Sticker Advent Calendars: What Comes Inside and Who They Suit

A sticker advent calendar holds a sticker or a sticker sheet behind each of its 24 doors or envelopes. The simplest hide one sticker per window, like Meri Meri’s Santa’s Cabin. Others pair stickers with a scene to build, come as a sticker book, or mix stickers into toy calendars. Many kids’ versions are labeled 3 and up.

Five kinds of sticker advent calendar

Sticker advent calendars range from a single sheet with windows to boxed toy sets with a few stickers inside. The table sorts the main types by what is behind the doors.

Window and scene sticker calendars for young kids

Window sticker calendars are the simplest sticker advent calendars. Meri Meri’s Santa’s Cabin calendar is a fold-out sheet with 24 stickers hidden behind 24 windows of Santa’s cabin. Anthropologie lists it on FSC mix paper, at 17.25 by 16 inches when open, for ages 3 and up. Its listing first appeared in an earlier holiday collection, so check that it is in stock.

Meri Meri’s Gingerbread Sticker Advent Calendar goes further. Its box holds 24 envelopes in different sizes, which reveal a flat-packed gingerbread house, gingerbread people, a truck and trees that slot together. The envelopes also hold yarn pompoms, a silver star and 11 sheets of assorted stickers for decorating the scene. Metro Baby lists it for ages 3 and up, with simple assembly needed. BestReviews named it a pick for families who like a project to build together, though once the stickers go on, the scene is harder to reuse next year.

Sticker book calendars for 2026

A sticker book calendar works like an activity book with a countdown attached. Workman’s Christmas Countdown, on sale September 29, 2026, has 25 festive scenes to finish, one for each December day up to Christmas, plus more than 300 holiday stickers and a fold-out sticker advent calendar to display. Hachette lists it for kids 4 to 8.

A book suits a child who likes to sit and finish a picture, and it costs less shelf space than a boxed calendar.

Envelope sticker calendars and scratch and sniff stickers

Envelope sticker calendars hang a row of numbered envelopes, each with a sticker surprise inside. Pipsticks, a sticker subscription company, sold these in past seasons. In 2018, My Subscription Addiction described its calendars as 25 labeled, reusable sparkle envelopes that hang on a ribbon, including a Scratch-N-Sniff version with a new scent each day. The 2020 calendar was smaller: 12 sheets of sparkly stickers in a hanging display.

The format changed from year to year, so check the year and contents of any listing.

Toy advent calendars that include stickers

Many toy advent calendars put a few stickers behind some doors, so a child gets stickers without a full sticker calendar.

• Bluey (Moose Toys, 2025). 24 windows with 4 mini figures in Christmas sweaters, 12 accessories, 3 paper standees and 5 stickers.
• Pokemon TCG Holiday Calendar (2025). 2 sticker sheets among 25 surprises, alongside booster packs, foil cards and coins.

These suit a child who wants toys first and stickers as a bonus. Our advent calendars for kids compare more toy calendars by age.

Stationery calendars for adults

Adults who keep journals or planners usually find stickers inside stationery calendars rather than sticker-only ones. These mix paper goods, and stickers may fill only a few doors. One UK stationery calendar from 2025 held notebooks, thank you cards, bookmarks, washi tape and colored pens, according to Ideal Home. Read the contents list if stickers are the main draw.

For more gifts sorted by hobby, see our advent calendars for adults.

How to make a DIY sticker advent calendar

A homemade sticker calendar is easy to fill, because sticker sheets are flat and fit small pockets.

1. Pick a container. Envelopes on a string, a felt pocket calendar or a small wooden drawer calendar all fit a folded sticker sheet. Our reusable advent calendar guide compares sizes.
2. Number the days. Numbered sticker sets, such as Paperwrld’s round stickers printed 1 to 24 on matte paper, label envelopes and boxes.
3. Vary the stickers. Mix character sheets, puffy stickers and a reusable sticker scene so the child has something to decorate.
4. Add a few small extras. Our advent calendar filler ideas list small gifts by age and size.

Who a sticker advent calendar suits

A sticker calendar suits a child who likes to decorate, a family that wants a calendar without candy, and an adult who keeps a planner. For other ways to choose, see how to choose an advent calendar.