25+ Advent Calendar Filler Ideas
Whether you are a regular DIY advent calendar creator or have a reusable advent calendar that comes out to decorate the mantle each Christmas, this list of advent calendar filler ideas is invaluable!
Included below are more than twenty five fun and festive mini gift suggestions that kids will love. It makes filling your child’s advent calendar for the holidays super quick and simple – and you’ve got to love that!
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21 Advent Calendar Filler Ideas
- Lego minifigs
- Toobs miniature figurines
- Matchbox cars
- Fairy garden ornaments to make your own tiny garden
- Hatchimals CollEGGtibles
- Miniature playdoh tubs
- Disney Pixar Toy Story Minis
- Wind up toys
- Finger puppets
- Yoyo toy
- Novelty keyrings
- Christmas hair accessories
- A pair of Christmas socks
- Mini nail polish
- Mini emery boards
- Lip gloss
- Novelty soap
- A small bottle of bubble bath
- Mini erasers
- Mini stamps
- Stickers
- Temporary tattoos
- Coin purse
- Individually wrapped candy canes, chocolate coins or lollipops
- Mini tree ornaments
- Mini bottles of bubbles
- Movie tickets
- A card game
- A travel game
- Lego Christmas challenge cards: these printable Christmas themed Lego challenges are great for adding an activity component to your advent calendar.
- Christmas jokes
- Fun Christmas facts
- Fortune cookie style ‘fortunes’
These small items also make great fillers for our popular DIY Christmas crackers – a fun Christmas craft activity for tweens and teens.
