Aldi Brings Back Advent Calendars Featuring Boozy Options
Aldi is bringing back their advent calendars with cheese and chocolate options. They’re also offering four calendars featuring boozy beverages.
Many people count down the days until Christmas with classic advent calendars, opening small doors or drawers to find a little surprise. Some companies have even become increasingly innovative, resulting in a more diverse range of Advent offerings available.
This year, you can pick from all sorts of options like wine, makeup, jam, beef jerky, jewelry, pet treats, socks, skincare stuff, hot sauce, candles, and tea bags. Plus, there are even virtual calendars with daily riddles, games, and songs.
Aldi Advent Calendars
Some of Aldi’s food and beverage-focused advent calendars for this year include the Barissimo Coffee Advent Calendar, Bay Island’s popular Hot Sauce Advent Calendar, Choceur’s 24-Day Advent Calendar filled with chocolate, Choceur Kids Advent Calendar, the Emporium Selection Advent Cheese Calendar, and the Moser Roth Luxury Advent Calendar for chocolate enthusiasts.
These six calendars are currently available in Aldi stores across 38 U.S. states, and you can also place orders online for delivery or curbside pickup. According to Aldi’s, supplies are limited, and they won’t be restocking the calendars. Aldi suggests checking out their nearby stores for their advent calendars. They also note that their stores do not offer product reservations, and there might be quantity limits per customer.
Boozy Advent Calendars
Regarding the calendars with adult beverages, there are currently four options available. It’s worth mentioning that the availability of these calendars may vary by state or store location, as not every Aldi stocks beer or wine.
The Beer Advent Calendar includes twenty-four 12-ounce cans of twelve different brews, featuring six ale varieties, one Hefeweizen, seven IPAs, three Lagers, three Pilsners, one Porter, two stouts, and a Cherry Kolsch.
Aldi’s Holiday Magic Wine Advent Calendar contains 24 different types of wine, each in a 187 mL (6.3-ounce) bottle. This year’s selection includes over two dozen varietals and blends from Bulgaria, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. Additionally, the store offers a Make It Sparkle Sparkling Wine Variety Pack, featuring six 200 mL (6.76-ounce) bottles of French sparkling wines.
Lastly, cider enthusiasts can enjoy the Wicked Grove 12 Days of Cider, which contains a dozen 12-ounce bottles of cider, including three apple flavors, Berry Ginger, Blueberry, Cinnamon, Cranberry, Pear, Pineapple, Raspberry, Rose, and Spiced Plum versions.
7 Festive Games and Activities for a Memorable Holiday Party
Name That Holiday Song
All you need is someone with a phone full of great Christmas songs, ready to play DJ. See who can guess the festive songs first after hearing just a few notes. It’s a laid-back way to enjoy some post-meal fun.
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Never Have I Ever Holiday Edition
Give this timeless game a festive twist by asking questions like, “I’ve never regifted a present,” and find out what secrets your friends and family may be hiding. You can stick to the traditional rules where those who’ve committed the act take a sip of their beverage, or you can opt for a point-based system, with the winner receiving a holiday surprise as their reward.
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Present Stacking
Here’s a game that allows you to unleash your creativity. Wrap a selection of uniquely shaped objects, and the challenge is to see who can build the tallest stack of presents. Using fragile items in this game should be avoided for obvious reasons.
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Christmas Carol Challenge
Here’s a straightforward, no-fuss game that’s perfect a cozy home get-together or an office party. Gather everyone in a circle, and the game begins with one person singing a line from a holiday song. The person to their right then must continue with the next line of the song, and so on. You can choose from timeless classics like Jingle Bells or opt for a more contemporary holiday hit like Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas is You. While you might know the opening lines of these songs, it becomes quite a challenge as the game progresses.
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Best/Worst Gift
Distribute four slips of paper to each participant. Every guest is tasked with jotting down two positive Christmas gifts and two negative ones: one from their real experiences and one fabricated. Collect all the slips in a container and let the group take turns guessing which presents were genuinely given and which were made up.
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Saran Wrap Ball Game
Make a big plastic wrap ball stuffed with little gifts like mini liquor bottles, gift cards, candy, and cash. One person starts by unwrapping it, while someone else takes the dice and tries to roll doubles. The twist is that you can’t stop unwrapping until your neighbor rolls those elusive doubles, so the pressure’s on to keep the ball moving. Players get to keep all the goodies they uncover during their turn, so everyone’s in for some prizes. You can make it more challenging by requiring the person unwrapping to wear oven mitts.
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Celebrity
Here’s a fun party game you can enjoy with friends or family anytime, anywhere. You split into two teams, and each player writes down 5 celebrity names on pieces of paper. You take turns being the clue-giver. In round one, the clue-giver describes the celebrity without saying their name or nickname, and the team guesses. In round two, you can only use one word as a clue. Round three is like Charades, where you act out the celebrity without speaking. Keep score to see which team guesses the most celebrities correctly. It’s a great game for any gathering.
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