Amazing Christmas Advent Calendars

We have put together our top ten Christmas Advent calendars for this year. These calendars are for a mixed age range and the perfect non food alternative for kids.

The little trinkets and toys are more interactive than a small oily chocolate that tastes like blah. (My kids hate them). We all know about the amazing Lego Advent calendars but did you know there is are a lot more varieties out there when it comes to Christmas Countdown Calendars.

Tsum Tsum Disney Advent Calendar

Christmas Farm animals galore with this Schleich Advent Calendar

12 Days of Christmas Bath and Body Calendar. Mini samples of hand cream, lip balm and more.

Fisher Price Thomas the Tank Engine Advent Calendar with mini trains.

Bayala Whimsical advent calendar by Scleich.

Vtech go go Smart Wheels Calendar is the perfect Christmas countdown for toddlers.

Hot Wheels Advent Calendar

This Christmas Playdough Calendar will keep the little ones busy.

Little People Christmas Advent Calendar

This Religious Christian Sticker advent calendar count down is under $6.

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Circular knitting machines are a lot of fun, and one of the best ways I have found to use them is to make seasonal decor and toys. I guess that’s because these are the kinds of projects that I don’t want to spend a ton of time on but still want to make from time to time.

That’s not to say that knitting machine projects can’t be detailed and time consuming. And really the great ones are those that take the time to add fun details to make the finished project that much more interesting.

Like these adorable dinosaurs from Three Magic Sheep Co. The pattern includes instructions for a triceratops and a stegosaurus. Here they’re shown in coordinating candy colors, which I love, but you can of course make yours in any color you like.

The larger pieces of the body and legs are worked on either a 46 or 48 pin machine, while the smaller parts are worked on a 22-pin machine. I don’t know if a lot of people have both but the 22 pin machines are so inexpensive it’s nice to have both for projects like this. I’m not sure what she used for the triceratops horns, but in customer pictures on the listing it shows people have made them with both knitting and crochet so you can do that, too, instead of buying horns to use.

The details on these are really cute (you will want to buy safety eyes, or you can embroider eyes on if you’d rather) and customers note it takes longer to sew the pieces together than it does to crank them.

This looks like a fun pair of patterns to make for a dinosaur loving kiddo (or adult!) in your life. You can check out the pattern and all the customer comments and photos at Three Magic Sheep Co. on Etsy.

[Photo: Three Magic Sheep Co.]

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