Deena Shinn is a freelance writer and editor. When she's not writing or wrangling her two feisty daughters, you can find her experimenting with sourdough bread or exploring northern California.

The holiday season may still seem far away, but for little ones eager to see Santa, Christmas can't come soon enough. Much like this year's roster of adult advent calendars, the options for kids are ...

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In our advice column, “Ask the Strategist,” we take your most burning shopping questions and survey friends, call up experts, and draw on our own personal experience to answer them. If you have an ...

Christmas might seem like a lifetime away but it really isn't; if you've been shopping on the high street recently, you'll have spotted the Christmas jumpers and decorations already taking up space on ...

Waking up each morning in December filled with excitement in anticipation of opening the next door on their advent calendar is a highlight of the pre-Christmas fun for children. Where once kids were ...

Most of the time, Advent calendars involve opening a little cardboard window and devouring a piece of candy in one quick bite. And that's great but it's also fun when there's a longer interactive ...

If there's one thing we can all agree on, it's that kids advent calendars have come a long way. No longer cardboard boxes filled with plain ol' chocolate slabs, accompanying pictures and, maybe, if ...

In our hunt for the best chocolate Advent calendars, our team was impressed by Lindt. Their Sweater Teddy Bear Advent calendar contains 32 delicious milk chocolate treats tucked away in an adorable ...