24 Festive Advent Calendars for College Students and Teens
Are you looking for a fun Advent Calendar for college students? This post features 24 Advent Calendars that college students and teens will love!
Between end-of-the semester stress, final exams, and final papers, every student needs something to look forward to!
Help them count down the days to Christmas (or winter break) with their very own Advent Calendar!
These festive Advent Calendars are a fun way for teens and young adults to get in the holiday spirit! Each day will reveal a small gift to brighten the advent season.
24 Best Advent Calendars for College Students & Teens
Fun Advent Calendars for College Students
1. Rubber Duck Advent Calendar
Your college kid will love these Christmas-themed rubber ducks!
The Advent Calendar includes a Santa duck, Christmas tree duck, penguin duck, snowman duck, and so many more!
These ducks will definitely brighten the holiday season and make your student laugh!
2. Christmas Socks Advent Calendar
If you suspect your college student might not have time to do laundry at the end of the semester, give them the gift of clean socks!
This Christmas Socks Advent Calendar features 24 pairs of festive Christmas-themed socks!
3. Slime Advent Calendar
Help alleviate some of the stress of finals with this Slime Advent Calendar.
The calendar features a new pot of holiday-themed slime for each day of advent, and also includes for charms and mix-ins to spark creativity.
4. Lego Advent Calendar
Your kids are never too old for Legos!
This Lego Advent Calendar features Lego figures in Christmas sweaters, as well as mini builds and collectibles.
5. Fishing Lures Advent Calendar
For the one who can’t wait until it’s fishing season again, mark the countdown to Christmas with this Fishing Lure Advent Calendar!
Your student will end up with a collection of 24 fishing lures for all types of conditions
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6. Straw Topper Advent Calendar
If you have a college student who’s always carrying a tumbler with a straw, they will love this Advent Calendar with straw toppers!
These cute Christmas-themed toppers will make them smile during the last days of class and exams before winter break!
7. EXIT: the Game Advent Calendar
The EXIT: The Game Advent calendar is so much fun to do alone or with a roommate!
Your college student will have to solve a riddle each day, and each daily puzzle leads up to solving the big mystery!
8. Holiday Puppies Jigsaw Advent Calendar
This cute advent calendar is perfect for the college student who is counting down the days until they see their favorite family member!
It features 24 mini jigsaw puzzles of the cutest puppies dressed up for Christmas.
All together, they make an entire 1000+ piece puzzle that will be fun to do year after year.
Advent Calendars with Favorite Treats
9. Lindt Advent Calendar
Treat your college kid to delicious chocolate during the advent countdown!
The Lindt Advent Calendar is a serious upgrade from the waxy chocolate Advent Calendars of their youth! (Maybe order one for yourself too!)
10. Bonne Maman Advent Calendar
Whether they’re starting the day with a good breakfast, making a PB&J for lunch, or having a late night snack, this Bonne Maman Advent Calendar will bring joy!
Packed with tasty preserves, jams, and jellies, this delicious advent calendar is a great choice!
11. Popcorn Advent Calendar
For a different kind of treat, give this Popcorn Advent Calendar.
With flavors like salted caramel, cookies and cream, and raspberry and dark chocolate, popcorn never tasted so good!
12. Beef Jerky Advent Calendar
For the college student or teen who doesn’t like sweets, give this Beef Jerky Advent Calendar!
It’s packed with festive flavors of beef, like sesame ginger, teriyaki, and orange habanero.
13. Holiday Snacks Advent Calendar
Perfect for a student who loves snacks, this Holiday Snacks Advent Calendar is sure to please.
With snacks like BBQ cashews, hiker’s trail mix, chili sticks, and wasabi peas, your student is sure to find a favorite!
14. Shortbread Advent Calendar
Treat your student to a taste of Scotland everyday, with the Walker’s Shortbread Advent Calendar.
These buttery cookies will make each day of finals sweeter!
15. Coffee & Cocoa Advent Calendar
Chocolate and coffee? Yes!
Delight your college student with this collection of holiday-inspired K-cups.
Each day brings either coffee or cocoa, and your kid will enjoy sampling different flavors and brands.
(They will need a Keurig coffee maker to fully appreciate this one!)
16. Tea Advent Calendar
For those tea drinkers, give this adorable advent calendar full of black, green, and herbal teas.
These organic teas are made with sustainably farmed organic teas and help support small-scale farmers.
The packaging reflects the pyramid-shaped tea bags.
Beauty & Self-Care Advent Calendars
17. Perfume Advent Calendar
This advent calendar features 24 lovely scents, a new one for each day.
With 24 different perfumes, this perfume advent calendar will let the recipient enjoy a range of scents for months to come!
18. Beauty Blast Advent Calendar
This W7 Beauty Blast Advent Calendar is a great choice for the college student who loves to try new beauty products.
This advent calendar features hair accessories, lip liners, eyeshadows, mascara, body mist, and so much more.
Check out my guide for Christmas gifts college girls actually want!
19. Nail Polish Advent Calendar
The Manucurist Green and Active Nail Polish Advent Calendar puts holiday sparkle at the wearer’s fingertips!
With 24 full-sized products, including polish, cuticle oil, glitter powder, and nail decorations, your college student will be ready to type out those final essays in style!
20. Lash-mas Advent Calendar
Your college kid can glam up with 12 different lash styles, as well as lash accessories, in this Lash-Mas Advent Calendar.
21. Revolution Beauty Advent Calendar
More amazing beauty products in the Revolution Beauty Advent Calendar!
From shimmery lip gloss, lipstick, and lip liners to a variety of highlighters and blush, your student will love the many makeup gifts in this advent calendar.
22. Guy’s Bath & Body Advent Calendar
Not to leave out the guys, the Rinse&Robust Men’s Advent Calendar is just what he needs to look his best at the holidays.
This Christmas countdown calendar features body scrub, shower gel, beard balm, and so much more, all in scents he’ll love.
23. Burt’s Bees Advent Calendar
Perfect for anyone going to school in a cold climate, this Burt’s Bees Lip Balm Advent Calendar features 12 days of lip balms in different flavors.
Seasonal flavors include mint cocoa, cranberry spritz, and salted caramel, and more.
Note that this set only features 12 days of gifts, not the traditional 24— but really, that seems like plenty of lip balm!
24. Chapstick Advent Calendar
Protect your student’s lips from chapping with this Chapstick Lip Balm Advent Calendar that features 12 days of lip balm in a variety of flavors.
With flavors like graham cracker, candy cane, sugar cookie, and vanilla mint, your student will enjoy trying them all.
Note that, unlike a traditional advent calendar, this one only has 12 days of gifts! (Again, probably plenty lip balm!)
Final Thoughts on Advent Calendars for College Students and Teens
Help your student get through the end of the academic calendar with one of these festive advent calendars! Make the final days of the semester a little more fun and less stressful!
Having a little surprise to look forward to each day will help your student feel a more in the holiday spirit each day.
Most calendars featured in this post are traditional advent calendars. For the first 24 days of December, your student will unwrap a small surprise! Traditionally, the last gift of the advent calendar is on Christmas Eve.
Advent calendars are a favorite Christmas season tradition, and just because your kid has grown up, there’s no reason for them to miss out on the fun this holiday season!
So whether your college student or teenager is counting down to Christmas or just trying to make it to winter break, they will love having an advent calendar to share in the magic of the holidays!
