Top Five Christmas Calendars For Children - 2025

From ice cream to sugar-rushes, these are our top five festive calendars for 2025, all bound to delight children in the countdown to the festive season.

Portobello Advent Calendar

This 3D advent calendar is absolutley adorable! It's a recreation of London’s Portobello Road where the Melt chocolate shop can be found in real life. Hand painted pastel-coloured houses and shop fronts open to reveal Melt’s artisanal chocolate treats from teddy bears to rocking horses – each matching the interior scenes behind. Open the hand-painted doors to uncover bespoke shaped chocolates in flavours ranging from Milk and Biscoff, Blonde and Pecan, White and Peanut and Strawberry and Hazelnut. There's a bonkers little Christmas tale on the inside too which made my 10 Yr old laugh out loud. Magical.

RRP: £44.99

Available from Melt Chocolates

HAPPi’s oat milk advent calendar

HAPPi’s plant-based chocolate advent calendar is a lovely little treat for any kids who can’t have, or prefer not to have dairy. Behind each door, find a vegan-friendly chocolate in either Salted Caramel, Plain Milk and Orange flavours. HAPPi’s choccies are made from rich and creamy oat m!lk chocolate and contain less sugar than other leading brands, so you can lose the mum/ dad guilt too.

RRP £15.50

Available from Happichoc

Doughlicious Gelato Bite Advent Calendar

Got a foodie child at home? I do. From mochi to cookie dough he knows his sweet treats. Sweet savvy kids will love this 'Cookie Dough and Gelato Bites' Christmas countdown calendar from Doughlicious. Each calendar has been handcrafted in London and is packed with festive indulgence. Behind every door, a delicious surprise awaits: soft, chewy cookie dough wrapped around creamy artisan gelato, then finished with a dusting of cookie crumb. With 12 unique festive flavours to discover, from indulgent Chocolate Truffle to festive White Chocolate Snowball, it’s a one-of-a-kind advent calendar that delivers a daily moment of sweet, frozen joy.

RRP £13

Available from Doughlicious

Swizzels Advent Calendar

Dentists look away now! British sweet maker Swizzels 2025 Advent Calendar is packed full of the good stuff – sugar! 24 of its classic sweets from Love Hearts and Squashies to Drumstick Chews, and Refreshers are hidden behind each door of this  dazzlingly bright 3D Swizzels sweetshop calendar. A retro sugar-filled countdown to the big day.

RRP: £6.

Available from Swizzels

Cocoba Gruffalo Child Advent Calendar

British chocolatier Cocoba has collaborated with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved mythical woodland character The Gruffalo this year. The limited-edition Cocoba Gruffalo Child Advent Calendar features 24 Cocoba  chocolates that takes children on a magical winter woodland journey. A top pick for younger children.

RRP: £14.95

Available from: Cocoba Chocolate

Features Editor, Chatting Food: Jo Aspin

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