If you’re looking for advent calendar filler ideas for the home, car or garden, then we’re here to help! Scroll down to be inspired…


There are all sorts of fabulously festive treats you can gift to friends and family in advent to help get them and their homes in the holiday spirit.
We’ve gathered together twelve of our favourite advent calendar filler ideas for the home this year, as well as lots more other ideas besides.
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Featured Advent Calendar Filler Ideas For The Home
These are twelve of our favourite advent calendar filler finds for the home this year. We hope you love them as much as us!
- Christmas extra-long matches – from Emma Bridgewater
- Poo-pourri
- Christmas dishcloths – from Katie Bakes
- Gonk wine covers
- Advent candle – from This Is Nessie *
- Plant baubles – from Gift Republic
- Christmas toilet roll – from Talking Tables
- Seed packets – from Seedball
- Festive wax melts – from Infusion Home
- Decorative reed topper – from Ashleigh & Burwood
- Turkey baster
- Reindeer dryer ball & pine fragrance – from Little Beau Sheep
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Other Filler Ideas
Below you’ll find a whole selection of other fun ideas for ways to fill a homemade advent calendar for your home-loving friend or relative. We hope you find them helpful.
- Festive Christmas kitchen timer
- Festive bottle stop
- Coaster
- Christmas spatula / wooden spoon
- Festive soap
- Hand sanitiser
- Bird seed
- Pot clip
- Mini Christmas reed diffuser
- Packet of paper chains
- Christmas tree ornament
- Christmas tree scent sticks
- Snowglobe
- Festive tea lights / votives
- Small Christmas candle holder
- Accessories for wreath or garland
- Stocking hanger
- Other small Christmas decorations
- Festive craft / cross stitch kit
- Mini indoor sparklers
- Festive hand towel
- Christmas tea towel
- Tape measure
- Festive magnets
- Car reindeer antlers & nose
- Ice scraper
- Screen wipes
- Supermarket gift card
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What other advent calendar filler ideas for the home have you got up your sleeve? Do let us know in the comments below! What else would you like to see on our guide?
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