I don't know who needs to hear this but it is completely OK for you as an adult to buy yourself an advent calendar.
Any kind. Not just makeup or whiskey. You can buy a calendar with Spiderman toys if that's what you want. It's kind of the entire point of being an adult.
(Also, if you did buy a fun calendar, and you want to nerd out about it, please share :) )
Eldest Child: Face and Skin care advent Calendar
Youngest Child: Craft things a Day advent Calendar
My Wife: Murder Mystery Advent Calender - props and clues every day.
Me: Dr Who Advent calendar.
Whole Family: Escape the Toymaker's Lair Exit games advent calendar.
I love advent calendars :)
@Printdevil Me too! And what an amazing lineup!! What's in the Dr. Who one?
@TarkabarkaHolgy It's from a few years ago, I got old stock in a sale earlier in the year. Matt Smith era, but I kept it for Christmas because... Advent calendar..
I don't really know what is in it yet. I avoided checking.
@Printdevil @TarkabarkaHolgy Where did you find the murder mystery and escape ones?! Those sound amazing!
Exit Games do a set of them every year.
https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/collections/advent-calendars
And Cold Case Investigations who normally do team building ones did the Murder Case one.
https://coldcaseinvestigationunit.com/games/investigation-advent-calendar/
I am such a nut for Advent calendars I source them all year and put them aside - hence my having a Matt Smith era Dr Who one... much cheaper than RRP