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Cool! The brand new boy and girl themed Advent Calendars!
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Every year's Playmobil Advent Calendar is a treat. The calendar basically has two parts, both revolving around 24 little playmobile animals, Santas, presents, and other Christmas-oriented toys: (1) a stand-up sheet to which parents attach 24 little boxes, one for each day of December until Christmas, and (2) a little tableau, where the kids can set up the toys as they open them. Each day, the kids get to open a box and place the toy on the tableau, setting up a scene that will be finished by Christmas Eve.
The 2008 calendar, "Christmas in the Forest," is my favorite yet. Santa is bringing presents (mostly food) to the animals of the forest, so the set has a bunch of mother and baby animals, together with Santa, a sled, and plenty of delicious treats. Playmobil did a great job with this year's calendar. If you don't have one yet, go get one and catch up!
The 2008 calendar, "Christmas in the Forest," is my favorite yet. Santa is bringing presents (mostly food) to the animals of the forest, so the set has a bunch of mother and baby animals, together with Santa, a sled, and plenty of delicious treats. Playmobil did a great job with this year's calendar. If you don't have one yet, go get one and catch up!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
We just finished assembling our advent calender for this year, and it's everything I'd hoped it would be. Better than last year's pirate theme, this one has a Christmas theme.
The beginning of December begins with a quiet wood, that over the first four days of December accumulates a few trees, birds, and scenic items. Then animals arrive, one by one each day - sometimes bringing food along with them. First come the deer, a buck, a fawn, and a doe, later mama and baby raccoons, boar, foxes, badgers, and mice. A few fir trees are thrown in on a couple of the days, and the final three days are devoted to: 22. Santa's 'sleigh' (Santa pulls this himself) 23. A whole bunch of food for the animals - presumably that which Santa is delivering on his sleigh, and finally on the 24th, Santa Claus himself.
Our calender has an improvement over the previous years' in that you do not have to assemble 24 boxes. Instead, you only have to assembled a 4-piece divider within a large box. This has a cover that goes over top, with doors which can be punched out to access each days' items. This leaves you instead with a box equal in size to the original box the set came in, which you could stand on a surface or hang via a punch-out hook on the back of the box. The placement of the cubby holes is still in random order, so you have to hunt a bit for each days' numbered door and corresponding items. The plus of all this is that assembly is brief, and consists mostly of locating the correct items and placing them in their slots, which I find to be the fun part anyway.
All in all, this is a very well-thought out set. I know the kids will be as happy as I am as they bring life to this lovely little forest.
For anyone wanting better pictures of this set, google: flickr playmobil advent. Someone actually documented each day as they assembled this calender, and their pictures are actually quite beautiful, fun to look at, and are what ultimately convinced me this was the perfect set for us this year.
The beginning of December begins with a quiet wood, that over the first four days of December accumulates a few trees, birds, and scenic items. Then animals arrive, one by one each day - sometimes bringing food along with them. First come the deer, a buck, a fawn, and a doe, later mama and baby raccoons, boar, foxes, badgers, and mice. A few fir trees are thrown in on a couple of the days, and the final three days are devoted to: 22. Santa's 'sleigh' (Santa pulls this himself) 23. A whole bunch of food for the animals - presumably that which Santa is delivering on his sleigh, and finally on the 24th, Santa Claus himself.
Our calender has an improvement over the previous years' in that you do not have to assemble 24 boxes. Instead, you only have to assembled a 4-piece divider within a large box. This has a cover that goes over top, with doors which can be punched out to access each days' items. This leaves you instead with a box equal in size to the original box the set came in, which you could stand on a surface or hang via a punch-out hook on the back of the box. The placement of the cubby holes is still in random order, so you have to hunt a bit for each days' numbered door and corresponding items. The plus of all this is that assembly is brief, and consists mostly of locating the correct items and placing them in their slots, which I find to be the fun part anyway.
All in all, this is a very well-thought out set. I know the kids will be as happy as I am as they bring life to this lovely little forest.
For anyone wanting better pictures of this set, google: flickr playmobil advent. Someone actually documented each day as they assembled this calender, and their pictures are actually quite beautiful, fun to look at, and are what ultimately convinced me this was the perfect set for us this year.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
My girls love this this toy and look forward to it every year now!
December 16, 2008
By Jess
Durability:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Educational:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fun:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My girls, 5 and 8, love this toy. They alternate opening boxes, which teaches them patience.......probably the only educational value of this toy. They love to play with the little figurines and make up stories. It adds excitement as we build up for Christmas. As with all playmobil, the details of the pieces are very realistic. The pieces are small, and my kids love that. You'd probably have to be careful with it around small kids and dogs. The background scene is nice, but probably not really durable. However, having said that, the one from last year is still fine.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
playmobil advent calendar xmas in the forest
childern loved it..using it this year and were very excited to bring it out again..would really recommend it as it keeps well.
Published 5 months ago by evelyn k. tennant
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Forest Animals
This advent toy is adorable. I use it with a lift the flap board book called "The Animal's Advent". Many of the animals are the same. Read more
Published 16 months ago by J. Huff
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very Janky!
I have been doing the playmobil advent calendar with my boys for years and this year we bought a new one - boy were we disappointed! Read more
Published 17 months ago by zookeeper
5.0 out of 5 stars
Imaginative and Redesigned
Playmobile must have read the reviews. The box has been redesigned so it is ready to give and get started right away. Read more
Published 17 months ago by MKnight
5.0 out of 5 stars
advent fun
a beautiful advent calendar! playmobil combines education, fun and fine motor skills into this lovely calendar. Read more
Published 18 months ago by nadinesb
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect
Our three year old loved this advent calendar last year. We are planning in getting another Playmobile advent calendar this year. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Sarah Saladini
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and different
Unlike most reviewers, I did not buy this for a child, but rather for an adult who wanted an Advent Calendar. Read more
Published on March 4, 2011 by C. Aronson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for Advent
My son, who is two (almost three), really enjoyed opening the Advent calendar. It was a family activity that we all looked forward to during advent season. Read more
Published on December 28, 2010 by Mimer9600
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a traditional Advent Calendar
Although the product is supposed to be an Advent calendar, it really does notwork like one. I would work for many kids, nonetheless. Read more
Published on December 14, 2010 by rrh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Counting down to Christmas
My daughter (10) is really enjoying this toy. Each morning she opens a new number. It could be a tree, animal, food for the animal, etc. Read more
Published on December 13, 2010 by J. Golden
