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

Variety of small animal erasers that can be taken apart and assembled like a puzzle.

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!

Jennie Utsinger:  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!

Brigitte Nohra Miller:  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.

Brigitte Nohra Miller:  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:  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.

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

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.

Write down your favorite family Christmas traditions onto individual pieces of paper and tuck one into each day, to inspire an activity together. Bake Christmas cookies, drive around to see lights, create a holiday playlist together, etc!

Alexandra F.:  My 2 and 4 year olds LOVE playing with trucks of all sizes, but they especially love mini construction trucks for digging in sand or dirt when they are outside, and kinetic sand when they are inside. They are just the right size for advent calendar fillers, and I love how easy they are to pack up in a purse or diaper bag for on-the-go entertainment!

Fun Advent calendar fillers for crafty kids, these festive rolls of Christmas washi tape can be used for Christmas crafts, homemade gifts, holiday cards, and decorating gift wrap.

These cute little cutters are fun Advent calendar filler ideas...use them all month long to shape festive bite sized Christmas cookies, Jell-O and candies. You could also use them on veggies, cheese and mini sandwiches for a fun school lunch.

Kelly R:  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:  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.

Kelly R:  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!