The 25 Best Advent Calendars for 2021

Unwrap and hang one of these pretty pressed flowers or leaves on each day during the lead-up to Christmas. (Bonus: This will be a beautiful calendar you can reuse year after year.)

These aren't your standard-issue ooey-gooey sweets. XO's 24 marshmallows come in an array of different flavors, including calendar-exclusive flavors like eggnog, maple pancake, and sugar plum. (Just think of the s'mores and hot chocolate possibilities.)

Gear up for a Christmas Eve bakefest with this charming calendar that offers gourmet ingredients, tools, and recipes every day, so you have the hard-to-get goodies (think vanilla sugar and caramel bits) you need to make six types of cookies. 

It's kind of hard to find anyone who isn't a Dolly Parton fan—but this collection of Dolly's favorite candies (including caramels, fruity chews and gummy butterflies) is a perfect way to channel your inner Dolly this holiday season.

Each of the translucent windows glows when this pretty, battery-operated calendar is turned on, making it a perfect centerpiece to your holiday decor. There's plenty of room in each house to include a note or tiny treats for the family who wants to DIY their advent calendar experience. 

Every day, your favorite ballet dancer can open a new character or set piece from the legendary ballet to place upon the elegant 3D stage—and some of the pieces come on wooden sticks to allow your child to act out their favorite scenes.

These tiny hats and mittens are the perfect size for small notes or trinkets—and the strand can be hung on a mantel, doorway, or even on the Christmas tree so it doesn't take up precious table space.

Sure, you could go with Harry Potter or the Avengers, but this classic set is much more Christmassy—and lets you build your very own Santa, too. 

Kids definitely get enough sweets during the holiday season—so feed their brains instead of their bellies. Let kids eight and up get experimenting with 24 new daily projects in this science-filled advent calendar. 

Keep his beard well groomed (and smelling awesome) with this set of 24 different beard grooming products in a slew of scents—including sandalwood and Sicilian lemon.

This coffee-themed calendar helps your recipient kick start the holiday season with 12 mornings of festive specialty coffee from top coffee roasters, with hints of roasted chestnuts, cranberries, and other seasonal flavors. 

Try 24 different flavors of tea (including holiday-ready types like cherry marzipan, harvest apple spice, winter chai, and caramel nougat), in this charming tree-shaped calendar. 

Enjoy a taste of Paris from one of the city's most legendary sweets makers. The calendar comes stocked with an array of French treats, including chocolates, caramels, nougats, and calissons. 

This wooden reusable calendar is like taking a trip to Honeydukes, with a magical array of candies including lemon sherbets, gummies, and of course, Bertie Bott's Every Flavor beans. 

Packed with 25 high-end nail lacquers, this nail polish Advent calendar offers months of gorgeous, colorful nails. Colors range from a snowy white to deep, rich tones perfect for the holiday season, all with OPI's signature luster. The bottles are mini, but they'll still last through a few at-home manicures.

Looking for experiences instead of stuff? Put these reusable activity cards in your advent calendar as IOUs for cookie baking, checking out holiday light displays, watching Christmas specials, and other festive fun. (Bonus: No need to worry about slow shipping—this is a digital download you can print at home.) 

Don't leave your doggo out when you're shopping for advent calendars. These popular canine cookies are made with all-natural, human grade ingredients like whole wheat flour and applesauce—and come festively decorated to celebrate the season.

Get 24 tastes of some of the best whiskies on this planet, from top whiskey destinations like Japan, Scotland, Ireland, and the U.S.—including tasting notes and a Glencairn tasting glass for sipping each sample. 

Enjoy a different glass of wine for each of the 12 nights of Christmas with this compact, sleek wine advent calendar, which doubles as decor while it's enjoyed.

Get a taste of 24 of Sephora's most popular products in this deluxe set, featuring everything from sheet and eye masks to lip stains and nail polish.

A dozen puzzles await in this advent calendar, with charming illustrations of holiday celebrations from around the world. Each puzzle is just 80 pieces, so you can probably manage to finish them on even the busiest pre-holiday days. 

This 12-day self-care calendar includes a different crystal for each day—including amethyst and rose quartz—along with directions on how to use them to enhance their life. 

This calendar is chock-full of Kieh's legendary skincare products, including customer favorites and new-for-2021 face masks, serums, body lotions, and more.

This personalized set of 12 pretty jewelry items is customized with your recipient's monogram and their star sign—along with a choice of sterling silver, gold or rose gold, or a mix of metals.  

Foodie splurges for GF and vegan folks are sometimes a little hard to come by. But this deluxe chocolate advent calendar features decadent chocolates with rich, fruit-based flavors like sea buckthorn, strawberry, raspberry, and blueberry.