The best food advent calendars

Advent calendars aren't just for kids – the most magical time of year deserves a magical countdown. Stock up on your favourite now to avoid disappointment in the run-up to the big day.

• Chocolate Lolly Advent Calendar: Bring a little extra fun to the festive countdown with a delicious chocolate lolly with a different number on.

• Choc Marks Advent Calendar: Open a door to a favourite Choc Marks flavour every day. Discover individually wrapped Blond Pistachio, Milk Chocolate Pretzel, Milk Chocolate Caramel Shortbread and Milk Chocolate Orange Jelly bars throughout December, before revealing a Milk Chocolate Pretzel bar on Christmas Day.

• Made Without Dairy Advent Calendar: For a dairy-free countdown that’s just as irresistible, this is packed with smooth, dairy-free chocolatey pieces so nobody misses out.

• Big Daddy Advent Calendar: This indulgent calendar features 12 mini Big Daddy bars and 12 mini Big Daddy Pistachio bars. Then, on day 25, unwrap a Chocolate Peanut Butter bar for the ultimate festive treat.

• Make it a very Percy Christmas with the Percy Pig Advent Calendar, hiding 24 individually wrapped Percy Pig sweets and a full bag of Merry Percymas sweets for the big day. In store from 21 September.

• For curious minds, the Dinosaurs Advent Calendar is produced in partnership with the Natural History Museum and illustrated with mighty Cretaceous creatures, with solid milk chocolate shapes tucked away inside.

• Or keep it classic with the Nativity Advent Calendar, filled with 24 creamy milk chocolate shapes for a smooth, sweet countdown to the big day.

• Spot something sweet every day with our Where’s Wally? Advent Calendar – can you find him before you find the milk chocolate treat behind each door?

• Count down to a cracking Christmas with our Wallace and Gromit Advent Calendar, packed with solid shapes made from smooth and creamy responsibly sourced milk chocolate.