7 Reasons a Charm Bracelet Advent Calendar Beats Another Box of Chocolate

If the chocolate calendar is gone by day five and forgotten by Christmas, or she's 'too old' for one this year, read these before you buy another.

1. Still there on December 26

A chocolate calendar is gone by day five, eaten a few doors ahead and forgotten by Christmas. On December 26 there's an empty cardboard box.

This one works the other way: every door adds a piece to something she still has afterward.

2. Better than another chocolate box

The usual options are chocolate that's less than meh, or a pricey beauty calendar where half the doors end up in a drawer.

And plenty of teens and adults just don't eat the chocolate anymore. The countdown is the fun part, not the candy.

3. One door, one charm, one bracelet

There are 24 doors. Behind each one is a charm or bead that slides or clips onto the included bracelet.

So the countdown builds something. By day 24 the bracelet is finished, right on Christmas Eve.

4. A two-minute morning ritual

Open the day's door with breakfast, add the charm, and she's wearing a little more of the bracelet every day.

It's a small thing to look forward to each morning in December, and something to show off by the second week.

See the Buy 1, Get 1 Free offer

5. What it is, and what it isn't

It's an alloy chain with plated charms: a fun keepsake, not fine jewelry. Metal alloys may contain nickel, so skip it if you have a nickel allergy.

It's made for teens and adults 14 and up. It has small parts and it isn't a toy.

6. The box is the gift wrap

The calendar box is the presentation, so there's nothing to wrap and nothing to assemble before December 1.

Hand it over in late November and the gift keeps going for 24 days.

7. Two calendars for $40, order by mid-November

Every order is Buy 1, Get 1 Free: two calendars for $40, which is $20 each. One to keep and one for a sister, mom or best friend, so you open the same door on the same morning.

Order by mid-November so it arrives before December 1. Every order has a 30-day money-back guarantee.