If your children are getting excited for Christmas, then no doubt the nagging for an Advent Calendar has also began. Check out these very unique choices instead of the boring old chocolate one.

Smiggle

Advent Calendar 2018 $39.95

The best countdown to Christmas yet! Your favourite advent calendar is back and better than ever, with 25 days of limited edition Smiggle stationery surprises! Find 1 of 25 lucky tickets inside & win a HUGE $1,000 shopping spree!

12 Days of Christmas Smile Advent Calendar 2018 $29.95

Packed full of gorgeous Smiggle jewellery and hair accessories, this 12 Days of Christmas Smile Advent Calendar adds excitement to the Christmas countdown. Open the numbered door each day to find a jewellery and accessories surprise waiting behind.

12 Days of Christmas Tricks Advent Calendar 2018 $29.95

Countdown to Christmas with 12 days of magic, gags and novelty hijinks! Each day is a different type of trick – impress people with your magic or prank them with a gag.

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Kmart range of Advent Calendars

Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Advent Calendar $35.00

With 50+ surprises hidden behind 24 tiny doors, your child can discover something new each day!

Open your advent calendar and you’ll find a winter scene with pop-up snowmen, festive trees and more!

Find exclusive characters and nests, accessories and more as you open up a door a day!

With each new accessory or character, you can build out your 3D holiday scene.

On the last day, you get to hatch a Hatchimals CollEGGtibles!

Have the hatchiest holiday yet with the Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Advent Calendar! Purchase online from Kmart HERE.

Ooshies Advent Calendar

Choose from Ooshies Disney, Oosies DC or Ooshies Avengers $29

24 Ooshies to collect with 12 exclusive Ooshies – purchase from Kmart online HERE.

Stationery Advent Calendar Santa’s Workshop $10.00

Santa’s workshop is an exhaustive kit of stationery products your kid will need all year long.

Includes 1 x pencil, 1 x stamp, 1 x ball pen, 1 x paper clip, 1 x scissors, 1 x glue stick, 1 x mini gel pen, 1 x glitter glue, 1 x sharpener, 1 x elf sharpener, 1 x 3D Santa eraser, 1 x 3D twist eraser, 1 x 3D pineapple eraser, 1 x stencil ruler, 1 x bag of stickers, 1 x 30 page notepad, 6 x colour ball pens, 1 x paper printed tape, 1 x highlighter, 1 x mini colour pencil, 1 x mini tape, 1 x 2D eraser, 1 x glitter tube, 1 x 5 piece stackable pencil and 1 x spinning top

Purchase from Kmart online Here.

Advent Calendar Candle Set $12.00

Welcome the festive season one scented candle a day! This candle set is also an ideal gift for your loved ones.
Candle set includes 1 votive holder and 24 scented tealight candles

Purchase from Kmart online HERE.

Block Tech Advent Calendar $9.00

This block set is a great way to build up the festive anticipation as your kids create a new tree decoration every day with this all inclusive set.

Includes 243 block pieces, workshop play mat, 24 block decorations, strings to decorate tree and instructions

Purchase online from Kmart HERE

Nutcracker Charm Bracelet

The Nutcracker Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar $78.00

This adorable Advent Calendar has 23 Little Charms that you add to the bracelet supplied, perfect to wear on Christmas day.

This special advent calendar comes in the style of jewellery box, open the trays and inside each door is a delightful charm and bracelet.

This Nutcracker-themed advent calendar with a difference. Rather than chocolate, she’ll get a new charm to add to her bracelet.

The calendar is decorated with a Nutcracker theme complete with soldier and fairy pop-up characters.

Colourful and unique, she’ll be wondering how you’ll top it next year. it comes in a beautiful gift box and will bring huge delight to whom ever is lucky enough to open the drawers..

It comes with two trays featuring twelve compartments holding a bracelet and a mix of 23 different charms with metal clasps, these could be attached to a necklace, mobile charm or even a key ring as alternative options. Purchase from hardtofind.com.au

Lego Advent Calendar

Choose from these different styles –

LEGO® 75213 Star Wars Advent Calendar 2018

Count down to Christmas with the LEGO® Star Wars Advent Calendar!

Open the doors of this galactic 75213 LEGO® Star Wars Advent Calendar each day in December to discover themed LEGO® minifigures, starships, vehicles and other collectibles.

When you’ve opened all the doors, there’s even a foldout playmat with desert and ice-planet scenes for playing out epic Star Wars adventures.

This great gift with 5 minifigures and 3 figures is the perfect way for fans of all ages to get ready for the holidays. Purchase here.

LEGO® 60201 City Advent Calendar 2018

Count down to Christmas with the LEGO® City Advent Calendar!

Ring in the holiday season with the fun 60201 LEGO® City Advent Calendar. There are 24 different buildable presents, one for each day of the holiday season, including a space shuttle, race car, drone, robot, Christmas tree, monster truck and much more.

This LEGO® City set includes 5 LEGO® minifigures and a dog figure. Purchase here.

LEGO® 41353 Friends Advent Calendar 2018

Count down to Christmas with the LEGO® Friends Advent Calendar!

Open the LEGO® Friends 41353 Advent Calendar each day in December to build a new decoration for your house or Christmas tree.

This calendar has 24 secret compartments, each containing a buildable surprise, including decorations to represent each of the 5 friends from Heartlake City. Purchase here.

For tweens and beyond

If your child prefers something a bit more grown up check out Kikki K and The Body Shop advent calendars HERE.

What one is your fave calendar? I think I need the Smiggle prank one!

Check out 10 of the BEST Adult Only Advent Calendars for Him and Her if you need something a bit different.

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