Marisa LaScala |
With this this escape-room-style advent calendar, they’ll have to solve a puzzle that’ll tell them which door to open for the next day. If they enjoy it, you can get them more Exit: The Game sets for their stockings.
Some kids turn into teens without outgrowing their plush phase. These adorable plushies are meant to give some emotional support — squeeze when you feel stressed! — and when all the doors are open, they’ll have five each of pizza plushes, chicken nuggets, reindeer, fries and trees, all with different expressions.
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For teens who want to express their styles for the holidays. this advent calendar will give them beauty items to experiment with. They’ll get some makeup, tools and accessories from beauty brand Popfeel.
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Anime fans will thrill to this advent calendar, which offers pins, magnets and other keepsakes related to My Hero Academia. And if you’re looking for something similar for other teens on your list, the publisher does similar advent calendars for a ton of teen faves, including Elf, Fallout, Dragon Ball Z, Home Alone, Batman, Marvel, Star Wars and Harry Potter.
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No one told them life was going to be this way — fun and filled with Friends re-runs. With this set, they’ll get 12 beauty-related treats like hand creams, bath fizzes and lip balms with Friends-themed packaging, like lotion with Central Perk packaging or body wash in a bottle that says, “How you doin’?”
No, their love of squishing things around in their hands didn’t end with Play-Doh. Indulge their urge to squash, sniff and mold with this advent calendar, which offers 12 different small tins of putty. Some of them even have seasonal scents, like pumpkin pie, festive wreath, frosted cookie or even fruitcake.
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This advent calendar that offers different gifts for popcorn lovers, including kernels and seasonings, plus recipes. Teens can try out different toppings, like French toast seasoning or Dill pickle seasoning, on all different types of kernels.
Whether they believe in the healing power of crystals or just want to add new specimens to their rock collections, this advent calendar comes with 24 rocks, gems and crystals, and even a necklace. It also comes with information about the properties of each type of stone.
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When they finished opening all the goodies in this advent calendar, they’ll have everything they need to do their own at-home gel manicures, including prep pads, an LED light, top coat and remover. They’ll also get six different gel nail polishes and holiday-themed nail stickers.
If they don’t need a lot of stuff and just want a fun way to count down the days, this calendar is a pop-up tree, and every day one of the presents unfolds to reveal a different ornament for it. As the month goes on, the pile of presents transforms into a lush tree with decorations like house crests and pictures of favorite characters.
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If there’s one thing little kids, big kids and teens can all agree on, it’s that fidget toys are the best for busy hands. (And maybe you have a few stashed away for yourself, too?) This advent calendar gives kids 24 items to squeeze, twist, pop and twirl when they need some place to direct their restless energies.
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This is the perfect way to do a jigsaw puzzle: a little at a time. Each day offers a small jigsaw puzzle of a tiny, wintry scene, but they combine to make one larger holiday picture. It’s a good lesson for teens that little things, done every day, add up to a lot.
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; she previously wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found dominating the audio round at her local bar trivia night or tweeting about movies.
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