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Art and hobby advent calendars for kids are the craft and collectible boxes: National Geographic's gemstone and mega-science kits at 30 to 40 USD, Play-Doh at 19.99, the Funko Pocket Pop Disney and Harry Potter boxes, Schleich's Harry Potter miniatures, Pokémon's nineteen figures and Cinereplicas' Marauder's Map. 15 new for 2026, 36 in all.
36 calendars, 15 new for 2026, from $17 to $198, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
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24 doorsThe 21 editions below are from 2025 and before. Most are sold out; the pages stay for the prices, the door lists and what changed year to year.
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25 doorsEditors’ pickOne for each way of asking. Every row clears the same bar — rated 4 out of 5 or better by an editor, or where none has scored it, an editors’ pick or contents worth more than the box — and nothing older than last season.
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25 doorsEditors’ pickThe line is build or collect: the science kits and Play-Doh are things to do, the figure boxes are things to stand up. And whether the doors are named: Pokémon prints every figure, Funko four of 24, Schleich and Cinereplicas keep the line-up secret beyond the exclusives. The kids page has the toys and the chocolate; the collectibles page has the figures for a grown-up.
Set the number before you browse, because it decides the shelf more than anything else here. Of the 31 priced in dollars, 22 come in under $50 and 9 sit between $50 and $200 — the range runs $17 to $198, and half are above $45. Compare the price bands
31 of the 36 here have 24 doors — a 24-door box opens one a day from 1 December to Christmas Eve. The others run 12 and 25, and the shorter ones start partway through the month: a 12-door box opens on 13 December. For someone who will not open one every day, or a gift that will arrive late, fewer doors is the better fit, not the lesser calendar. Every start date
15 of the 36 here are 2026 editions, and 13 are last season's — still sold, often discounted, and with the contents already on the page. The 8 older than that are listed for the record, not for buying. A brand's page keeps every edition together, so check whether the box you are looking at is this year's before you compare prices.
14 of the 36 here carry an editors' pick — the chip above the grid narrows the shelf to those — and 20 have a written score. Those are the boxes somebody on this site has actually judged. The rest are listed because they exist, not because we are recommending them; being on this page is not a verdict. How we review
The best value among the calendars here that we have rated this season, rated 4/5, $29.75, 24 doors. Twenty-four polished stones, a rose quartz to dig out on the last day, five settings to hang them from and a pouch to keep them in, for 29.75 USD. The one kids' calendar where every door is something to keep, and Blue Marble names only seven of the stones.
15 calendars for art and hobby for kids for 2026, a median of $1.66 a door, 6 brands we had never listed before.
| Pick | Calendar | Stock | ||||||
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| toys | National Geographic Gemstone 2026 | $29.75 | 24 | $1.24 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| Under $50 | National Geographic Mega Science 2026 | $39.99 | 24 | $1.67 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | Play-Doh 2026 | $19.99 | 24 | $0.83 | — | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | Pokémon Holiday 2026 | $49.99 | 24 | $2.08 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| — | Funko Pokémon Bitty Pop! Advent Calendar 2026 | £25 | 24 | £1.04 | 1 | — | 3.5/5 | — |
| — | Funko Star Wars Bitty Pop! Advent Calendar 2026 | £25 | 24 | £1.04 | 1 | — | 3.5/5 | — |
| — | Funko Pocket Pop Disney 2026 | $49.99 | 24 | $2.08 | — | — | 3.5/5 | — |
| — | Funko Pocket Pop Harry Potter 2026 | $49.99 | 24 | $2.08 | — | — | 3.5/5 | — |
| — | Funko Pocket Pop Marvel 2026 | $49.99 | 24 | $2.08 | — | — | 3.5/5 | — |
| — | Schleich Harry Potter Mini Figures Series 2 2026 | $54.99 | 24 | $2.29 | — | — | 3.5/5 | In stock |
Median price $40 across the 15 priced; door price across 15. Rough dollar rates, for ranking only.
Yes. 15 of the 36 art and hobby advent calendars for kids we list are 2026 editions. The other 21 are 2025 and 2024 boxes, which some retailers still stock.
Art and hobby advent calendars for kids run from $17 to $198, with the middle of the range at $45. That is across the 31 of the 36 we list that carry a US price.
Most art and hobby advent calendars for kids have 24 doors, 31 of the 36 we list. The rest run 12 and 25.
20 brands make the 36 art and hobby advent calendars for kids we list. Funko has the most with 9, then Porsche with 4 and National Geographic with 3. The other 17 have one or two each.
Across the 5 2026 boxes that print a door list, 44 items: mostly battle figure (24), accessory (11) and figure (3). Every calendar page carries its own list where the maker prints one.
