Mustard, socks, seeds: the most curious Advent calendars of 2023
10.10.2023
Translation: machine translated
The Advent season is just around the corner and with it the time for Advent calendars. I've rummaged through the shop for you and picked out a few curious ones.
As a child, I always looked forward to the Advent season. Every morning, I - actually quite a morning grouch - woke up full of anticipation and went into the living room to open the new door or parcel for the day. My mum made the Advent calendar for me back then and filled it with various gifts. You don't have to make anything for the ones I want to show you here. Instead, the Advent calendars are all a little more unusual. Just take a look and see for yourself.
Coloured socks for cold feet
Gorgeous. Socks. Colourful socks. They're just part of Christmas for me. The gift that I often get, but am hardly ever happy about. Okay, my socks are usually black or dark blue and not festively colourful, but you know what I mean. If you want to increase the anticipation of your sock gift for Christmas or punish someone for the annual socks, a sock advent calendar is just the thing for you.
The calendar from Many Mornings contains just 12 pairs of socks. So you get a sock every day. Great. Hopefully you only have to wait until the next morning to get the other matching sock. Unfortunately, the sizes are only for small children (35-42) or for medium-sized children (up to 46). Real feet have to wait in the wings (note, this is of course a joke. I am well aware that these are normal sizes). So no sock advent calendar for me (size 51).
For mums-to-be
Many people are looking forward to Christmas. Even greater is the anticipation of the birth of their own child, which is probably the best present for most people. So why not combine the two and sweeten this joy with a gift every day with a special Advent calendar for pregnant women? You can surprise the mum-to-be or parents-to-be with gifts such as a dummy, a warming cushion or a rattle.
Sexy time for couples or singles
Even in the cold Advent season, things can get hot. Especially for couples, but also for singles, it's worth taking a look at the erotic calendars from Satisfyer, Orion or Lovebox: whether it's a vibrator, massage oil, cock ring, nipple clamps or an orgasm gel. There are plenty of surprises to fill the hours until Christmas and beyond with lots of eroticism.
Sometimes it just has to be mustard
Do you love mustard or just want to add your own flavour? With this Advent calendar, you can do just that. Twelve different types of mustard are hidden in this calendar and are waiting to be discovered by you. You can open a new 30 gram jar every day.
Seeds: looking forward to the gardening season
Sustainability always works. Why not get this advent calendar with 24 different seed cubes for your garden and enjoy the hopefully positive results later on: Blue woodruff, beetroot Chioggia, coriander or staghorn lettuce. This will shorten the wait for the next gardening season and hopefully also increase your anticipation.
A schnapps dispels sorrow and worries
Or you can do like my great-grandma. She drank a schnapps every evening and lived to be a proud 92 years old. In the Marzadro spirits Advent calendar, you will find a grappa, gin or liqueur in miniature format of 0.05 or 0.1 litres for each day.
In British style: tea time
The tea calendar is a little healthier, but also a daily treat. Every day you get four individual tea bags: that's 94 cups of tea for the entire Advent season. In total, you can discover 18 tea blends and infusions from Whittard. According to the manufacturer, two doors even have a little surprise in store.
What unusual and funny advent calendars do you know? Do you have an advent calendar at home or maybe you even make one yourself? What presents do you hide in it? Or do you have fond childhood memories of an Advent calendar? Feel free to let me know in the comments.
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