Countdown to Christmas on the cheap with these frugal but festive advent calendars
THE Christmas Countdown has begun, so make sure you’re in on the act with an advent calendar.
Nine in ten families buy the fun festive favourites, so open the door to extra excitement with one of my top ten pics, all at under £20.
VALUE CHOCOLATE: Hot Wheels or Barbie Advent Calendar, £1 at Morrisons
YOUNGER CHILDREN: Cadbury Dairy Milk Freddo Chocolate Advent Calendar, £2 at Morrisons
TOYS: Block Tech Christmas Advent Calendar, £10 at TheWorks.co.uk
BEAUTY: Sunkissed Christmas 25 Days Of Beauty Advent Calendar, £14 at jdwilliams.co.uk
CANDLE: Airwick Candle Collection Advent Calendar 24 x 12g, was £10 now £5 at Ocado
SAVE: £5
FREE FROM: Sainsbury's Free From Choc Advent Calendar 93g, £2.50 at Sainsbury’s
REFILLABLE: Blue Block Advent Tree, was £23.99 now £17.99 at therange.co.uk
FREE – but with a suggested donation: Build the excitement by typing the letter together with your child, which you can download for free. Every letter created in the new Childhood Trust charity service goes into a draw to win a video call from Father Christmas himself. See
£5: Order a personalised Letter from Santa straight to your door and feel good doing your part for children with a suggested £5 donation. The annual service from the NSPCC offers eight age-appropriate stories where you add in personal details like friends and hobbies to amaze your kids. See