Have fun creating an advent calendar together. Keep the daily gift a secret for a lovely surprise. Fill it with messages of good deeds for your child to carry out, or even small tins of cat food to ...

Advent calendars are no longer your simple holiday countdown with chocolate behind each door. Nowadays, many are full of luxury goods — and can set you back thousands of dollars. Advent ...

With many people now a few doors deep into their advent calendars, one dental expert wants ... slivers of chocolate can actually be incredibly good for your health and even your teeth - but ...

“Mark your calendar,” is the first thing ... and I am sure your local pastor can refer you to a good template. Bringing prayer into your home, during Advent, can help preparing for Christmas ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A FLINTSHIRE pub is doing its good deed this winter by collecting advent calendars and donating them to a children's charity. Owners of Y ...

And the buzz isn’t so good. “This is the worst advent calendar I’ve ever seen,” declared beauty influencer Alexandria Ryan, toward the end of a half-hour video roasting item after item ...

While many equate Advent with calendars full of treats leading up to Christmas Day on Dec. 25, Advent is a term that comes out of Western Christianity and is the season encompassing the four ...

With the holiday season in full swing, advent calendar season is officially upon us. What began as a simple Cadbury chocolate-a-day countdown until Christmas now offers the likes of everything ...

Until recently, Advent calendars were predictable – a basic cardboard box with a piece of barely passable chocolate behind each numbered flap. How did this quiet holiday tradition explode into a ...

Use the “Giving Manger” or another practice to increase works of charity. Do good deeds during Advent, placing a piece of hay in Christ’s manger for each charitable work done as part of the ...

While tradition dictates that you should start an Advent Calendar on Dec. 1 and continue with it every day until Dec. 25, modern Advent Calendars can be found with fewer days (like a dozen or less ...