Advent Calendars are a yearly tradition in our house. Luckily parents who are suffering from an overload of Halloween Candy or just don’t want their kids to have chocolate first thing in the morning for 24 days straight there are other options out there! From toddlers to teens you can find a kids advent calendar to suit your child’s personality. With many of these advent calendars you get to build up every day to create a fun set of toys you can play with all year long. Playmobil, Melissa & Doug, Hot Wheels, LEGO, Little People, Crayola, PLAY-DOH and more there are TONS of options out here. Make sure you order early these calendars early to give time for them to be shipped to you for December 1st. This year skip the chocolate advent calendar and get one that will last all year long. There are even many great options for babies which can be a challenge as they are too little to eat chocolate but you wan’t to get them something for their First Christmas. Don’t forget to come back and check out our NON Chocolate Easter Egg Ideas.
Kids Advent Calendars that are NOT Chocolate 2019
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Playmobil Advent Calendars
Playmobil NHL Advent Calendar – Rivalry on The Pond PlaysetPlaymobil NHL Advent Calendar Rivalry on the Pond Playset – Perfect for the hockey loving kid. This set includes to Hockey player figurines and a Santa referee.
Playmobil Advent Calendar – Christmas on The Farm Playset – a set full of figurines and accessories including farm animals, tractors, Santa, angel and more.
Playmobil Advent Calendar for Toddlers – this 1, 2, 3 Toddler Advent Calendar is perfect for ages 1.5 and up and includes a Christmas on the Farm theme with large pieces perfect for little hands.
Playmobil Advent Calendar ‘Fire Rescue Operation’ Building Set – This Advent Calendar includes pieces to make 2 firefighter figures, scissor lift, water hose, fire extinguisher, motor bike, flames and more.
Playmobil Advent Calendar Jewel Thief Police Operation Building Set – There are over 100 pieces included in this Advent calendar. Once all are revealed you can play out exciting police chases. This set includes the police officer, motor bike, gold bars, safe, hand cuffs and more.
Playmobil Advent Calendar – Santa’s Workshop – My kids received this one as a gift and loved opening up new pieces each day to create a fun workshop to play with. Once Christmas was over we packed it back up again for next year!
Royal Ice Skating Playmobil Advent Calendar – Create a winter wonderland by adding new pieces each day from December 1-25th
LEGO Advent Calendars including LEGO City Advent Calendars and LEGO Friends Advent Calendars
Everything you need for your master builder to count down to Christmas with this awesome selection of LEGO Avent Calendars
LEGO City Advent Calendar – Build 24 different presents in this Christmas countdown Advent Calendar, including vehicles, minifigures and other seasonal item. Comes with 7 LEGO City minifigures (including Santa Claus!) and a husky dog figure
LEGO Friends Advent Calendar – 330 pieces of LEGO Friends Advent Calendar fun. Build 25 surprises that you can include with any of your other LEGO sets. This toy advent calendar includes a Mia mini-doll figure, plus 2 robot figures, a snowman, 2 penguins and hamster figures.
LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar – Step right into Hogwarts with this Harry Potter Advent Calendar. Contains 7 minifigures, including Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Albus Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick, Hogwarts Architect—plus a Hedwig figure and a micro Hogwarts Express train.
May the force be with you during the holiday season with these fun Star Wars Advent Calendars.
– Set includes 7 Mini figures, and pieces to make 11 vehicles. Over 300 pieces in total for hours of fun. Box also includes playmat to use as backdrop for play.
Toy Advent Calendars and other Non-chocolate Advent Calendars
Advent Calendars don’t have to be all about the chocolate. There are LOTS of other non-chocolate advent calendars out there. From crafting and Play-Doh to Hot Wheels and Minions there is a huge variety for every age group and interest. check out this list below and click on the links to learn more.
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A full Christmas Ornament Set: This Christmas countdown tree ornament set includes a magnetic wooden tree, 24 magnetic ornaments, and 1 shining star for the top of the tree. An attached wooden ornament box helps to keep all the pieces together.
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Play-DOH Advent Calendar includes 5 Play-Doh cans featuring 2 Sparkle cans to let your season shine, tools and shapes. 24 secret doors hide a different surprise for each day of the season.
Crayola Christmas Countdown Activity Advent Calendar
Get your craft on with this diverse Crayola Advent Calendar including 5 doodle scents markers, 1 Twistables slick Stix, 4 glitter crayons, 4 metallic crayons, 6 paint pots, paint brush, model magic, 2 washable window markers, 1 pip squeaks marker, 20 Goggly eyes, 1 glitter glue stick, 1 tip sharpener, 19 paper sheets, 1 envelope, 3 sticker sheets, 1 instruction sheet, 3 Anchros, 3 ribbon pieces, 1 glitter glue tube
Mega Bloks Block Minion Movie Advent Calendar
Mega Bloks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Advent Calendar- Age 5+
Hot Wheels Advent Calendar by Hot Wheels
Alex Toys Craft Crafty Advent Calendar
Make your own Advent Calendar with this kit and fill it with little treats!
Mega Bloks Monster High Advent Calendar – Age 6+
Fisher Price Little People Advent Calendar
Fisher Price Little Advent Calendar includes 24 Fisher-Price Little People friends & holiday-themed accessories
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Vtech Advent Calendars
VTech Go! Go! Smart Wheels Advent Calendar – Place the Smart Point Christmas Sleigh on the included Smart Point location, and it will respond with different phrases and more. Press the Christmas Sleigh’s light-up button to hear phrases, sing-along songs and melodies. Features 25 gifts including a Smart Point Christmas Sleigh, ornaments, a Christmas card, road signs and more.
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Disney Advent Calendars
Tsum Tsum Disney Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar – Includes 18 Tsum Tsum figures, 6 large, 6 medium and 6 small in holiday attire
For a complete list of Advent Calendars
There are so many fun options on the market for non-chocolate advent calendars now. Don’t get stuck with cheap chocolate calendars, pick one that suits your child and will give you something to play with all year long!
Originally Posted Nov 17, 2018
Wow,thanks for sharing this list with links to buy option!
Wow! There is so many good one!
So many great advent calendars this year. My girls would love the Barbie Advent Calendar
Thank you for all the great suggestions, there is something for everyone, young and not so young. I did not realize there were so many.
how awesome are these ! I love that they have these calendars for all different age ranges and away from the chocolate. The crayon one is my favorite for my girls 🙂 they are 4 and under so they will love that
Oh my gosh, these are too cute. I never even thought to look for one that’s not candy.
These are all so great, my niece would love these
Wow, great ideas. We are still getting over the Halloween chocolate here so I’m going to check out the lego and playdoh calendars for my kids instead. Thanks for the great ideas.
So great to see this list of alternatives to the daily sugar, with a traditional advent calendar.
These advent calendars look like so much fun. I remember how much fun it was eating the crappy candy calendars as a child. Might get the nephew one of these for Xmas this year.
I am so glad you took the effort to put together such an extensive list. I was trying to find the perfect gift for my niece and she will love the LEGO Advent Calendars! This is an amazing compilation. Thank you!
This is such a good post and list of advent calendars. I hate buying the ones with Chocolate and so am always on the lookout for fun education calendars.
I love the look of those Lego advent calenders. Such a good alternative to chocolate advent calendars that my sons will love!
We have had the Playmobil calendars for the last couple of years and love them. We haven’t decided which one we will get this year just yet.
What a great idea! My daughter can’t have sugar and would absolutely love one of these. Thanks!
Oh this is an amazing idea, and something I imagine kids will actually enjoy even more! Thanks so much for the great ideas!
My son wants a Playmobil one this year I like the idea of something that’s not just chocolate!
We have the Playmobil calendars and the kids love them !
Loving th Lego option