Advent Calendar for Teens That They Will Love

The new Exit Advent Calendar experience offers 24 days of thrilling puzzles and a Christmas mystery that your teen can enjoy alone or with friends.

In this game, you'll solve escape room-style puzzles by tearing, discovering, writing, and cutting components to uncover the secrets of the North Pole and save Christmas.

For teens who love the spooky side of Christmas, this pop-up advent calendar is a perfect choice.

It brings the enchanting world of Halloween Town to life with a creepy-cool one-foot-tall tree and a guidebook that reveals all the town's secrets.

Teens can enjoy a ghoulishly delightful countdown to Christmas with their favorite Tim Burton characters- perfect for pairing with The Nightmare Before Christmas movie night.

This budget-friendly Countdown to Christmas offers 12 festive puzzles for the season! The set includes twelve 80-piece puzzles filled with whimsical winter scenes.

We recommend this DIY Jigsaw Puzzle Mat as a space-saving strategy through the holiday season.

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This science experiment advent calendar is perfect for the science enthusiast in your family.

The advent calendar features 24 experiments that include elements of chemistry, biology, mechanics, optics, and magnets. The step-by-step instructions also have materials to complete each project.

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Do we ever outgrow LEGOS? I hope not! Our team loves this limited edition LEGO advent calendar because it can be reused year after year.

This year's LEGO kit includes 9 Star Wars characters like Emperor Palpatine, an Ewok and a Pit Droid in holiday outfits, a Gonk Droid dressed as a reindeer, Omega with a sled, a 212th Clone Trooper, B-1 Battle Droid, and Princess Leia.

It also contains ten mini vehicle building toys and five additional mini builds for 2023.

Searching for other 2023 LEGO advent calendar options? Here are a few others to discover this year:

2023 Harry Potter Advent Calendar

LEGO City 2023 Advent Calendar

Remember that advent calendar options can be combined with other limited edition LEGO sets to build on over the years.

Peek through the windows of this puzzle advent calendar.

This puzzle advent calendar features 24 jigsaw puzzles, illustrating a cozy winter apartment scene in a building for the holidays.

This personalized movie advent calendar offers a unique and budget-friendly way to celebrate Christmas with 24 holiday films and exciting movie trivia to celebrate the season.  

Make those cozy movie nights a cherished tradition with this fun advent calendar that celebrate iconic moments in film.

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A terrifying avalanche sets the stage for a 24-day adventure in this advent calendar.

This family game offers a daily door to open and discover a new riddle to escape the ice cave's mystery.

This version of the Exit advent calendar was one of our reader’s favorites from last year, especially for parents of middle-school-aged children.

This embroidery project celebrates the season with a stitch a day leading up to Christmas.

Please note that this year's featured design offers versions that are Christmas themed and ones that are not for the season.

The shop offers accompanying stitching lessons on their Instagram account, and readers praise these embroidery gift sets as one of their teen's favorites from our gift guide last year.

This affordable digital download offers a one-page advent calendar that can be printed at home on watercolor paper and paired with a paint set.

The creator offers daily watercolor painting lessons and a holiday playlist to accompany this download.

The finished paintings can be cut out and used as gift tags for the gift-giving season!

Fans of The Great British Baking Show will love this creative and interactive advent calendar.

This cookie cookbook provides 24 delicious recipes to bake together throughout December, adding a unique and tasty twist to a traditional Advent calendar experience.

Teens will have a blast with this Spider-Man Advent Calendar. It's packed with 24 exclusive Funko Pocket Pops, featuring those beloved Marvel characters in holiday outfits.

As all the other Funko Pop! advent experiences have been selling out fast, I would order quickly if you want to grab this one.

With a new collectible to discover every day, it's a fun way for teens to countdown to the winter festivities.

This gathering of skincare essentials includes eye and face masks for extra pampering through this busy season.

This advent set includes 16 sheet masks designed to hydrate, soften, soothe, and brighten all skin types.

Surprise your teen with the My Hero Academia 12 Days of Socks gift set.

This set features eight pairs of ankle socks and four pairs of crew socks, all adorned with detailed All Might themed designs.

If you have a fishing enthusiast in your family, this company makes creative tackle boxes to count down the season.

The creator shared that one hundred hours went into replicating a cherished family heirloom filled with antique lures he had inherited.

The box itself is door number one on this advent calendar. Upon opening the tackle box, you'll find 23 compartments with high-quality fishing gear.

Give your teen an unforgettable advent calendar experience with this hot sauce set!

This set offers 30 different spicy surprises, making each day a flavorful adventure.

The set offers thirty mini glass bottles filled with hot sauces, each with its unique flavor and level of spiciness, from Smoky Bourbon to Sweet and Spicy.

This advent cookie calendar offers a delightful way to count down to Christmas with cookies every day.

While we know this advent calendar list is for teens, we want to share that this also makes an excellent gift for grandparents!

The treats offered include a variety of cookies such as double chocolate cherry, chocolate peanut butter, vanilla shortbreads, and dark chocolate peppermint.

I have a teen who loves to unwind with a cup of tea and this tea advent calendar option couldn't be more perfect for her.

The Brew Company (a small business selling on Etsy) offers this gorgeously packaged bestseller option with these tea flavors for 2023:

Nordic Berries and Chai, Good Morning Quince, Green Refreshment, Black Tea Chai, Lovely Liquorish, Tasty Berry, Raspberry and Fruit Basket, Japanese Sencha, Fruity Figs and Pineapple, Sweet Chamomile, Blueberry-Mint, Cool Mint, Earl Grey, Cranberries and Grenadine, Red Berry Dream, Ginger Lemon, Sweet Sea Buckthorn, Pink Grapefruit, Detox Tea, Fruity Passion, Revitalizing Treat, Rooibos Blood Orange, Mulled Wine, and Spicy Turmeric.

This holiday tower is a charming way to add festive treats to your advent experience.

This chocolate advent calendar offers twelve drawers filled with gourmet delights like moose munch popcorn, chocolate-covered cherries, and handcrafted chocolate malt balls.

The drawers are easy to open, and you can reuse the tower in future years, filling it with budget-friendly treats.

Win all the cool mom points with these Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelets for the holidays.

This set includes 12 uniquely designed bracelets to share with their friends or add a touch of Taylor Swift charm for the season.

Unwrap a world of Taylor Swift advent calendar magic with this fun sticker package that you can get in a 12-day or 24-day package.

With a mystery pack of Taylor Swift-themed stickers, each day brings a delightful surprise for the Swiftie in your family.

These vinyl stickers are perfect for decorating their laptops or Hydroflasks.

The Crystal Advent Calendar is a perfect teen advent experience, offering a daily dose of beautiful crystals and gemstones.

You need only look at the reviews on this advent calendar to know that this is an experience unlike any other.

Teens will love this festive-flavored lip balm advent calendar as their countdown to Christmas.

Behind each door is a different option with unique flavors like cranberry and salted caramel.

If your teen goes through a lot of lip balm over the school year, this is an excellent deal, too.

These sell out so fast- we have missed the experience in the past- I recommend ordering right away if this is something you want. 

For the last two years, we have gifted this experience to our daughter, and we have the best time doing our nails together for the holidays. 

The Olive and June Christmas Advent Calendar offers 25 mini mani surprises. You'll find everything you need for beautiful nails, from polishes to nail art stickers, making it the perfect treat for the holiday season.

The company also offers a Hanukkah Calendar with eight nights of mini mani surprises! 

Le Mini Macaron's 12 Days of Nails Advent Calendar is another delightful treat for nail enthusiasts. If you can't get your hands on the Olive & June version, this is another great option.

This year's calendar is filled with both classic favorites and limited-edition surprises.

The calendar comes in a keepsake box, making it a perfect choice for storing all your gel manicure items even after the holiday season.

The Body Shop Advent Calendar is the ultimate beauty advent calendar for teens, filled with 25 luxurious surprises like shower creams, body scrubs, and masks.

For the eco-conscious Gen-Z family member, this company uses Community Fair Trade ingredients and eco-friendly packaging for their calendar.

The Sephora Collection Advent Calendar is a fantastic choice for teens who love a good makeup tutorial.

With 24 beauty surprises, this advent calendar makes the holiday countdown a tad more glamorous for the season.

Fill this pocket calendar with a wide range of treats, from gift cards and beauty masks to special snacks.

These reusable cloth advent calendars are eco-friendly and offer a sustainable way to celebrate the holiday season year after year.

Transform your teen's holiday countdown into a multisensory experience with this interactive Christmas-scented candle advent calendar.

Pair it with their favorite candies, bath bombs, or chocolates for a cozy gift.

Teen advent experiences come alive with these Christmas Vacation-inspired drawstring bags.

Featuring unique images from the film, these drawstring bags add a fun touch to the holiday countdown.

You can make it as budget-friendly as you like by filling them with treats or self-care items.

Pair this with a Christmas family movie night together.

Do you buy a fresh wreath each holiday season? You can turn it into a fun Christmas Trivia Advent Calendar, perfect for a tween in your life.

We provide all the FREE printables and instructions for the world's cutest DIY Christmas Trivia Wreath.

This free printable advent calendar includes fun Christmas themed trivia questions for the holiday season.

The Acts of Kindness Advent Calendar encourages daily acts of kindness to infuse your Christmas season with meaning and the true spirit of the holidays.

You can download and print the cards and envelopes for free to share this lovely tradition with your family.

This free DIY Advent Calendar offers a cute and easy way to connect with your family during the holiday season.

The calendar features 25 fun activities for families to create lasting memories together.

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Make your teen's furry friend's holiday season extra special with this unique dog chew advent calendar.

With rave reviews, it's a delightful choice for teens wanting to pamper pets during the holiday countdown.

I believe that this advent calendar would be Taylor Swift approved!

With a variety of fun and interactive cat toys, it ensures endless hours of entertainment for both teens and their furry companions during the Christmas countdown.

Plus, it's a thoughtful way to protect your tree and ornaments while keeping your cats engaged throughout the holiday season.