Advent calendars to fill yourself - 32 young brands. 100 creative gifts.
Fill your own Advent calendar
Fill your own advent calendar 
32 young brands. 100 creative gifts. Your personalized advent calendar.
We love homemade advent calendars 🎄 That's why we've teamed up with other young brands and together selected 100 creative gifts that are perfect for your advent calendar. Whether it's cosmetics, sweets, candles, or seeds – let the products on this page inspire you. Filling an advent calendar has never been easier!
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Fill Your Own Advent Calendar - How the Idea Came About..
We at Die Stadtgärtner love DIYs! That's why we make our own Advent calendars every year during Advent. If only it weren't for the endless search for the 24 perfect gifts... Filling out details on dozens of different online shops, paying shipping every time, and having everything arrive in separate packages - there had to be another way, we thought! 🤔
That's why, for the second time, we have teamed up with many fantastic brands and selected over 100 small and original gift ideas for Advent calendars for you. Your advantage: You can order everything conveniently through a single shopping cart, receive just one package, and discover many exciting brands and products along the way! 🥳 Filling an Advent calendar has never been so easy. This gives you plenty of time to enjoy the Christmas season with punch, gingerbread, and Christmas carols. All that's left is to wish you a Merry Christmas! 🎅🏻
Fill Your Own Advent Calendar: Ideas and Tips for 24 Creative Doors
Would you like to make someone special happy during the run-up to Christmas by filling an Advent calendar yourself, but are having trouble finding 24 little surprises to fill the individual doors with? Here, we have compiled unique ideas for filling your Advent calendar that are guaranteed to create little moments of joy during the run-up to Christmas.
Where does the tradition of Advent calendars actually come from?
The long-standing history of the Christmas season has given rise to many traditions. One of them is the Advent calendar, which helps shorten the wait until Christmas in December. Advent calendars originated in Germany in the 19th century. To count the days until Christmas, families marked the days by lighting candles or drawing lines. In the 20th century, printed calendars with little doors became popular. Today, Advent calendars can be found in many parts of the world, where they bring a smile to many people's faces during the run-up to Christmas.
DIY Advent Calendars - A Personal Touch
Nowadays, there are Advent calendars for every preference: Whether chocolate, cosmetics, seeds, toys, or socks - there is practically nothing you cannot find. But many people want to give their loved ones a very personal treat during the run-up to Christmas and fill an Advent calendar themselves. This way, the contents of the 24 doors are perfectly suited to the recipient. But finding 24 small Advent calendar surprises is not easy. We have a few tips to help you find creative gifts to fill your personal Advent calendar.
The early bird fills the Advent calendar: Plan ahead
If you want to fill an Advent calendar yourself, planning ahead is essential. Nothing is more stressful than setting out on November 30 to find 24 gifts at short notice. So ask yourself the following questions in advance:
What small surprises could I use to make the recipient happy? Do they have any particular hobbies that could give me ideas for gifts? What is my budget for an Advent calendar filled by hand? Do I also want to make the calendar myself, or should I use ready-made bags, for example? This also determines how large the individual gifts for the calendar should be. Our tip: Start keeping an eye out for small gifts weeks or months in advance. This will make your gift search easier, and you may even find special little items for the Advent calendar that you would not have discovered shortly beforehand.
Filling your own Advent calendar: Advent calendar ideas for children, adults, and nature lovers
Even though you know best what the person you want to give the Advent calendar to likes, a little inspiration never hurts. That’s why we’ve put together a few Advent calendar ideas for adults, children, and nature lovers below.
Filling an Advent calendar for children: Inspiration for your DIY calendar
As the saying goes, anticipation is the greatest joy! We all know what it’s like: Children in particular can hardly wait to open a door on their Advent calendar every morning during Advent. No one can celebrate the wait for Christmas more fully than children.
Whether pens, funny socks, cookie cutters, mini-sized board games, or their favorite treat - there are countless ways to make children happy during Advent. Is there a class test coming up in December? Then give them a good-luck charm on the day of the exam. Non-material gifts such as vouchers are also a great idea. How about a movie night together with popcorn, a visit to the ice cream parlor, or a sleepover in the living room? Baking cookies together is always fun for the little ones too.
An Advent calendar is also a great way to introduce children to nature - even in winter. With fat balls for wild birds or peanut wreaths, they learn to do something good for other living creatures and thus do their part to protect nature. The small meals for hedgehogs, birds, or squirrels also delight not only the animals but children too. Colorful flower seed balls build anticipation for a magnificent display of flowers next spring and summer.
Make your own Advent calendar for adults: heartfelt gift ideas
Adults also enjoy a homemade advent calendar during the Advent season - especially when it comes from the heart and the gifts have been chosen to suit the individual. Whether advent calendars for women or advent calendars for men - depending on what the recipient likes, little gifts such as scented candles, bath bombs, homemade cookies, seeds, tea, or cozy socks are ideal. Since time is said to be the greatest gift, you can use our wish granters to invite them for mulled wine at the Christmas market or a homemade dinner. Good-luck charms or a favorite-person emotional gift also express love and appreciation for the other person and make for a wonderful surprise in your homemade advent calendar.
If you're looking for something unusual for your homemade advent calendar, why not give a growing kit for chocolate flowers that smell like whole milk chocolate, or for a gingerbread tree that smells wonderfully of cinnamon and gingerbread? This unique gift is guaranteed to be a positive surprise - and the recipient will enjoy it for a long time.
Advent calendars for nature lovers: ideas for hobby gardeners and gardening professionals
Does the person you're giving a gift to prefer spending time in nature, the garden, or on the balcony? Then fill your DIY advent calendar with little gifts for nature lovers! With seeds for flowers, fruit, or vegetables such as marigolds, physalis, or chili peppers, you can bring great joy to hobby gardeners and lay the foundation for the next planting season. If you want something a little more special, surprise them with a Christmas Tree 2030 or a gingerbread tree in their advent calendar.
Nature lovers will also be delighted by a flower sponsorship, bee-friendly seed bombs, or feed balls for wild birds. Our ready-made Advent calendar 6-piece set or 3-piece set are also practical options. Other ideas include vouchers for a picnic in the countryside or a hike in nature. A seed Advent calendar with 24 different packets is also a lovely idea for passionate gardeners.
Make your own Advent calendar: Inspiration for DIY calendars
Would you like to make an Advent calendar yourself for someone dear to you? Depending on your time and budget, there are many individual ideas that vary in complexity and cost. A classic option is wrapping the gifts in fabric bags, kraft paper bags, or wrapping paper, which you can then hang up or set out. A hanging planter or planting box, for example, are particularly well suited for this and can be reused afterward.
Or how about an upcycled Advent calendar made from screw-top jars? You can paint or decorate the jars and then write the numbers on them with a glass marker or attach them to the jars using gift tags. In the Kartenmacherei Magazine, you’ll find these and many other Advent calendar ideas for DIY projects. As you can see, the ideas are diverse and can be customized in many ways. String, wrapping paper, or old jars are a good starting point for getting started with crafting and creating your own individual work of art. Would you like to make a nature-inspired Advent calendar? Then fir branches, pine cones, dried flowers, and other items from nature will give it an authentic and individual look.
DIY Advent calendar vs. store-bought Advent calendar
If you take the time to make your own Advent calendar, you score points above all with its personal touch. Your calendar is an individual creation that the people close to your heart are guaranteed to appreciate. However, preparing it can be very time-consuming. A purchased Advent calendar to fill yourself can be considerably more expensive, but less time-consuming than a homemade calendar. Here too, you can give the Advent calendar a personal touch by tailoring the Advent calendar contents to the person close to your heart. Another option, of course, is a purchased Advent calendar that you neither have to make nor fill. You make some compromises in terms of personalization, but save a great deal of time - so in stressful times, this is also an option - provided, of course, that the contents suit the person you want to surprise with the Advent calendar.
Filling your own Advent calendar: Conclusion
Let’s establish this: A self-filled Advent calendar offers a wonderful way to give personal joy during the run-up to Christmas. With creative gifts that suit the recipient, you can customize the 24 doors. Planning early makes it easier to find gifts and prevents stress shortly before Advent. Whether handmade or bought and filled, the calendar is sure to delight the people close to your heart. This is the perfect way to celebrate the anticipation of Christmas!
What our customers say
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