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Add a personal touch to December with these stylish fill-your-own advent calendars
With just three months to go until Christmas, now’s the perfect time to start planning those little traditions that make the festive season feel extra magical. A reusable fill-your-own advent calendar is a brilliant way to build excitement in the countdown to 25th December — and these are designed to be treasured year after year.
Popular designs include wooden advent calendars, hanging felt calendars and fabric designs (the latter two can be attached to a wall). Apart from looking beautiful in your home year-after-year, these fill-your-own advent calendars are also a cost-effective option and it's kinder to the planet too. Simply bring it out each December and fill with your favourite festive treats.
Take a look at some of our favourite fill-your-own advent calendars for 2025 below.
Get into the holiday spirit with this charming Christmas tree-shaped advent calendar from The White Company. With a soft velvet finish, it has 23 pockets, ready to be filled with delightful treats. The silver star at the top adds a magical finish.
Featuring a snowy scene, this affordable fill-your-own advent calendar has been designed with a hidden tray inside — perfect for filling with sweet treats and surprises.
This magical illuminated advent calendar is the perfect way to count down to Christmas. Made from wood, it features a festive LED scene at the top, complete with Santa's reindeer flying across the sky.
We love this fabric design from Emma Bridgewater, featuring 25 pockets for small gifts. In the brand's famous Rosehip & Ivy print, we're certain it will be cherished for many years.
This beautiful advent calendar, featuring a stripe and bow design, is most definitely a luxurious Christmas keepsake. Hang from your wall and fill with festive goodies.
Sleigh bells ring...With a charming festive design and 25 drawers, this advent calendar from Dunelm would make a charming addition to a sideboard or fireplace.
Designed to mimic a traditional Christmas nutcracker, this advent calendar – made from 100 per cent wood – features 24 small drawers. We'll be using this one year after year!
This wooden calendar would make a great family project. Paint it in whatever colour and pattern you wish, and then fill the personalised tree with treats.
This Nordic fill-your-own fabric advent calendar features 24 cotton canvas bags hung on birch wood dowels.
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