Gift idea: The 17 best advent calendars 2022 for nerds and geeks

Christmas is just around the corner and what could be nicer than starting the countdown with an advent calendar on December 1st. We have selected a few interesting advent calendars for technology enthusiasts, hobbyists, sweet tooths and gamers that are ideal for giving presents to yourself or others.

How quickly time flies… soon we will be able to open the first door of our advent calendar again. But the times when only chocolate or Christmas pictures were hidden behind the little doors are long gone. Today there are advent calendars on all sorts of topicsfor young and old filled with much more than just sweets.

In the following we show you 17 advent calendars that you may not know yet.

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In the series too Dragon Ball Z After defeating Piccolo, Son Goku and his friends must protect the earth from new dangers. You’re lucky and only have to protect your calendar to secure the 24 cute characters (check it out now on Amazon).

The Avengers never get old and are always worth collecting, especially when the LEGO figures are packed with so much detail. 24 gifts from the 2021 collection await you in this advent calendar (view now on Amazon).

With this cute advent calendar you get more than just 24 little doors. An upright diorama display with light and sound is a real highlight. When opening, popular Christmas melodies sound, which can also be called up afterwards at the touch of a button. Colorful LEDs create a cozy Christmas atmosphere.

The calendar contains a total of 16 exclusive ones Pokémon Christmas Characters and 8 accessories for 6 Christmas decorations of the diorama (see now on Amazon).

The three ??? are cult and you can now help to solve their puzzles. The advent calendar has 24 original crime surprises to offer – exciting crime stories to solve (see now at Amazon).

This Harry Potter calendar is a must for real fans. It offers 24 cute figures that can be displayed on a diorama. Use it to recreate your own adventures (see now on Amazon).

in the Minecraft-Advent calendars are waiting behind every door with cool licensed Minecraft items such as notebooks, pens, highlighters and much more (view now on Amazon).

Of the “Woozle Goozle“-Advent Calendar offers 24 different content to play and experiment with. Among them are interesting activities like crystal growing, bottle tornado, optical illusions, Woozle Goozle 3D figures and much more (check it out on Amazon now).

Of the “Super Mario“-Advent Calendar is full of surprises such as figures and accessories, including 3 special limited edition figures – a feast for real collectors (see now on Amazon).

“baby yoda‘ has taken the hearts of fans by storm with its cuteness. An entire calendar with practical stationery has now been dedicated to the green tot. Well, the Mandalorian itself is of course also represented (see now on Amazon).

Of the Marvel-Advent Calendar is packed with your favorite Super Heroes and Super Villains. A new surprise awaits you every day – time to recreate your favorite adventures (check it out now on Amazon).

Get with the Funko Fortnite-Advent calendar your favorite licensed characters home. 24 cute vinyl figures await you for the iconic game (view now at Amazon).

Five Nights at Freddy’s is not for gamers with weak nerves, because jump scares are pre-programmed in the game. The advent calendar will probably not have them, instead you can expect collectibles in a cute, compact and handy way (see now at Amazon).

This electronic calendar offers you Soccer-Fun, stadium feeling and electronics knowledge in one. Every day you will discover a new component that you can build using simple teckboard technology – without any soldering and including a handicraft sheet for even more football feeling (view now at Amazon).

This calendar offers you decorative handicraft fun excellent for children. Make your own works of art for decoration and the Christmas tree. Each of the 24 boxes has a great handicraft ready (see now on Amazon).

If you are a Naruto fan, you can not only look forward to numerous stationery with this calendar, but also to small gifts that will bring you closer to the brand and Japanese culture (view now on Amazon).

Especially at Christmas you can treat yourself to one or the other treat. But if you are fed up with cookies and stollen, you can spoil your taste buds with sweets from this calendar (view now on Amazon).

Do you fancy an escape room, but don’t want to leave your four walls? Then this electronic escape room (see now on Amazon) is a good alternative. 24 electronic puzzles await you, equipped with exciting components.

Those were 17 advent calendars, with which you, your friends or your family can sweeten the waiting time until Christmas. Ho Ho Ho!

If you’re craving even more Christmas, we recommend our photo spread of 17 things we wished for for Christmas in the early ’00s.