Planning Ahead | Advent Calendars

Too funny, I was just thinking about this kind of Adent Calendar's for my girls! I also get just excited as they do! I was also thinking last night about your cute, little advent messages with those messages and things to do in them for the month of Dec. Where do you get your ideas for ideas and messages? I love this advent idea as well because it gives and creates many memories and new traditions to start! Thanks, Amy

so weird to think how close Christmas is. i love this little tradition you have with your children and i'm so impressed--how do you keep yourself so organized ali?

hey, christmas is right around the corner. i've got much family coming in so i am planning much decorations and celebrating and traditions so a Lego advent calendar will go well - one less thing i have to make!!!!

Ali,

A big Thank You!! My son wished for this and when I couldn't find it I assumed they were already sold out. I just got one for him on Amazon, thanks to your handy link! You helped make a boy's dream come true today!!

I love that you're thinking about these now because I want to get these before they sell out. I might get one set for myself this year. Thanks for all the handy links!

Last night my boys and I came across the Advent Star Wars calendar.
They immediately choose it for this years Advent calendar. They talked
all night about what characters they will get. Now I just have to place my order.

I saw the Star Wars one when you Tweeted it and made sure to go grab one. My son is getting his bedroom redone in that so he will be very excited. Thanks!

thanks for the reminder ali. i bought two of these for ethan because i couldn't decide which one to buy! i am thinking i might do the star wars one for his birthday...which is november 30th and then the lego city one for christmas. i've also been filling his advent calendar (i think it was a karen foster kit with 25 little boxes) with trinkets from places we visited this summer. it will be a grand holiday season this year!

Thanks for the info on the advent sets!!!
Was thinking of Simon this week as the girls both got HUGE lego sets for their birthdays last weekend (Lily got H.Potter Diagon alley, something like 3 million pieces and she's almost done --- Gwen got a "City" Firestation and the Cars2 V-8 Cafe they both added up to Lily's one) Simon would be loving the lego construction table we've set up in the new Family Room and would have had a blast with the girls, had he not lived 3000 miles away ;)

Will definitely order those advent sets today for a christmas treat! Good luck on the first day of school (we're on our second week already) !

We have the same ones packed away and ready to come out after Thanksgiving. We have many nativity sets and the playmobil is our favorite.

I ordered 3 of the Star Wars ones... 1 for each kid and 1 for my husband!!! So much fun, I am so glad they did a Star Wars one this year!!

When it comes to Lego, it's never too soon! I ordered mine within the last couple of weeks (Star Wars for my son, City for my daughter). Let's hope I'll remember where I hid them come December!

We have at least 10 Playmobile sets in storage from years past. We also had this same tradition every year except back then they did not have any Lego sets so ours are all Playmobile. Sad to say my children have now outgrown (23,19 and 15)these, but I am saving them for my grandkids. They are too wonderful to part with, we also have a huge Lego collection in storage plus numerous Playmobile sets. I can hardly wait for the next generation. Enjoy these moments of memory building because they will remember, appreciate and treasure them. I have witnessed that already and mine aren't even that old yet.

I ordered the same two advent calendars a few days ago.

The Advent Calendar is one of my most cherished memories of the Christmas season. Even though we have no children, I always get one (the Hallmark kind, not the Lego kind.) My husband thinks it's silly; I say, "It's a tradition I'm not willing to give up."

Thanks for the tip Ali. I love getting Christmas presents purchased early. Makes for a more relaxed holiday season.

Thanks for sharing this! I always want to do this but never order one in time. I'm on it this year!

I agree about liking these calendars possibly as much as the kids and the Playmobil nativity is incredible (we got their advent calendar one year and it was cool but the nativity set rocks!!!) Lots of good traditions and it's not too early to start shopping since these always sell out! TFS!

Wow! I didn't even know there were so many. We do the Lego City one each year, but this year we may branch out. Thanks!

My son is going to ADORE the Lego Star Wars set. So excited to catch it. We've really just done wall advent calendars with things I put in them (activities, sweets, small toys) so this will be new, but I think a lot of fun!