Our Go-To Advent Calendar Fillers (Add Yours!)

Vanessa M. said:  LEGO Minifigures are great advent calendar fillers or unique party favors for LEGO-loving kids. Part of the fun with these blind bags is not knowing which mini-fig is inside!

Brigitte Nohra Miller said:  With hundreds of styles, colors and shapes you can always find a new Hot Wheels car to add to your kid's collection. One of our kids' favorites are the color shifters as they enjoy dumping them in water and watching them change color.

Jennie Utsinger said:  These adorable little bendable men have magnetic hands and feet, so they can stick to metal objects around the house or perform acrobatics with each other. Kids will love them as Advent calendar fillers so their collection can grow every day!

Vanessa M. said:  These mini squishies are perfect candy-free advent calendar filler ideas. Each mini animal squishy is just as cute as can be, and is fun to squeeze (great stress-relief too).

Brigitte Nohra Miller said:  This vibrant colorful putty does more than stretching and molding...it bounces!! Kids will have hours of fun playing. And, a bonus for parents, this putty does not stick to fabrics! Tested and approved by our family, these would make great Advent calendar fillers.

Kelly R. said:  A variety of festive holiday stamps and mini ink pads will be fun for Christmas crafting throughout December.

Tim Ponisciak said:  Kids will love these erasers shaped like some of their favorite animals! These small erasers are great for home or for school. They also make great toys for kids with active imaginations.

Kelly R. said:  Write down a Christmas joke on a small slip of paper for each day, and you've got fun and FREE Advent calendar fillers that will have the whole family giggling.

Brigitte Nohra Miller said:  Each of these mini eggs has a tiny Hatchimal toy inside, and kids have to hold the egg and rub it until the heart changes color to indicate that its ready to hatch! They come in big multi-packs that work well as Advent calendar fillers.

Kelly R. said:  The 11 tiny figures in this kid-friendly nativity scene would be perfect small Advent calendar fillers for the days leading up to Christmas morning. I love that these could be reused year after year.

Kelly R. said:  This scrunchie set has velvet material that would be fun for holiday outfits, and kids always love getting new hair products!

Kelly R. said:  These chocolate truffles were our Advent calendar fillers last year (one for each kid, of course!). My kids went NUTS for them, and I have to admit that I really enjoyed the overage myself! I used a variety of flavors, but the hands-down favorites were the special seasonal ones like peppermint cookie and snickerdoodle. My Target had a nice selection!

Kelly R. said:  Seasonal lip balm flavors like Candy Cane and Holiday Cocoa are fun and useful! I like giving these as Advent calendar fillers instead of stocking stuffers because the kids can use them all month leading up to Christmas.

Kelly R. said:  Festive Christmas nail stickers are great Advent Calendar filler ideas, especially for teens or tweens who would love showing off holiday-themed manicures. Cut the sheets into smaller sizes that will fit into your calendar.

Brigitte Nohra Miller said:  These mini Thomas and Friends trains are great Advent calendar filler ideas for all little train lovers! Their size is just perfect! They all attach one to another to create more fun during play time. Our kid loved his train-themed advent calendar last year, and every day was excited to reveal which train he was going to get.