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With December quickly approaching, the countdown to Christmas is about to officially begin. One popular way to mark the time is with an advent calendar, in which each day reveals a new trinket until you reach December 25. Typically, these small items are candy or toys. But recently, companies have been introducing contemporary advent calendars that are a twist on tradition.
You’d expect a conventional advent calendar to include imagery of Christmas trees, holly, and snowmen. The Embroidery Advent Calendar, however, strays from holiday-themed illustrations and sweets by providing instructions on how to stitch a unique Christmas-themed illustration each day of December.
Scroll down for more contemporary advent calendars that buck tradition for some holiday fun.
Countdown to Christmas with these creative 2021 advent calendars.
Concordville Zinc Advent Calendar
Terrain | $188
Countdown To Christmas Advent Ornament Calendar
Ali Harrison | $85
Buildable Train Station Advent Calendar
Uncommon Goods | $40
Coffee Advent Calendar
Cooper Cow Coffee | $69
Cookie Making Advent Calendar
Neil Edley | $70
Countdown To Christmas Advent Ornament Calendar
Ali Harrison | $85
National Geographic Rocks, Minerals, & Fossils Advent Calendar 2021
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC | $39.99
Friends: The Official Advent Calendar: The One With the Surprises
Insight Editions | $26.99
Advent Shower Steamer Set
Mazzi and Erez Peled | $98
12 Days of Holiday Chocolates
Jessica Leonard | $30
Brain Teaser Puzzles Advent Calendar
Hiprup | $40.99
24 Days of Tea Advent Calendar
Uncommon Goods | $32
Handcrafted Caramel Advent Calendar
Kate and Jason McCrea | $38
Dinosaurs Advent Calendar
Lulu Home | $18.99
LEGO Friends Calendar
LEGO | $59.99
Keurig Advent Calendar Variety Pack
Keurig | $36.21
Super Mario Advent Calendar
Paladone | $24.99
Stitch a Day Advent Embroidery Calendar
Amanda Watson | $45
25 Days Until Christmas Candle
Uncommon Goods | $22
Wooden Advent Calendar
HYGGEHAUS | $67.15
Holiday Scratch-Off Advent Calendar Playlist
Uncommon Goods | $25
12 Days of Christmas Countdown Puzzles
Uncommon Goods | $24
Botanical Ornament Advent Calendar
Athropologie | $228
This article has been edited and updated.
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