Most crafts are suitable for ages six and up and can be completed with typical household items such as tape, glue and scissors, though we’d suggest this is best suited to eight year olds upwards. It’s worth noting that the element of surprise is limited by the instructions guide which details each day’s crafts. Do ensure that you have basic craft materials to get started, too (eg. glue gun). Some crafts require adult supervision but regardless, this calendar makes a great change from the usual cheap chocolate ones and is sure to keep craft-loving kids busy in the run-up to 25 December.

Days of Christmas: Inside your gift box you will receive - 25 gift-wrapped surprises, a grow guide, 10 metres of jute rope and 25 wooden clips to help display your calendar. Blog posts, How To guides & videos throughout the year will be uploaded on to 'The Rose Press garden' app, where I will be growing all of the flower seeds so we can sow and grow them together If like me, you leave it until supermarket closing time on November 31 to dash around in a sweaty panic, chances are you’ll be left with a costly giant chocolate advert to stare at over your cornflakes, while your children stuff their faces with ‘breakfast pudding’. Premium UK seeds with a special surprise: All seeds are premium heirloom varieties that have been specifically chosen as they are easy to grow in the UK, all year-round. Easy to sow and easy to grow. We have also included a special grow guide with sowing advice and gardening tips to help get you started. For those of you who'd love to grow your own veg we've put together our "Grow-Your-Own Garden Feast" Advent Calendar. Tomatoes, courgettes, carrots and many other varieties are all ready for sowing - and harvesting later in the year. There's nothing like the pleasure of eating food you've grown yourself.On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a delicious dram of Scottish whisky. And frankly, we couldn’t ask for anything better. We won’t spoil the surprise for the other 23 drams hidden in this advent calendar, but suffice to say that it conceals a superb selection of Scotch whiskies from a wide range of distilleries. Full to the brim with 24 irresistible Rituals treasures, this beautiful advent calendar has to be one of the most extravagant we've seen. Complete with string lights, you can decorate this advent calendar like a little Christmas tree. Remember that pots and window balconies will take flowers just as well as gardens, so this could be for anyone keen to improve their horticultural knowledge, or just look at pretty flowers through the window.

The best unusual Advent calendars to buy in 2023 1. Drinks By The Dram The Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar: Best advent calendar for whisky lovers Maybe you'll choose our "Sea of Wildflowers" Advent Calendar? Here you'll find 24 different flower varieties that will transform your garden into a colourful sea of blooms. Or maybe you're inspired by herbs and aromatic plants? Then our "Wondrous World of Herbs" Advent Calendar is the one for you. From Basil to Rosemary - you'll find everything here to bring culinary delight, and create your own home pharmacy, too. September sees the release of the highly anticipated 24-day advent calendar by Dr. Barbara Sturm. Inside the rather stylish white box you can expect 24 treatments, from cleansers, toners, creams, hyaluronic and niacinamide serums alongside clarifying and glow evoking face masks. It's the full skincare works, making it the perfect gift for any skincare obsessive. Grow your own Advent Calendar: An alternative to chocolate advent calendars for gardeners, featuring 25 different varieties of vegetables, herbs and salad seeds that can be grown year-round. Perfect grow-your-own Christmas gifts for women and men.The countdown to Christmas day is almost as exciting as the main event and, if you're anything like the House & Garden team, you'll be almost giddy by the time December rolls around. Following what has been a whirlwind 2023, we are going full Christmas elf this year, looking to spread joy, send gifts and get into the festive spirit more than ever before. One of the best ways to do this? A luxury advent calendar from one of your favourite retailers. Tips for later care of the plants will help you to enjoy your calendar for a long time. To browse further: The gift that keeps on giving: This Christmas you'll be able to grow a kitchen garden with your DIY seed calendar. Perfect gardening gifts for women and men, it's the ultimate vegan advent calendar 2023.