To say I love my Caroline Gardner advent calender would be true. It’s a simple cardboard calender with the cutest nativity scene. The colours are fab and the baby Jesus adorable. For those that love Caroline Gardner’s artwork this calendar is perfect.

The Caroline Gardner Gingerbread Flora Advent Calendar is a really pretty advent calendar. It comes with a ribbon attached so you can hang it up on the wall, and an envelope so you can give it as a present. The calendar is part of a range designed by Caroline Gardner, the highly respected independent greeting card and stationery designer.

I must admit to being a bit of a Scrooge when it comes to children and advent calendars. I mean, do they really need chocolate behind the little doors? Couldn’t a nice picture making up a nativity scene suffice? It would appear not. Especially where chocolate and toy manufacturers are concerned. But if you do want an alternative to chocolate, then you can’t go far wrong with a Playmobil advent calendar range. It would seem there is one to suit nearly everybody. The advent calendar features all the attention to detail that you’d expect from Playmobil; from a golden frog on a lily pad to a net and butterflies.

The Caroline Gardner 12 Days Advent calender is a really cool contemporary design which is a little Rob Ryan-esque. It comes with a fantastic high quality envelope and a great ribbon for hanging it on.

The Lakeland Limited Santa Stocking is really well made and would make a thoughtful gift for someone who likes quality and enjoys Christmas! Maybe a nice present to take to Grandma’s house, for when your kids go round there during December!