Advent calendar filler ideas for women
Advent calendar fillers for women
Here are our suggestions for advent calendar fillers for your girlfriend, wife, mum, sister or any other woman in your life. You can find more ideas on our Advent calendar fillers for men page (take a look at the men’s page too as there is actually not a huge difference).
For those who like to feel good and be pampered
We recommend the following products for a warm, cosy atmosphere and a positive mind:
- Follow our tea light bases instructions to create some unique candles for her
- Give her time to relax and read with a book about well-being, such as ‘Ikigai’ by Hèctor García and Francesc Miralles:
- or ‘The Little Book of Self Care’ by Joanna Gray:
- Essential oils such as lavender are a great little gift to calm the mind
- Keep her warm in the winter months with a cosy penguin hot water bottle:
- or some elk hand warmers:
- Pocket tissues are a winter essential – you are sure to find some cute and festive designs in your local supermarket or drugstore, or have a look on Amazon
- Print off a voucher for a day of R&R
- Turn off the glaring lights and bring her some hygge with relaxing scented candles
- What better way to relax than with a nice warm bath? Treat her to a deep sleep bath bomb:
- A nice body scrub will complete the bathing experience, try this one from Boots:
- You could also send her for a massage – you will find plenty of offers on Groupon for spas in your local area
- Or print off a spa day voucher and create your own at home spa for her:
- A sheet mask makes a great gift – you can find some in Primark for less than £1
- Jade face rollers are becoming more and more popular for treating yourself to a relaxing at-home facial massage – have a look at this one from TK Maxx for just £8:
- Nail polishes make a great addition to any pamper session and are the perfect small gift to fit in an advent calendar
- A lip balm is another perfectly-sized advent calendar filler – and an essential during the winter season!
- To help her get a good night’s sleep, we recommend the This Works Choose Sleep pillow spray and roll on:
Plant lovers
- Let her grow her own desert garden with this cactus eco grow kit:
- or get her a mini succulent or cactus from IKEA and consider treating her to some house plant care cards:
Just make sure to warn her beforehand if you have put a spiky cactus in her advent calendar!
- If she is also a keen cook, treat her to a packet of herb seeds from the supermarket or garden centre for her to plant and grow herself
- Get her a book to help her become a better plant parent, such as ‘The New Plant Parent’ book by Darryl Cheng:
- Mini plant pots make the perfect little advent calendar filler – you could even decorate them yourself to make them more festive
- Get her a plant mister to keep her plants hydrated:
- Plant-themed gifts are always a hit – consider these cactus and succulent tealight candles:
- or a succulent keyring:
- Get crafty and make some pressed flower wall art or get outside with your camera and frame a plant photo
Romantics
For all those who are newly in love or have been together for a long time, we suggest the following ideas:
- Make a ‘things I want to experience with you’ or ‘reasons why I love you’ glass
- Put a date in her advent calendar – take a look at our ‘a year of dates’ page
- Create a personalised map poster of a special place to you, such as the place you met or the location of your favourite holiday together:
- Print off a voucher for breakfast in bed
- Print off a voucher for a candle light dinner
- Order a personalised mug, t-shirt, etc. with your favourite photo and a special message from Moonpig or Snapfish
- Get her a delicious personalised milk chocolate bear:
- Give her a reminder that you are always thinking of her, with this pocket heart:
- A special piece of jewellery makes the perfect thoughtful advent calendar filler
- Create a personalised Boomf bomb – this fits perfectly into an advent calendar and makes a great surprise:
- Print off and frame your favourite photo together or, if you are artistic, create a special piece of wall art
- Make them smile with this little book of love quotes ‘Olive You’:
For the bedroom
Here are our ideas for advent calendar fillers for the bedroom:
- Relax together with this Sex Bomb bath bomb which contains the aphrodesiac, jasmine:
- Treat her to some massage oils
- Print off a voucher for a massage
- Let her dress up (or down) with some festive lingerie
- Print off a free card game for the bedroom:
- Have fun with some dice:
- Print off some kama sutra positions for experimentation
- Be a little silly and put some willy-shaped sweets in her advent calendar
For those who like to be merry
Who doesn’t love a little Christmas spirit to keep warm in the winter months? These are our suggestions for alcoholic gifts:
- Treat her to her favourite alcoholic drink – find some mini bottles in your local supermarket
- Let her make her own drink with this gin infusion and garnish kit:
- Send her to a cocktail masterclass – have a look on Groupon for deals in your area
- Print off a voucher for a mulled wine at the Christmas markets
- Print off a free Christmas movie drinking game:
- Fill up these festive boozeballs for her to hang on the Christmas tree (there are six so you can spread them out over a few days):
- Treat her to some alcoholic truffles
Tea, coffee and hot chocolate lovers
For those who love all kinds of hot beverages to keep them warm over the festive period:
Tea lovers:
- Go a little mad with this Wonderland tea selection:
- Take her out for afternoon tea – check Groupon for deals in your area
- Make your own tea to go in the advent calendar or print out these herbal tea recipes and get her to make it herself:
- This sloth tea infuser is the perfect little gift for those who like to drink loose tea:
- Check out your local charity shops for tea sets or make it an adventure – put a note in the advent calendar and take her with you
Coffee lovers:
- Print off a voucher for breakfast in bed – make sure it includes a coffee!
- Get some speciality coffee, such as this salted caramel flavour ground coffee:
- Treat her to some chocolate espresso beans:
Hot chocolate lovers:
- Print off a hot chocolate voucher
- Take a look at our DIY hot chocolate page for free instructions
- Treat her to some special hot chocolate flavours with this luxury hot chocolate selection (you can split these up for three separate days):
- Take her to the Christmas markets for a hot chocolate
For those who love to snack
Advent calendar fillers for women who love the occasional sweet treat:
- Fill a Kinder Surprise Egg with a small gift of your own – check out our DIY instructions
- Print off a voucher for a crêpe at the Christmas markets
- Put some festive snowmen jelly babies in the advent calendar:
- Fill the advent calendar with traditional festive treats such as Twiglets, mince pies and chocolate coins
- Take her out for brunch – check out Groupon for deals in your area
- If she likes to create her own snacks, get her this ‘Vegan Snacks & Munchies’ book:
- For smoothie lovers, this portable blender is perfect:
- Microwave popcorn is the perfect size to go in the advent calendar – you could even accompany it with a movie night voucher
For those who love to cook
Here are our suggestions for those who love to cook, bake and eat:
- Check out our roasted chestnuts recipe which is free to download and print off
- Get her a recipe book, such as this ‘East: 120 vegan and vegetarian recipes from Bangalore to Beijing’ book:
- A recipe for a chocolate Yule log:
- Let her create her own recipe folder using this free printable recipe binder kit:
- Get her a stand for her recipe books:
- Treat her to a festive apron:
- Send her on a cooking course – check out Groupon for deals in your area
- Slip a voucher in the advent calendar promising her a meal cooked by you (or a meal cooked together)
For those who love to decorate
Here are our ideas for those who love to decorate their home at Christmas time:
- You can never have too many fairy lights – treat her to these snowflake fairy lights from Amazon:
- Create your own piece of wall art for her to hang up in her home
- Get her an inspiring book, like the ‘Faded Glamour: Inspirational interiors and beautiful homes’ book:
- Alternatively, search for some impressive interiors on Pinterest or Instagram and print off a selection for her to create her own mood board
- A photo bauble is the perfect festive advent calendar filler for her to put on the tree:
- Buy a selection of scented or coloured tealights for her to spread around the home – you can split these up and use them for a few days of the advent calendar
- Then treat her to a beautiful snowflake star tealight holder:
- Or, DIY some festive snowy candle holders:
- A little vase is an ideal advent calendar filler – you could even attach a voucher for a woodland walk, and collect snowdrops with her to put in the vase
- This rose vine garland is the perfect wall accessory:
Music and film lovers
Here are our gift ideas for women who love music, films and the cosy atmosphere of being in the cinema:
- Print off a movie night voucher
- Roll up a movie poster and put it in the advent calendar:
- or this 100 movies scratch off poster:
- Print off this free Christmas movie emoji game:
- Get some cinema tickets or visit a film museum – have a look on Groupon for deals near you
- If she has a record player, check out a local charity shop for vinyl records
- If you are feeling super generous, surprise her with some Apple Airpods (this would also make a great Christmas day gift):
For those who love to travel
We recommend these gifts for adventurers who are always in search of their next travel destination:
- Get her this globe scratch map:
- Print off a free travel planner for her to plan any upcoming trips:
- Print off a voucher for a trip to your local garden centre
- Get her some travel essentials, like this collapsible cup:
- or this travel cutlery set:
- Give her something to do while she travels – print off some free puzzles:
- Give her some inspo for her next trip with this ‘How to Live in a Van and Travel’ book:
- Treat her to a pretty tag so she never loses her luggage:
For the 25th December
Here are our ideas for the final gift of the advent calendar:
- Treat her to some beautiful jewellery such as this necklace:
- or these sterling silver Santa earrings:
- Print off a Christmas markets voucher
- If you are skilled at crafts, make her a Christmas patchwork blanket to keep warm in the winter season: