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Get your 2011 Advent Calendar - lots of choice - Lego, Playmobil, wooden, fabric

Advent calendars are wonderful for creating a Christmas atmosphere. We've got a great selection of advent calendars for Christmas 2011. Lego Advent calendars and Playmobil Advent calendars are always popular. And there's definitely a place for traditional wooden and fabric advent calendars.

Countdown to Christmas with a advent calendar and create some memories. See also UK Advent Calendars.

We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Make sure you get your advent calendar in plenty of time.

Countdown to You can start opening your advent calendar!

You can start opening your advent calendar!: December 1, 2011

Villeroy & Boch Nostalgic Ornaments Advent Calendar 2011 25 Piece Set

Villeroy & Boch Nostalgic Ornaments Advent Calendar 2011 25 Piece Set
Villeroy & Boch Nostalgic Ornaments Advent Calendar 2011 25 Piece Set
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Isn't it beautiful! The Villeroy & Boch Nostalgic Ornaments Advent Calendar 2011 is a real collectors piece with 25 traditional ornaments to hang on the tree.

Villeroy and Boch Advent Calendars

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Villeroy and Boch Advent Calendars from this year and previous years do come up on eBay sometimes. These results are updated daily.
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History of Advent Calendars

Why do we have Advent Calendars?

Like so many of our Christmas traditions, the Advent Calendar started in Germany. In the 19th century, the countdown to Christmas was observed by making chalks marks on a door, lighting small candles and similar daily acts. Printed Advent Calendars appeared in the early 20th century, and after a break during WWII, the tradition continued to grow and evolve.

Advent Calendars quickly spread to other countries. President Eisenhower is credited with making them popular in the USA. Eisenhower's grandchildren enjoyed advent calendars and appeared with a picture of one in a newspaper.

I vividly remember Advent Calendars from my 70s childhood - these were traditional card picture window ones. Modern Advent Calendars start on the 1st of December. They don't align directly with the Christian period of Advent. Like most Christmas traditions they are mostly secular, featuring animals, snow scenes, Father Christmas and the like. And of course we have the always popular Chocolate Advent Calendars. And the very cool Lego and Playmobil calendars - I would have loved one on the Playmobil forest scenes as a child.

Right, on to the Advent Calendars themselves ...

Norman Rockwell's Advent Calendar

Norman Rockwell's Advent Calendar

Norman Rockwell's Advent Calendar

by: Norman Rockwell

Amazon Price: $6.35 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Norman Rockwell's Advent Calendar is a seasonal classic. Sure to get you in the mood for the holidays.

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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Lego Advent Calendars 2011

Lego Advent Calendars 2011

Lego Advent Calendars have a small Lego toy to make each day - while they seem quite expensive, you do get quite a lot for your money. The Lego Advent Calendars are suitable from age 5-12. Although a lot of older Lego collectors will enjoy them too.

The Lego Advent Calendars for 2011 are so cool that I made a separate page about each of them. There's a Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar which will be popular with a lot of adult Star Wars fans as well as kids. And there's a police-themed Lego City Advent Calendar.

LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar (7958)
LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar (7958)
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LEGO LEGO® City Advent Calendar 7553
LEGO LEGO® City Advent Calendar 7553
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Or read more about the Lego Advent Calendars for 2011:

Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar 2011

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Lego City Advent Calendar 7553

New for 2011

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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Playmobil Advent Calendars

Playmobil Advent Calendars 2011

Playmobil Advent Calendars are a great alternative to chocolate ones if you don't want the kids to get used to chocolate every day. When you consider the cost of Playmobil, these are very good value. You can either use them year after year, or you can use them to add to a child's Playmobil collection. Playmobil have a range of Christmas advent calendars available each year.

These are recommended from age 4. My oldest boy will be 5 in time for this year's Advent season and we have a hard time choosing between the three Playmobil Advent Calendars this year - they're all good!


"Christmas Post Office" Advent Calendar by Playmobil
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Advent Calendar
Advent Calendar "Dinosaur Expedition" by Playmobil
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Emperor's Knights Tournament
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Read more about the Playmobil 2011 Advent Calendars:

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More Playmobil Advent Calendars

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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Wooden Advent Calendars

And other Advent Calendars with doors, drawers and boxes.

Advent Calendar with drawers

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Advent Calendar Houses with doors

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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Fabric Advent Calendars

And Advent Calendar Kits.

Fabric Advent Calendar

Felt Advent Calendar

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Advent Calendar Kit

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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Alternative Advent Calendars

Alternative Advent Calendars

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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Pop Up and 3D Advent Calendars

3D or Pop Up Advent Calendar

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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Small Gifts for Advent Calendars

Advent Calendar Gifts

Gifts to put in Advent Calendar Drawers

Do you have an Advent calendar with drawers or boxes for a gift? Or maybe you need to add additional gifts for siblings? We've got lots of ideas for small gifts to put in a reusable advent calendar.
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More small gifts for Advent Calendars

Perhaps you're making your own Advent calendar from a kit or pattern? Or you've invested in a gorgeous advent calendar to reuse year after year. We've got some ideas for small gifts to put in pockets or pouches, in drawers or behind doors.

Tip: If you have a gift that's too big for your calendar, hide it and put a clue in instead - a mini advent treasure hunt!
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Other Toy Advent Calendars

Other Toy Advent Calendars - Littlest Pet Shop | Polly Pocket

Lego and Playmobil are very popular but other toy advent calendars are starting to appear too.
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Where next?

We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Advent Calendar Books

Advent Calendar Books

We think this is a lovely idea. Read a different story every night up until Christmas Eve.
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We'd like to countdown to Christmas with a:
Lego Advent Calendar * Playmobil Advent Calendar * Wooden Advent Calendar * Fabric Advent Calendar * Alternative Advent Calendar * Other Toy Advent Calendar * Pop Up or 3D Advent Calendar * Small Advent Calendar Gifts * Advent Calendar Book

Advent Calendar Store (Amazon)

Comments

We'd love to hear from you. What kind of Advent Calendar are you having this year? Do you have childhood memories of having an advent calendar?

  • fugeecat Dec 3, 2011 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    We always had an advent calendar when I was growing up. It was so much fun to open the windows and see the little pictures.
  • krakensquid Nov 30, 2011 @ 3:52 am | delete
    Nice lens!
  • CDT Nov 24, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    I love Advent Calendars (OK my favourite ones come with chocolate behind the doors!) - I really miss having them now my children are grown up. Have a Thanksgiving Day Squid Angel blessing on me :)
  • Pinkchic18 Mar 8, 2011 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Great lens!
  • aesta1 Dec 19, 2010 @ 6:38 pm | delete
    Shoould have seen this earlier. I love advent as we use to celebrate this in school.
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Advent Calendars from Last Year

May still be available.

New Lego City Advent Calendar 2010

Lego Advent Calendar 2824

The Lego City 2824 Advent Calendar is new for 2010. It includes 24 Lego gifts to build including 6 mini-figures. Several of the gifts are Christmas-themed. The rest are Lego City additions such as vehicles and people that can be used all year round.
LEGO® City Advent Calendar 2824

LEGO® City Advent Calendar 2824

Amazon Price: $29.98 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Recommended for age 5-12.
If you want to see the set of figures and models for Lego City 2824 click through to Amazon and click the small picture under the main image.

New Lego Kingdoms Advent Calendar 2010

Lego Advent Calendar 7952

Lego Advent Calendar 7952 was the new Lego Kingdoms Advent Calendar for 2010. It's fabulous. This castle-themed set includes 9 mini-figures (wow) who would all be at home living in a castle. And lots of furniture and accessories to make them feel at home. The figures and models are suitable for all year round play so they will make a great addition to a Lego Kingdoms collection.
LEGO Kingdoms Exclusive Set #7952 2010 Advent Calendar

LEGO Kingdoms Exclusive Set #7952 2010 Advent Calendar

Amazon Price: $53.38 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Recommended for age 5-12.
If you want to see the set of figures and models for Lego City 7952 click through to Amazon and click the small picture under the main image.

Other Lego Advent Calendars

Here are some of the Lego Advent calendars from recent years.
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More Lego City Advent Calendars

7687, 7724, 7907, 7904

There's a Lego City Advent Calendar released each year. Here are the ones for the last four years: 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006. You may want to get a different one for a brother or sister.
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Lego Kingdoms Advent Calendar 2010 (7952) 

LEGO Kingdoms Exclusive Set #7952 2010 Advent Calendar

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One of our absolute favorites.

Playmobil Christmas in the Forest Advent Calendar 

Playmobil Advent Calendar: Xmas in Forest

Playmobil Advent Calendar: Xmas in Forest

Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 05/28/2012)Buy Now

Yes it's okay for adults to buy this one too :-)

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