The 10 Best: Advent calendars
Tuesday 29 November 2011
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1. Caroline Gardner
£4.95, carolinegardner.com
Greetings card specialist Caroline Gardner this year offers a range of five advent calendars. The 12 days of Christmas is really enchanting.
2. Clippy
£11.99, firebox.com
These clever free-standing cardboard calendars put you in charge of the decorations. This gingerbread house comes with 24 stickers.
3. Hotel Chocolat
£25, hotelchocolat.co.uk
A great one for couples, with two luscious truffles behind each window, so there'll be no squabbling – just a blissful run-up to Christmas.
4. Lakeland
£7.99, lakeland.co.uk
This beautifully illustrated pop-up 3D advent tree will have your little cherubs squealing with delight as they open a window each morning.
5. Great Little Trading Company
£30, gltc.co.uk
Beautifully crafted, felt advent calendar with pretty stitching and lovely little pockets.
6. Lakeland
£59.99, lakeland.co.uk
The Bethlehem advent stable lets children discover the story of Christmas by opening the 24 doors and discovering the figures inside.
7. Cadbury's Dairy milk
£2.50, ocado.com
Nothing quite says Christmas like a Cadbury's advent calendar. The chocs may not be that fancy but the nostalgia more than makes up for it.
8. Lego
£24.99, lego.com
With 24 gifts, including iconic mini-figures, vehicles and accessories, the Lego Star Wars advent calendar will get kids excited.
9. Melt
£32, harrods.com
For anyone who doubts a mere advent calendar can offer stylish minimalism and chic, feast your eyes on this.
10. Cocoa Bean
£29.99, cocoa-bean.co.uk
No need to buy another advent calendar ever again with this vintage Nordic-style wooden house with its red and white painted finish.
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