Yankee Candle: Reindeer Carousel Advent Calendar

I'm sure that I'm not the only parent who spends an awful lot of December creating fun activities for their children, building up the excitement of the season and ensuring plenty of enjoyment and memories are created. I don't know about you but The Boy usually has a chocolate advent calendar and then he also has a handmade fabric calendar that I made a few years ago, this one usually has a small gift or an IOU for a christmas craft or activity in it.

I don't have an advent calendar.

But this year I do!

Carousel Reindeer Advent Calendar

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The Alternative Advent Calendar – National Kindness Day

It was around this time last year that I heard one of the families in our school was on the verge of being made homeless. Through a few unfortunate circumstances, they had gone from a middle-class family with two working parents and three happy children, to divorced and jobless with bailiffs at the door and children who didn't know where their next meal was coming from.

Having taught all three girls, it was more than I could bear, but the only thing I personally could do to help was donate to the local foodbank that I knew they would use. Since then The Boy and I have been food shopping in Aldi several times and we make an effort to take it to the church, where they explain the foodbank to him and he sees how the process works.

Earlier this week we went shopping again.

Food Bank Donation

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Yankee Candle Advent Calendar (Review)

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As the month of December approaches, I'm turning my mind to advent calendars and whether to get boring chocolate ones for us all, or to try out a different type. Last year I made one with The Boy for him which had a small gift each day alongside a chocolate coin, and it's something that I still have time to do with him.

For myself though, I'm very pleased that I've been sent the octagonal Yankee Candle Advent Calendar to review which features scented tea-light candles behind each door (two behind Day 24). There are six scents in the calendar:

  • Snow In Love (a blend of creamy, comforting woods and Wintry powder freshness)
  • Balsam & Cedar (balsam, cedar wood and juniper berry)
  • Merry Marshmallow (a soft concoction of marshmallow and vanilla)
  • Red Apple Wreath (sweet apples, cinnamon, walnuts and maple)
  • Snowflake Cookie (festive cookies)
  • Sparkling Cinnamon (cinnamon with a hint of cloves)

Yankee Candle Advent Calendar

For the purpose of the review, I did have to open some of the doors and burn the candles a little to test them out. I do like scented candles, however I'm always concerned that they will be very strong or akin to air freshener or toilet cleaner, especially if they mention woodland! However, the Yankee Candles were delicate and not even the 'Snow In Love' scent (which I was apprehensive about) put me off them. The candles are coloured festively, and made a lovely, Christmas feature when I surrounded them by sliced oranges, pine cones and cinnamon sticks.

The Yankee Candle Advent Calendar retails at £21.99 which is obviously more expensive than a chocolate calendar. However, as a special treat for the festive period which can also be used to add to the Christmassy feel of the house, I think it's really good value for money. There are 25 candles which work out at 87p each (30p more than their boxsets of tea-lights), with each providing 4-6 hours of fragrance and it is a wonderful selection pack to try various aromas.

I was sent this product for the purpose of this review, my opinion is honest and unbiased.

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