Advent Calendar Fillers For Children

There are so many wonderful treats to share with children over the advent season.  We think this is a perfect time to embrace all those Christmas products in the stores and really celebrate the countdown to the big day!

We’ve shared twelve of our favourite advent calendar filler ideas for children for this year, as well as lots more other ideas besides.

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Featured Advent Calendar Filler Ideas For Children

These are twelve of our favourite advent calendar filler finds for children this year.  We hope you love them as much as us!

1. Magic Fire
2. Christmas joke book
3. Christmas pudding pom pom craft kit – from Baker Ross
4. Christmas colouring book – from Doodle Dents
5. Stretchy Father Christmas
6. LEGO DOTS Adhesive Patch
7. 3D Christmas Lights Glasses – from Holiday Specs
8. Christmas Pin Badges – from Paperchase
9. Memory Maze Challenge Game
10. Christmas Mad Libs
11. Magic snow
12. Plantable Seed Paper Christmas Trees – from Ruby & Bo.

Other Filler Ideas

Below you’ll find a whole selection of other fun ideas for ways to fill a homemade advent calendar for your child.  We hope you find them helpful.

• Christmas book
• Temporary festive tattoos
• Snap glow-sticks
• Pack of cards
• Christmas LEGO sets
• Indoor sparklers
• Earmuffs
• Christmas stationery (incl rubbers)
• Festive colouring book
• Festive puzzle book
• Christmas socks
• Christmas pants
• Light up gloves
• Slipper socks
• Plush Christmas toy
• Mini tabletop games
• Christmas mug
• Festive hair bands
• Bike spoke lights
• Woolly hat
• Yo-yo
• Bouncy ball
• Nerf gun bullets
• Dolls clothes & accessories
• Slinky
• Whoopie cushion
• Spy pen
• Christmas badges and stickers
• Putty

Looking For Ideas For Other Members Of The Family?

We’ve got advent calendar filler suggestions for everyone!  Be sure to check out our other posts:

• Fillers for Toddlers & Pre-Schoolers
• Fillers for Tweens & Teens
• Fillers for Women
• Fillers for Men
• Fillers for Foodies
• Fillers for The Home

Starting To Think Christmas Gifts?

No matter who you are looking to treat this Christmas, our 2022 Gift Guides are here to inspire.

What other advent calendar filler ideas for children have you got up your sleeve?  Do let us know in the comments below!  What else would you like to see on our guide?