Preparing for The Perfectly Timed Advent

I have a little pet peeve when it comes to the season of Advent* and your typical Advent Calendars.  

The Advent Season is the time leading up to Christmas, beginning on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ending on Christmas Eve.  Sometimes this season is 22 days long, and sometimes it is 28 days long, depending on which day of the week Christmas falls on that year.

The typical Advent Calendars you can purchase are actually just a countdown to Christmas Day, starting on December 1 and lasting 24 or 25 days, depending on whether the last little door/gift is opened on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.  

So if you want to use an Advent Calendar to truly count down the days of Advent, you typically can not because the days don't line up...until this year!

For 2024, Advent starts on December 1 and ends on December 24 and therefore will perfectly align with the Christmas Countdown Advent Calendars you can purchase from the store.  I've rounded up a few cool choices if you want to play along this perfectly timed Advent.  

Nativity Advent Calendar 2024

Lego Advent Calendar 2024

Harry Potter Advent Calendar 2024

Escape Room Experience Advent Calendar

Funko Pop Marvel Advent Calendar

Shower Steamers Advent Calendar

Gingerbread House Building Set Advent Calendar

Shocking Science Tricks 2024 Advent Calendar

Nativity Scene Puzzle 2024 Advent Calendar

There's also Advent Calendars for coffee lovers, tea drinkers, fishing enthusiasts, makeup loving girlies, Godiva chocolate lovers, rubber duck collectors, and almost anything else you can think of!  Personally, I'm gifting myself this Advent Calendar because I love a scented candle!

*And yes, I know there are only 12 Days of Christmas that should be truly celebrated, beginning on Christmas Day through January 5.  Advent is a penitential time of preparation and excitement for what is to come on Christmas Day (spoiler alert - it's Jesus!) and while we shouldn't spend the Advent season celebrating something that hasn't happened yet, I do like to build the excitement by counting down and recognizing the journey.