Advent calendar ideas for adults
Ideas for filling Advent calendars
Here are our gift ideas for Advent calendars for adults:
Here are some ideas for all gourmets and enthusiasts of culinary pleasures:
· Mini food packets (honey, sausage, jam, Nutella, granola, olive oil, etc.)
· High-quality pasta (e.g. Martelli, Setaro, De Cecco)
· Vinegar (balsamic, pomegranate, raspberry, quince, etc.)
· Verjus (sour juice from unripe grapes, is used like vinegar...)
· Olive oil, pumpkin seed oil, sesame oil, truffle oil, etc.
· Specialty mustard
· Nutcracker
· Oyster knives
· Flambé torch
· Other kitchen accessories (ravioli or pizza slicer, ice cream scoop etc)
· Coffee / espresso beans(specialty types)
· Miniature milk foamer
· Bottle opener / wine opener
· A sour pickle from a glass
· Spices (curry, cinnamon sticks or vanilla beans, saffron, etc.)
· Pudding to make yourself
· Jam – homemade
· Salsa (e.g. jalapeño, chipotle, mango), also homemade
· Homemade rum raisins
· 1 can of ravioli, 1 packet Miraculi
· Walnuts, edible chestnuts or hazelnuts (one can also gather them in
nature)
· Pesto – you can also make it yourself...
· Fruits such as mini pineapple, passion fruit, lychee, mangosteen (or other
exotic fruits)
· Wine / sparkling wine Piccolo
· Ingredients for mulled wine. you can also distribute the ingredients over
three days, and combine it with a movie night at home, for example...
· Ingredients for eggnog
· Mini food packets (honey, sausage, jam, Nutella, granola, olive oil, etc.)
· High-quality pasta (e.g. Martelli, Setaro, De Cecco)
· Vinegar (balsamic, pomegranate, raspberry, quince, etc.)
· Verjus (sour juice from unripe grapes, is used like vinegar...)
· Olive oil, pumpkin seed oil, sesame oil, truffle oil, etc.
· Specialty mustard
· Nutcracker
· Oyster knives
· Flambé torch
· Other kitchen accessories (ravioli or pizza slicer, ice cream scoop etc)
· Coffee / espresso beans(specialty types)
· Miniature milk foamer
· Bottle opener / wine opener
· A sour pickle from a glass
· Spices (curry, cinnamon sticks or vanilla beans, saffron, etc.)
· Pudding to make yourself
· Jam – homemade
· Salsa (e.g. jalapeño, chipotle, mango), also homemade
· Homemade rum raisins
· 1 can of ravioli, 1 packet Miraculi
· Walnuts, edible chestnuts or hazelnuts (one can also gather them in
nature)
· Pesto – you can also make it yourself...
· Fruits such as mini pineapple, passion fruit, lychee, mangosteen (or other
exotic fruits)
· Wine / sparkling wine Piccolo
· Ingredients for mulled wine. you can also distribute the ingredients over
three days, and combine it with a movie night at home, for example...
· Ingredients for eggnog
Here are our sweet ideas for Advent calendars:
· Truffles (store-bought or homemade – one can distribute them
throughout a few days)
· Peanut brittle (also homemade)
· Chocolate fudge (also homemade)
· Toffee popcorn
· Chocolate-dipped candy canes (also homemade)
· Ferrero / Rondnoir, Mon Cheri, Hershey’s kisses, Raffaelo
· After Eight
· Chocolate milk mix (individual portions)
· Chocolate Santa Claus
· Marzipan, marzipan hearts, marzipan potatoes, etc.
· Cookies (homemade?)
· Roasted almonds
· Gingerbread heart / gingerbread man
· Mini fruitcake
· Black licorice
· Fortune cookies from a Chinese food store
· Yes cakes
· Mini gingerbread house...(homemade)
· Walkers biscuits - Scottish shortbread
· Truffles (store-bought or homemade – one can distribute them
throughout a few days)
· Peanut brittle (also homemade)
· Chocolate fudge (also homemade)
· Toffee popcorn
· Chocolate-dipped candy canes (also homemade)
· Ferrero / Rondnoir, Mon Cheri, Hershey’s kisses, Raffaelo
· After Eight
· Chocolate milk mix (individual portions)
· Chocolate Santa Claus
· Marzipan, marzipan hearts, marzipan potatoes, etc.
· Cookies (homemade?)
· Roasted almonds
· Gingerbread heart / gingerbread man
· Mini fruitcake
· Black licorice
· Fortune cookies from a Chinese food store
· Yes cakes
· Mini gingerbread house...(homemade)
· Walkers biscuits - Scottish shortbread
With the surplus of sweets at Christmas time, something savory is a welcome change. Here are our savory ideas:
· Spiced nuts (also homemade)
· Homemade cheese crackers
· Savory dips and spreads
· Cheese log with herbs
· Pretzel sticks / mini pretzels
· Party mix
· Chips (mini bag)
· Tortilla chips
· Peanut „flips“
· Specialty crackers
· Cashews / pistachios / peanuts / macadamia nuts
· Italian Grissini (you can also make it yourself...)
· Olives
· Spiced nuts (also homemade)
· Homemade cheese crackers
· Savory dips and spreads
· Cheese log with herbs
· Pretzel sticks / mini pretzels
· Party mix
· Chips (mini bag)
· Tortilla chips
· Peanut „flips“
· Specialty crackers
· Cashews / pistachios / peanuts / macadamia nuts
· Italian Grissini (you can also make it yourself...)
· Olives
For all adults who like to do puzzles and brain teasers:
· Sudoku, as a booklet or printed Sudoku puzzles online
· Crossword puzzles, either from the internet or homemade
· Mini brain teasers
· Riddle or brain teaser books (i.e. the „Black Stories“ cards)
· Sudoku, as a booklet or printed Sudoku puzzles online
· Crossword puzzles, either from the internet or homemade
· Mini brain teasers
· Riddle or brain teaser books (i.e. the „Black Stories“ cards)
Gift certificates are easy to wrap and offer diverse opportunities for gifts. Here are our gift certificate ideas:
· Wellness day
· Cinema / theater / zoo
· DVD evening
· Baking a cake, gingerbread, cookies
· Reading aloud (a book, poems, stories)
· Mulled wine / waffles at a Christmas market
· Mixing a cocktail
· Sunday breakfast in bed
· Vacuuming, washing up, etc.
· Homemade dinner / candlelight dinner
· Recipe with a gift certificate for cooking
· Getting fresh rolls on Sunday
· Homemade cookies / cake / dessert
· TV Joker (that person can decide which TV shows will be watched for the
evening)
· Pool game
· Ice skating
· Build a snowman
· Amazon, iTunes, etc. gift certificate
· Sledding
· Margarita-making evening
· Fondue
· Massage oil, including gift certificate
· A car wash
· Scratching ice off of the car windshield (perhaps include an ice scraper?)
· Wellness day
· Cinema / theater / zoo
· DVD evening
· Baking a cake, gingerbread, cookies
· Reading aloud (a book, poems, stories)
· Mulled wine / waffles at a Christmas market
· Mixing a cocktail
· Sunday breakfast in bed
· Vacuuming, washing up, etc.
· Homemade dinner / candlelight dinner
· Recipe with a gift certificate for cooking
· Getting fresh rolls on Sunday
· Homemade cookies / cake / dessert
· TV Joker (that person can decide which TV shows will be watched for the
evening)
· Pool game
· Ice skating
· Build a snowman
· Amazon, iTunes, etc. gift certificate
· Sledding
· Margarita-making evening
· Fondue
· Massage oil, including gift certificate
· A car wash
· Scratching ice off of the car windshield (perhaps include an ice scraper?)
You could give a whole book on one day (e.g. on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve), or one could spread the stories out over multiple days (copies).
Our ideas for your Advent calendar:
· Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol " (the text is available for free
online, e.g. on Project Gutenberg or Amazon Kindle)
· Clement Clarke Moore, “The Night Before Christmas”
· J.R.R. Tolkien, “Letters from Father Christmas”
· O. Henry, “”The Gift of the Magi”
· Truman Capote, “A Christmas Memory”
· David Sedaris, “Holidays on Ice”
· Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince"
· Write your own story, write a sequel for each day
· Book by a favorite author/ from a bestseller list (Spiegel / Amazon)
· „Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus“: Correspondence between
Virginia O'Hanlon and Francis P. Church in 1897. Until the last print run
of the Sun newspaper in 1950, for over half a century the
correspondence was printed on the title page every year (story can be
found online).
Our ideas for your Advent calendar:
· Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol " (the text is available for free
online, e.g. on Project Gutenberg or Amazon Kindle)
· Clement Clarke Moore, “The Night Before Christmas”
· J.R.R. Tolkien, “Letters from Father Christmas”
· O. Henry, “”The Gift of the Magi”
· Truman Capote, “A Christmas Memory”
· David Sedaris, “Holidays on Ice”
· Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "The Little Prince"
· Write your own story, write a sequel for each day
· Book by a favorite author/ from a bestseller list (Spiegel / Amazon)
· „Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus“: Correspondence between
Virginia O'Hanlon and Francis P. Church in 1897. Until the last print run
of the Sun newspaper in 1950, for over half a century the
correspondence was printed on the title page every year (story can be
found online).
Of course you can write your own poem, but there are also a number of beautiful poems online. Here is a short selection of Christmas poems:
· The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore
· Christmas Bells, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
· The Three Kings, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
· Christmas Trees, by Robert Frost
· Christmas Carol, by Sara Teasdale
· The Boy who Laughed at Santa Claus, by Ogden Nash
· Christmas Eve, by Robert Browning
· The Eve Of Christmas, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
· Christmas Comes But Once a Year, by Thomas Miller
· A Defective Santa Claus James, by Whitcomb Riley
· Also, see the “Christmas Shelf” collection at Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Christmas_%28Bookshelf%29
Or what about a song? Here are a few Christmas songs:
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
· The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore
· Christmas Bells, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
· The Three Kings, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
· Christmas Trees, by Robert Frost
· Christmas Carol, by Sara Teasdale
· The Boy who Laughed at Santa Claus, by Ogden Nash
· Christmas Eve, by Robert Browning
· The Eve Of Christmas, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
· Christmas Comes But Once a Year, by Thomas Miller
· A Defective Santa Claus James, by Whitcomb Riley
· Also, see the “Christmas Shelf” collection at Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Christmas_%28Bookshelf%29
Or what about a song? Here are a few Christmas songs:
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Other Advent calendar ideas for adults:
· A song on a CD / MP3 download
· A funny video from Youtube / Vimeo (e.g. „the funniest video of all time”
· Bookmark
· Scratch card / filled out Lottery ticket
· Key chain
· Ice scraper
· Door de-icer
· "I love you because....." cards
· A „calendar in a calendar“ (card Advent calendar, tea calendar, etc.)
· Vacation photo / portrait photo / wallet photo (funny?)
· Sparklers
· Mini board games, skill games or card games
· Post-its
· Long matches for Christmas tree candles
· Description of a nice hiking trail in the area, for example an online route
description
· Tickets for a museum in the area
· (Electrical)-fly swatter
· Shopping cart chip (available for free at many home improvement stores
and supermarkets)
· Caricature (Search Google for famous people such as Obama, Jack
Nicholson, Mr. Bean, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Margaret Thatcher,
Einstein)
· Stamp for geo-catching log entries
· Mini-Advent wreath (to-go)
· USB charger for a car
· Travel accessories: luggage tags, reading light, travel pillow
· A funny video from Youtube / Vimeo (e.g. „the funniest video of all time”
· Bookmark
· Scratch card / filled out Lottery ticket
· Key chain
· Ice scraper
· Door de-icer
· "I love you because....." cards
· A „calendar in a calendar“ (card Advent calendar, tea calendar, etc.)
· Vacation photo / portrait photo / wallet photo (funny?)
· Sparklers
· Mini board games, skill games or card games
· Post-its
· Long matches for Christmas tree candles
· Description of a nice hiking trail in the area, for example an online route
description
· Tickets for a museum in the area
· (Electrical)-fly swatter
· Shopping cart chip (available for free at many home improvement stores
and supermarkets)
· Caricature (Search Google for famous people such as Obama, Jack
Nicholson, Mr. Bean, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Margaret Thatcher,
Einstein)
· Stamp for geo-catching log entries
· Mini-Advent wreath (to-go)
· USB charger for a car
· Travel accessories: luggage tags, reading light, travel pillow
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