There are many different ways how to make an Advent calendar. 

You can use paper boxes, paper bags, plastic eggs from kinder surprise, plastic cups, cloth bags, socks, envelopes or a combination of all of them.

But what would be the right filler?

Here are my favourite ones:

- silly bands

- treasure map

- cookie receipt

- cookie cutters

- finger puppets

- crafting supplies

- hairclips and bows

- puzzles

- minibooks and colouring books

- socks

- bathtub or cloth animals

- animal figures

- lego

- playdough, fimo and clay

- card games, memory games, dominoes

- marbles, beads and jewellery making materials

- finger paints

- stamps and markers

- bird feeder

- magnets

- stickers

- balloons

- temporary tattoos

- mini towel that expands in the water

- animals that expand in the water

- antistress squishy animals and objects

- gift certificates (Baking cakes / cookies together,  Tickets for a children’s theatre production, Gift certificates for a special outing together, e.g. amusement park, zoo, Homemade tickets for a movie night (at home))

and of course sweets.