Advent calendar

What is Christmas without an Advent calendar? The Advent Calendar is a wonderful way to count down the days until Christmas, while delighting someone special. Both children and adults will be looking forward to unwrapping the presents you have found for them. That is why we have picked out these great calendar gift ideas to give to family and friends this year. With our wide range of Danish design classics and functional products, you can give gifts that create joy and memories today and for many years to come.

What is an Advent calendar?

Christmas is associated with waiting time and – especially for the children – impatience. First you have to wait for December and then you have to wait another 24 days for Christmas Eve. For most children, waiting times can seem unbearably long, and every day they ask 'how many days are there for Christmas?' With an advent calendar, the children can count the days up to the big feast day themselves, and this can help to calm down the frsantic anticipation. As most people know, a traditional Christmas calendar has 24 doors, and every day in December a new door is opened. What’s behind it depends on whether you have bought a picture Advent calendar or one with candy or other delights.

In recent years, giving Advent calendars to each other or to the children has become a big deal. An Advent calendar is the same as an Christmas calendar. It contains 24 surprises to be unwrapped in the days leading up to Christmas. But an Advent calendar often contains slightly larger gifts, and sometimes it’s also homemade. For example, you might have wrapped up 24 small gifts and hung them up on a canvas in the living room to maximise the Christmas spirit. If you are interested in creating your own Advent calendar, here are some tips.

How to make your own Advent calendar

Maybe you have children who just can't wait for Christmas. They are so pleased that they can hardly contain themselves for the pure expectation. If you want to delight them and help make the wait a little more tolerable, give them an Advent calendar with a small package every day. You can easily make a calendar yourself. It takes a bit of imagination to come up with 24 small packages, but otherwise it’s just a matter of wrapping the presents and having your own DIY Advent calendar. You can look forward to enjoying the project, which will surely create excitement among your children, grandchildren or spouse – because adults can also get a calendar.

For example, you can use ordinary wrapping paper and wrap all the gifts in the same paper. Then write the dates on the outside with a marker or a numbered sticker. You can also use kraft paper, which is slightly thicker. You can often find small kraft paper bags in the stores around Christmas, and some of them are even made specifically for a Christmas calendar. When you tie the gifts together, you can use a string and hang each gift with a clothes peg. A branch can also be used, and then you hang a string in each packet, for example. The possibilities are endless.

Make a budget

It can quickly add up, when you have 24 packages to buy. Therefore, it is a good idea to make a budget so that it does not get out of hand. A calendar doesn't have to be expensive at all. Many people choose to give away small packages on the weekdays, and then give a larger package on the Sundays of Advent. You can do it any way you like and have the budget for. There are no rules when it comes to giving gifts.

Calendar gifts – what are you going to come up with?

A calendar gift can be more or less anything. There are no limits to what you can give. When you buy a ready-made Advent calendar, it often has a theme such as tea, chocolate or make-up and skincare. Here at Rosendahl.com, we love Danish design for the home, and our gift ideas naturally reflect this. So when you need to buy packages from us, it can be anything from tea towels and pot holders to a single knife or a salad set. It can also be Christmas decorations or Easter decorations, or a completely different kind of decoration for the home. Whomever you need to find gifts for, we have a great assortment that will surely please your loved ones.

At Rosendahl.com you will find a wealth of ideas for calendar gifts, both big and small. If you are lucky enough to have been asked to find a calendar gift, you can also find inspiration on this page. It may seem like a confusing project to come up with 24 packages, but we are ready to guide and help you. Thus, we have put together our best assortment of carefully selected interiors for the home, created to delight.

Advent calendar with packages from quality brands

Whether you are looking for an advent calendar for children or adults, you will find a wide selection on this page. Our eight brands, Rosendahl, Juna, Kay Bojesen, Holmegaard, Lyngby Porcelæn, Bjørn Wiinblad and Arne Jacobsen, represent hundreds of years of Danish design history and heritage. You can therefore be sure that a gift from Rosendahl.com is Danish quality at its best.

Advent calendar for kids

Christmas is the children’s holiday, and with an Advent calendar that mum, dad or grandparents have made themselves, it can hardly get any better. With a calendar, they will be looking forward to getting out of bed every morning and seeing where they are on the calendar. It brings life and joy to the house, not only for the children, but certainly also for the parents, who can be delighted with the enthusiasm. 

For the tiniest ones, we have a great assortment of gifts designed to accompany them throughout their lives. Packed full of play and fun, Kay Bojesen’s fairy-tale wooden figures give you the chance to give the little ones in your life some very fine gifts. It could also be a set of bed linen in organic cotton, a children’s poster with imaginative animals on it, or a stacking tower. If the child is a little older, you can give a little piggy bank for saving up for things of his/her choice.

Depending on your budget, you may choose to buy smaller packs during the week and save the bigger gifts for Sundays, which can be something special. For everyday use, you can buy small toys for a few cents, a pack of balloons, a whoopee cushion, a small pack of raisins or their favourite juice box. It doesn't really take much to bring joy to children.

Adult Advent calendar

Children aren't the only ones looking forward to Christmas. While for most adults, Christmas is about togetherness and food, for many the gifts are just as important. If you would like to please your spouse or adult child, who may need a little extra love, you will find plenty of gift ideas on this page. For the kitchen, we have a selection of suggestions to make cooking easier and more fun, along with our wide range of tablecoverings, linen napkins, table runners and decorations for every taste. If you are more into interiors, textiles or outdoor items, you will also find them in our selection.

Advent calendar for her

You want to delight your wife with an Advent calendar that oozes style and good design. Fortunately, you can find good options on this page. When you need to find the right one, it can be an advantage to think about what she is interested in. Is she happy to be in the kitchen? Then you can buy tea towels, muffin tins, pot holders and a cookbook. Is she more into table settings? Then a beautiful table cover, placemats, table runners or linen napkins will delight and excite. You can also look good by giving her a vase from Holmegaard, Lyngby or Kähler. There are many options to choose from.

Advent calendar for him

The best calendar gift for him always focuses on his needs and interests. Does he often sit in his armchair and read? Then he will probably be happy with a table lamp for cosy lighting. Is he happy to barbecue? Then take a closer look at our grillware, which includes everything from aprons to barbecue mitts. A couple of beer glasses or wine glasses may also delight him with a good bottle of wine or a beer from a local brewery.