Customer Reviews

Playmobil Advent Calendar: Pirates

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Last Christmas was the first year our daughter was old enough to handle herself around the many small pieces that come with the all things Playmobil. So, while I have no basis for comparison, I will say that we were really pleased with this Advent calendar.

Normally, I think I'd agree with other reviewers that it's kind of odd not having a Christmas theme. Of course, we have the Nativity scene to that end. For us, the release of the pirate calendar happened to coincide with a rabid love of anything pirate on our daughter's part, and so it was totally appropriate.

The parts that came with this set, some less exciting that others, are still being played with almost a year later, and somehow that almost seems to matter more than the individual daily components. I can't begin to count the number of hours she spent tallying her gold coins, she kinda reminded us of Scrooge.

I think the long-term play value of this Advent calender has been awesome, and that the thrill of opening a little box each day, no matter what it contains, is a big deal for any kid. I would have loved this as a child, and we will be buying another this year when Christmas comes around.

Our sons (3 and 8) enjoyed this but we were a bit disappointed in what some of the days contained. It wasn't as fun as last years but they are into pirates so it was worth it for us. The advent calendar is well made and durable.

I guess I am actually reviewing the forest scene from last year my daughter in law got my grandson. It was a vry big deal everay day for him to open his box and when he went to his other grandparents he knew exactly how many he missed opening. I was disappointed this year searching for other ones. I was not wanting to buy priates or ponies or Robbers for Advent but just finding them in stock was such a problem that I was so exciting when I found Tou up store in Little Rock tht had a pirtes and ponies I snatched them up ( my granddaughter is 4 now) when we had seem one in Barnes and Noble my grandson spied the box and said " Oh I hope momma gets me one of those again this year"-- but then as he got closer was disappointed ti is the same as the last years-- thnking the pirate will make him happy even though the desigh on the box does not look nearly as good.
Don't understand the robbers for advent!
Will let foks know if dit is as big a hit.

My daughter was excited to open this everyday, but didn't really playing with it. We bought the park one last year and she enjoyed that much more. That being said, I really love these. Make sure you put aside one hour to assemble!

Do you love staying up late and assembling toys on the last night of November? Well, then this is the Advent Calendar for you!

This is the second Playmobil Advent Calendar I've gotten and it seems to just be how they come.

First you have to fold all the little boxes and then you have to sort all the fiddly little pieces into the right boxes.

My kids love the Playmobil Pirates, so maybe it is worth it...

I brought out the advent calendars for my sons as a surprise -- but I was the one who got the surprise, when I opened the boxes and saw that it required so much assembly before giving as an advent calendar. It would've taken at least 45 minutes for me to assemble each of these, creating the boxes, folding the backboard, punching out all the little pieces etc. I'm a FT working mom, so I don't have that kind of time when the kids aren't around. Other than that, this is a wonderful set. Check your local Target -- as of a week or two ago, some of the ones around here had these in stock at $17, but they may be sold out now.

I've been buying Playmobil Advent Calendars for my godchildren for over ten years, and this year's Pirate Calendar is not as well-designed, either from an Advent standpoint or from a design standpoint. The individual boxes are often too small to hold the toy easily, so in a few cases I had to take the toy apart again to get it to fit. There is no Santa, or any indication of Christmas, in the toys. This set also appears to be aimed at a fairly young child, around 4 or 5, which isn't necessarily a bad thing unless your children are older. Overall, though, it's a fairly good pirate play set, just not that good from an Advent Calendar standpoint.

I found this incredibly frustrating. I have bought different kinds of advent calendars for the last 8 years from candy, to ponies, to legos. I order one for each child and thought I would try something different this year with Playmobil. I was about to give them to my kids tonight and I discovered that each calendar take 25 min to assemble!!!! If I wanted to assemble something, I would have made it from scratch. Now I have 3 upset sons because I didn't realize they had to be put together. I am going back to other brands next year.

This is a great idea. we have enjoyed everyone box he has opened. The only thing is, you have to fold all the boxes and put all the pieces in them. But it comes with great instructions. He loves it. It's better than most advent calendars. I will be getting another one next year. I highly recommend this for kids with an imagination!!