to-Christmas embroidery kit.
The Body Shop Deluxe Advent Calendar
Discover The Big Advent of Change beauty advent calendar, featuring a pop-up design and 25 head-to-toe treats – it’s wonderful in every way.
Villeroy & Boch Christmas Toy's Memory Advent Calendar with 3D Tree
These partially hand-painted gems from Christmas Toys Memory are reminiscent of times when Father Christmas used to bring toys. The holiday season is a time for families and friends to gather and create lasting memories. Reminisce past holidays with Villeroy & Boch. Be surprised every day by a small porcelain figurine from this Advent calendar. Best of all: you can simply hang the figurines on the porcelain tree included in the set. Get your loved ones looking forward to Christmas. A lovely accent piece to display on the mantel, shelf, side, or coffee table.
Voluspa Candle Advent Calendar from Sephora
Celebrate the season with Voluspa’s advent calendar, designed for Sephora. Unveil 12 bestselling fragrances, each housed in an embossed 1.25 oz votive tucked behind peek-a-boo packaging. Lighting your way through the holidays in a fragrant countdown, this gift set is sure to delight.
Winter City Advent Calendar Ornament Set
Featuring twenty-four oh-so-charming townhouses, this advent calendar ornament set creates a delightful countdown to the holiday season.
