An advent calendar is one of the most fun ways to count down the days until Christmas. And these days, you can find advent calendars filled with practically anything and everything, be it chocolates, toy figurines, beauty supplies or even gourmet cheese. But a lot of advent calendars come with a catch: You can only use them once, and when the goodies inside are gone, the empty calendar “shells” are relegated to the landfill or the Bonfire Pile.
That’s where reusable advent calendars come in handy. These advent calendars are made of sturdy materials like wood or fabric, and they consist of small drawers, doors or pouches that you fill yourself using whatever small gifts or treats you want. Individually wrapped candies, small tree ornaments, stickers, toy figurines… the possibilities are endless. It’s an eco-friendly alternative to single-use advent calendars. And best of all, you can keep using them year after year!
With this in mind, we took a trip down the virtual holiday aisles of Amazon and compiled a list of reusable advent calendars that you can snag for under $50. From Nativity scenes to Christmas trees to calendars for your favorite four-legged friends, these are sure to become your new favorite holiday tradition for years to come.
Snag These Reusable Advent Calendars on Amazon
- Wooden Christmas Tree Calendar: A Christmas tree-shaped wooden calendar with refillable pull-out drawers decorated in holiday motifs — $30
- Fabric Nativity Calendar: A hanging fabric calendar with pockets filled with stuffed Velcro figures of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the three kings and other Nativity elements, which you’ll then affix to the scene each day leading up to Christmas — $45
- Felt Christmas Tree Calendar: A soft, durable felt fabric calendar shaped like a star-topped Christmas tree, featuring 24 small pockets that you can fill with festive goodies — $19
- Holiday Surprise Drawer Calendar: A fun, colorful wooden calendar with assorted drawer sizes, each of which has a U-shaped notch at the top that makes them easy to pull open — $33
- Dog Advent Calendar: A hanging fabric calendar made specifically for four-legged friends, containing 24 pockets that you can fill with your dog’s favorite treats — $30
- Soul & Lane Angel Calendar: A 12-day calendar made of sturdy cardboard with pull-out drawers that are large enough for items like candy bars and travel-sized beauty products — $34
- Black-and-White Wooden Calendar: A wooden 25-day calendar with a chic, hand-painted black-and-white color scheme, featuring pull-out drawers to fill with small gifts — $21
- Red-and-White Wooden Calendar: A wooden advent calendar painted in red-and-white holiday designs with 24 pull-out drawers in varying shapes and sizes, which you can fill with a variety of gift types — $38
- Linen Christmas Tree Calendar: A wall-mounted, Christmas tree-shaped calendar made of premium linen fabric with 25 numbered pouches to fill with treats — $25
- Red-and-Gold Fabric Calendar: A large, red-and-gold hanging fabric calendar with numbered pouch pockets that are the perfect size for Christmas tree ornaments — $17
- Christmas Village Box Calendar: A set of square- and house-shaped foldable boxes made of thick card stock, which you can stack and arrange to create your own Christmas village — $7
- Farmhouse Fabric Calendar: A patchwork-style fabric pouch calendar shaped like a Christmas tree made of various patterned materials, including ginghams, plaids and florals — $22
- Wooden Nativity Book Calendar: A wooden advent calendar with hand-painted Nativity figurines and 24 pull-out drawers, all encased in a hinged box that looks like a book when closed — $25
