The best stationery advent calendars for 2024

Cult stationery brand, Papier, has brought its sell-out advent calendar back for 2024 – and it’s bigger and better than before.

Housed inside cardboard packaging decorated with one of the brand's gorgeous prints, you’ll find 24 individual boxes, containing mini bestsellers and exclusive pieces designed by Papier’s team in London. Contents include the gold classic rollerball pen, Papier’s best-selling bookmark and special notebooks that you won’t find anywhere else.

It’s expensive, but there's £200 worth of goodies inside. Plus, the box is reusable – perfect for organising anything from beauty products to your stash of washi tapes.

If you adore the flow of a fountain pen or are trying to get to grips with lettering, this is the calendar for you. From a gold-coloured pen to acrylic markers and pencils, this calendar has everything a writer could need to start next year off right.

There’s also a pen pot for organisation and an exclusive notebook, which matches the frosty mountain scene on the box.

Starting at £61 for a 12-day calendar and going up to £151 for a 24-day personalised, full-sized calendar, there’s something for every budget from High Valley Paper Co. The full size option includes larger versions of journals, notecard sets, and washi tapes while personalised ones can house wall art, journals, or keychains decorated with your name.

As it’s from a small business, each of the products is handmade and hand-picked, meaning every advent calendar will differ – a true Christmas surprise.

Worth over £100, this advent calendar has everything a stationery lover could need. The box contains 24 gifts labelled with botanical stickers, and as the days count down, you’ll be treated to bookmarks, pens, scissors, to-do lists and more.

We love the ethics of this small business too. It focuses on being more eco-friendly by omitting plastic packaging and only using paper that is FSC certified. Plus, everything is designed and manufactured in the UK.

Full of colour and positive affirmations, this advent calendar should brighten up any winter morning. The contents are worth nearly £100 and feature original artwork from the Carlisle-based small business. The rainbow colours make this a wonderful gift for all ages, including kids and tweens.

As well as notebooks, a planner, washi tapes, pens, and stickers waiting for you, there's also a decorated mug with the quote: “There is no such thing as too much stationery.” We couldn’t agree more.

Competing with Papier for the title of most stunning advent calendar ever is stationery brand, Martha Brook. The advent box features a beautiful winter woodland design and the smaller boxes within sit alongside each other to look like a vintage bookcase.

Inside is just as exciting; you’ll find a list pad, gift tags, Christmas cards, washi tapes, and a 2025 calendar. And that’s not all – both the box lid, and three of the gifts come personalised, so make sure you add your initials when ordering.

BIC is a big name in stationery, so we were excited to see the arrival of its 2024 calendar. It’s aimed at younger children and big kids with 24 cards to colour in during the Christmas countdown.

Of course, there are plenty of pens and pencils for getting creative – in total, there are six coloured pens, six coloured pencils, and three metallic markers. Spoiler alert: there are 20 Christmassy stickers too.

This calendar is available for pre-order now and it’s certainly the one if you like calligraphy – or just fancy learning a new skill this Christmas. Behind the first 24 doors, are 12ml bottles of ink and for Christmas Day, there's a full 30ml bottle.

But these aren’t just any old inks – sure some are standard, but others shimmer, hold wintery scents, or even change colour. Even their names are festive, include Nutmeg, Pine Needle, Winterberry, and Sleigh Ride – just think how gorgeous your cards or Christmas dinner place names will look!

The wizarding world celebrates the most magical time of year with this calendar packed full of exciting stationery. The slim, golden snitch pen is a standout treasure, but there are plenty of great mini gifts including keyrings, notepads and ink stamps to keep you entertained every time you open the advent window.

One for the Harry Potter-obsessed and mini witches and wizards.

Another calendar for the little ones in your life. This brightly coloured design has exciting gifts behind each of the 25 doors – think a mix of stationery and toys to encourage creativity and independent play.

There’s even a Smiggle pencil case to keep all the new pens, pencils, highlighters, and washi tape neatly organised. There may not be any chocolate involved, but this is a calendar they’ll be able to enjoy all year round.