Want to make the days leading up to Christmas even more exciting? Christian advent calendars are a great way to pass the time while celebrating the season.

As consumer group Which? warns over certain luxury beauty advent calendar scams, our consumer editor Alice Beer reveals which scams you need to watch out for, how to spot a fake advent calendar ad, and even how buying through ‘secure’ websites like Amazon and PayPal can still leave you out of pocket.

Here’s a gift for crafters young and mature. This DIY ornament Advent calendar includes all the bells and whistles for designing their own felt Christmas tree ornaments. They might need their own mini Christmas tree to show off their creations!

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Unlike most calendars on this list, the Disney Parks Wishables Plush advent calendar is only a 12-day countdown. That said, it's also way more rare. The calendar includes limited-edition Christmas-themed plushies and was created specifically to be sold at Disney World and Disneyland resorts, so if you want one, you've gotta act fast.

Christmas and Jo Malone go hand in hand, with the scents of seasonal colognes (this year, fir and artemisia) filling the air. Wrapped up in the spirit of the season, a fragrant gift from a loved one, or yourself, with the Jo Malone name is a real festive treat.

How do you keep the Christmas magic alive once your teens (and some tweens too) are no longer putting cookies and milk out for Santa Claus? Trust me, it doesn’t mean they can’t still get excited for Christmas - you can keep the excitement going with an advent calendar - and there are loads which are great for tweens and teens.