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Step up your advent game with these amazing calendars.
James Bricknell
Senior Editor
James built his first PC when he was just 11 and has been in love with cutting-edge technology ever since. He has spent most of the last five years researching and writing about 3D printers and other “Maker” content. He has thousands of hours of 3D printing time under his belt as well as making hundreds of shirts, mugs, and other vinyl products for all his friends and family.
Advent Calendars these days are awesome. Gone are the little boxes with gross chocolate or, and I am showing my age here, just an image of something vaguely Christmassy behind a paper door. Modern advent calendars are a seasonal gift all of their own, complete with small presents behind each door.
As the entire holiday season now melds into a three-month-long shopping experience Black Friday is an excellent time to buy a discounted advent calendar for the entire family. We’ve rounded up our favorite advent deals right here.
Marvel is about the biggest franchise in the entire world right now, and this excellent Funko calendar gives you a teeny tiny Marvel Pop for the 24 days leading up to Christmas day. Perfect for the MCU fan in your life.
Weirdly blonde baby Jesus aside, this nativity scene has everything you need including wise men, angels, and livestock. The back of the box even opens up to house the entire scene once you’ve opened the last door.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is an almost perfect Christmas movie. This box has 13 amazing models from the movie so you can set up a very special nativity based on the antics of Jack and Sally.
This calendar has a plethora of Thomas and Friends engines, including ones specially painted for the holiday season. I’m a big fan of James the red engine for obvious reasons and he looks dashing in his Christmas livery.
Like the Thomas calendar above, this box contains a Pony a day to keep your little one happy. They are small of course but perfect to keep your little pony excited for the big day.
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