Advent calendars

[Tired]

I never saw or had one in my life, and I want to make one for my SO for the New Year (so I need like 31 present and to make and/or buy them in less than a week).
Wanted to ask did anyone ever make an advent calendar yourself, do you like them at all, and would you be more interested in getting physical small items (nothing special, just something cute and cheap) or instead some small notes saying about what happened to me and SO in this 1 year, wishes for the next year and some small drawings. I think notes and drawings are more interesting, but it will also take more time to prepare, and because I live with my SO now I have less time when he doesn't see what I'm doing, so I can't be very secretive.
Just brainstorming ideas atm and how to make it all look, and how much will it all cost...

 

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I never saw or had one in my life....

I saw one in a shop about 20 years ago, I had to ask what it was, I had no idea.

 

[Grondhammar]

I never saw or had one in my life, and I want to make one for my SO for the New Year (so I need like 31 present and to make and/or buy them in less than a week).
Wanted to ask did anyone ever make an advent calendar yourself, do you like them at all, and would you be more interested in getting physical small items (nothing special, just something cute and cheap) or instead some small notes saying about what happened to me and SO in this 1 year, wishes for the next year and some small drawings. I think notes and drawings are more interesting, but it will also take more time to prepare, and because I live with my SO now I have less time when he doesn't see what I'm doing, so I can't be very secretive.
Just brainstorming ideas atm and how to make it all look, and how much will it all cost...

We either buy or make one every year, Swedish thing maybe. Anyway, is your SO an autist?

There's a term, pebbling, used for the thoughtful but tiny gifts autistics give to people dear to them. These can be anything - a pretty rock, a little flower, a little note, an eraser, washi tape... I could go on and on. Anyway, I *love* Advent calendars due to this. I suck at giving at expected times. But some random thing that makes me think of a dear person... That I can do!

Anyway, if they are, then just the fact you're giving little thought-filled things is enough. I think memory-notes is a really wonderful idea, personally.