This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Everyone loves the magic of the holidays, and there's no better way to get into the spirit than counting down the days to Christmas with a festive advent calendar. The LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar includes a simple game where two players compete to collect one figure or mini-build from each movie. Not only that, but the eco-friendly calendar has an extra-special design: the outer sleeve opens into a playmat, and every door contains a toy along with the chocolate, for hours of festive fun. There are plenty of biscuits – including cranberry crumbles and demerara shortbread – but there’s lots more to discover, with hot chocolate, sweets, jam, cheesy crackers, prosecco and fudge all involved.

Each puzzle reveals a new holiday scene from artist Joy Laforme that you can take apart and complete again and again or glue together and frame for additional holiday decor. The Advent Calendars were released on the 1st of September and will retire at the end of the year, so make sure to pick one up before they are gone!From the dials on the side to the cassette tape player printed piece in the middle this Tape Deck Stereo reminds me of my childhood when these were common place. To the discerning child in all of us, this is a little bit of let down when everything is already shown and the only surprise is which day has which build or fig in it. A follow-up to the best-selling Friends: The Official Advent Calendar, this all-new advent calendar book is filled with fun Friends surprises and will encourage you to celebrate the holidays with friends along with Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe. Pair with cheese, fruit, or crackers for yourself, or put them out as part of a charcuterie spread for your holiday party. An affordable way to spread festive cheer, the Chapstick advent calendar features 12 holiday-themed flavors of the iconic lip balm.

We loved the vibrant yellow design, and despite the generously sized fillings, it still feels compact so won’t take over your whole kitchen. The premium advent calendar comes with 18 full-sized products, two travel-sized minis, and four accessories to add to your beauty collection. As you unpack the contents of the calendar, follow the instructions to assemble a mantel-worthy Christmas village, twinkle lights and all. This article was written by Julia Fields, an associate editor for The Spruce covering all things surrounding toys, gifts, and the holidays. Many of this year’s builds also used many bar holders with clips (part number 11090) and other joint-making pieces to make movable parts instead of the 1×2 plates with hinges and clips that were common in last year’s builds.As well as still regularly writing and designing for Simply Crochet magazine, Matt is a crochet artist in his own right, having displayed and created crochet installations at festivals and fibre events across the UK.

The reason for this variety may be the country setting of this City Calendar but, in any case, it made for a much more entertaining and enjoyable building experience overall, though like with last year’s calendar there’s some builds where once completed I wasn’t sure what they were supposed to be. Every year, Sephora releases highly-anticipated advent calendars featuring some of the brand's best-selling products, perfect for makeup lovers. Each morning, reveal a new holiday blend in a convenient tasting size that brews about 4-6 cups, so no beans go to waste. This is a great way of ticking off the festive box, Thanos box and not use up a minifigure slot in this Advent calendar. The best thing about an advent calendar is the daily element of surprise leading up to Christmas Day.So, whether you need the best gift for a special someone in your life or are secretly coveting one of these gems for yourself, these are our favorite choices out there right now. On Christmas Eve, you'll open up a half-bottle of prosecco to toast to Santa's arrival the next day.

Despite a fun experience and some good builds and figures I give this a 3/5 Stars (Good) rating overall, with the major detractor being the value you receive for what you pay. Plus, the calendar's box features adorable illustrations done by artist Cindy Hendricks, so you'll want to display it all month long. extra, you can get either calendar complete with a mini marshmallow toaster so you can get building s’mores every day – and this little extra also makes it a great gift. The biggest upside of this year’s calendar is the selection of mini-builds which (without spoiling the surprise) feature a wide range of winter festival themed scenes and stands.It features 24 daily surprises, including minifigures like Okoye, Doctor Strange, Captain America, Spider-Man, Wong, Iron Man, and Black Widow.