Tweens are certainly not too young to get joy and excitement from opening their advent calendars throughout December.
If you’re worried about too many chocolates and sweets (aren’t we all after Halloween?), then we’ve scouted out some non-sweet and chocolate advents that will suit your tween’s hobbies and interests to a tee.
Whether your tween (we’re looking at broadly 9 to 12-year-old’s here) is into crafts and beauty, science or collectibles, let’s take a look at the best advent offering for your pre-teen children for Christmas 2023.
Best Advent Calendars for Tweens in 2023
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Purple Ladybug Girls Advent Calendar
If you’re not entirely sure what you’re tween girl is into this year, this Gorgeous Gifts Advent Calendar is a fabulous variety pack for a tween girl. From fidget toys to accessories, makeup, and crafts, 24 days of delightful surprises perfectly targeted to your growing girls
Fidget Advent Calendar
Christmas certainly doesn’t escape the fidgets phase! Fidget-loving tweens will get hours of popping, pushing, and squishing fun with 24 days of collectibles to add to their fidget sets.
Minecraft 2022 Advent Calendar
Your Minecraft fans will fall in love with this magnificent boxed advent bursting with Minecraft goodies. This advent includes keychains and decals that can be used for decorating your Christmas tree.
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Cookie Making Advent Calendar
Ingredients, baking tools, recipes, and day-by-day your little tween baker will unveil everything they need to make fabulous festive cookies! A unique approach to an advent calendar with a delicious reward at the end.
A handmade creation by Neil Edley
Charm Bracelet Advent
This gorgeous charm bracelet advent calendar can make the perfect pre-Christmas gift for a tween girl. With a bracelet and necklace included, collect your Christmas-themed charms every day for the perfect Christmas day accessory to wear, ready for Santa’s arrival!
LEGO Marvel The Avengers Advent Calendar
Marvel fans get in line; we know this is the one you’ve been waiting for! If your tween already has enough City LEGO advent pieces to last a lifetime of Christmases, it’s your chance to change things up this December and start collecting 24 days of imaginative play items, all with an Avengers theme.
Advent Calendar 2022 Christmas Jigsaw Puzzles
Got a jigsaw-loving tween? Unveil a small part of this Christmas-themed fireplace scene every day; this 1008-piece puzzle is solved 42 pieces at a time before your complete picture is revealed on Christmas eve. Finished size 27.56″ x 19.69″.
Makeup Advent
This beautiful beginner makeup advent calendar may be perfect for your tween girl interested in learning more about beauty and fashion. A special treat each day introduces lipsticks, nail polish, blushers, and eye shadows, along with the tools they need for applying makeup. Non-toxic and washable, this a wonderfully fun girls’ advent calendar to try this December.
Advent Shower Steamer Set
Your older tween girl will adore this advent set of seasonally scented shower steamers. 24 days of body buffing scrub with essential oils and exfoliation, perfect for girls who are learning about skincare and who love the smell of Christmas in the air!
Handmade gift with love from Mazzi and Erez Peled
Crazy Scientist Advent Calendar
Your STEM-loving kids are not forgotten when it comes to tween advent calendar choices. This Crazy Scientist Advent allows them to explore 24 cool new experiments. An accompanying book will guide them through their daily task, with additional materials appearing day by day.
12 Days of Christmas Stationery Advent

This stunning feminine advent calendar from MoonHollowDesign is sure to please with 12 cute kawaii packages from their studio, some Christmas-themed products, and others are favorites from their shop. Goodies include stickers, washi tape, bookmarks, a suncatcher, a notepad, and a keychain.
Fantastic Slime Advent Calendar
You truly can get almost every tween’s favorite toy in an advent format! If you can handle it, your slime-loving tween will be in squelching, smooshing heaven for 24 days when they get their hands on this slime calendar! Made with non-toxic materials, you’ll get nine different slimes and 15 fun accessories.
Jewelry Advent Calendar
This tween-appropriate advent will unveil a brand-new piece of wearable jewelry every day for your young ladies who like to look their best. A variety of fashionable earrings, necklaces, and rings are included over 24 days, including special Christmas jewels ready for the big day!
Harry Potter Advent Calendar
Welcoming to a Wizarding World of Harry Potter Christmas style. Collect Harry Potter-themed miniature figurines over 24 days! A wonderful felt-stitched calendar, this officially licensed Harry Potter merch is a cute novelty way to count down to Christmas for your tween Potterheads.
Hatchimals Collegtibles Advent Calendar
Hatchimals fans are not forgotten this Christmas, with 50+ delicate little surprises ready to be unveiled over 24 days. Some big and some small characters, scene setters, stickers, and accessories to mix and match will reveal themselves as a daily treat to keep your tween happy in the Christmas countdown.
Brain Teaser Puzzle Advent Calendars
Curious minds will absolutely love the challenge of 24 brain-teasing puzzles this December. With 12 metal wire puzzles and 12 plastic interconnect puzzles, it’s sure to have more than just your tween curious, clicking, and frustrated at times while testing their IQ!
Crystal Lovers Advent Calendar
Got a tween who loves their sparkly, shiny collection of crystals? This will be the perfect dazzling daily treat this December.
Each box is lovingly filled by IAmGretchenBoutique with hand-selected gems so that each box will be unique.
LEGO Friends Advent Calendar
LEGO Friends get Christmassy over 24 days; add to your tween girls Heartlake City collection with these imaginative pieces, all with a Christmas theme. The set includes three dolls, Santa, and a reindeer, plus all the accessories they need for a Friends Christmas to remember.
Friendship Bracelet Advent
This beautifully presented Advent for the BeadKids is bound to bring a smile to your tween’s face this Christmas. Presented in cute little envelopes per day, which can be displayed by ribbon or kept in their box, your tween will uncover either a ready-made bracelet or charms and accessories (psst, we highly suspect we know what you might be getting off your crafty tween this Christmas!)
Star Wars Advent

This hand-crafted set by YOUgNeek of 25 Star Wars miniatures could make a Star Wars fan day throughout December. Personalized messages can also be added.
Disney 12 Days of Pinmas
Any tween Disney-lover will enjoy the thrill of unwrapping a small package per day containing their favorite Disney characters and festive pins. The creator on Etsy, SnowsSuitcase can customize for boys, girls, or unisex and your favorite theme.
Embroidery Advent
Grab a mug of hot cocoa and curl up in your favorite chair; your crafty tween will love this Stitch-a-Day embroidery set, creating their own wonderful seasonal tapestry one day at a time.
Designed by Amanda Watson
Advents are a super fun way of building up the excitement towards Christmas Day, making each day in December feel special whilst allowing your tween to expand on their hobbies and interests.
Do you have a favorite advent tradition with your tween? We’d love to hear more about how you celebrate and maybe some more homemade ideas you could try on a budget. Drop those thoughts in the comments below!
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