In a world of Advent Calendars filled with everything from toys to bath bombs to Beer, there is still a place for Paper Advent Calendars. These simple and beautiful countdown calendars take us back to a simpler time. Each numbered door opens to reveal a sweet holiday image… all the way up to December 24, when the biggest doors of all open for Christmas Eve.
Now, before you write them off thinking… paper? How boring!
Neuschwanstein Castle in Winter German Advent Calendar | The German Fairy Tale Castle
raditional German Advent Calendars
Take a look at how creative some of these German Advent Calendars are. Some fold around a light, so they glow! Some are houses with opening windows. A few have stands, or are 3 dimensional. And all of them have beautiful images!
Wandkalender Leben mit der Natur – Hildegard von BingenAMAZON.DE
The paper Advent Calendars are made from 2 layers of cardstock. There are so many images to choose from! Castles, Children, Village Scenes…my favorite are the old fashioned images of Christmas in Germany! Some have glitter to add that extra bit of shimmer to a holiday scene. The doors are perforated and numbered, and opening them is easy. Best of all, if you are careful, they can be packed away and reused over and over. (I find that setting them on a shelf, or at the back of the sideboard makes a festive look… and you won’t need to mar it with tape or thumb tacks!)
3D Christmas Nativity German Advent Calendar
Find German Paper Advent Calendars here… New and Vintage
You can even order some directly from Germany!
Coppenrath Unique Traditional Paper Advent Christmas Calendar – Premium Made in Germany – Christmas MiracleCoppenrath Unique Traditional Paper Advent Christmas Calendar with Nativity Story – Premium Made in Germany – Modern Nativity Scene – The Shepherds WatchSellmer Little Town from 1946 Advent CalendarNativity Arches Religious German Advent CalendarSellmer Angel Village German Christmas Advent CalendarRichard Sellmer Verlag Little Town Advent Calendar – Panoramic Christmas Count Down Holiday Decor – Small SizeWinter Nativity Scene German Advent Calendar
Christkindlmarkt Advent Calendar (Countdown to Christmas Calendar)Christmas Eve Church Service German Advent CalendarRichard Sellmer Verlag Winter Village Panoramic Village German Advent CalendarPostkarten-AdventskalenderAdventskalenderChildren Playing in Snow German Advent Calendar
These Beautiful Paper Advent Calendars ship from Germany!
Aufstellkalender – Zuhause im AdventAMAZON.DEWandkalender Nostalgischer Tannenkranz: AdventskalenderAMAZON.DE
Aufstellkalender – Weihnachten bei uns Zuhaus: Zum Aufklappen und AufstellenAMAZON.DEWinterwald – Adventskalender aufstellbarAMAZON.DEAdventskalender mit 24 Trchen (Deutsch) KalenderAMAZON.DEWandkalender – Lichterbogen WeihnachtswaldAMAZON.DEAdventskalenderAMAZON.DE
Vintage Paper Advent Calendars
West Germany Advent Calender Die Cut
Advent Calendar wirh pictures / made in Germany/ pic#4 / magical / prepare for the holidays
I never thought I’d see beautiful advent calendars like I had when I was a child. Each and every one reminds me of how I couldn’t wait for the next morning. Can I purchase these in November of 2021 or earlier? I wish I had seen these before I bought my usual silly advent calendars. You have no idea of the cheap advents I have been able to find for years. I can’t tell you how excited I am to find advents like I had 60 years ago.
thank you so much,
Pat Bowman