Scramble Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Get ready to get out your Advent Calenders! It's December 1st tomorrow!! Have chosen a lovely hand made picture calender this year, not chocolate. Bit different as I had a Dalek one last year What have you chosen? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We have a chocolate one and a traditional one with little messages that we have written to each other...thought I'd get a bit soppy this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I've got a Montezuma's Chocolate Calendar :D Strictly not for children DS and DD have a reusable advent calendar that I bought from 'East of India' and have filled it with an assortment of chocolate santas and chocolate coins :D and we also have a Matthew Rice Advent Calender.......because it goes so well with all the EB pottery in my Kitchen :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 hmmm I have a perpetual one somewhere in the loft with the decorations that I'm not getting out (BAH HUMBUG - we are away for 2 weeks!). Only other one I've seen in the house seems to be for the cat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Only other one I've seen in the house seems to be for the cat.... saw some for cats (and dogs and small animals) in the pet shop the other day. I resisted though as I have 3 cats and not enough wall space for anymore advent calenders shame there isn't one for Chickens Perhaps someone will design one soon :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Only other one I've seen in the house seems to be for the cat.... saw some for cats (and dogs and small animals) in the pet shop the other day. I resisted though as I have 3 cats and not enough wall space for anymore advent calenders shame there isn't one for Chickens Perhaps someone will design one soon :D Would be a good idea, but you'd have to make sure they couldn't get to the other days or they'd scoff the lot! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We have a nativity scene with 24 windows each of which has a picture and a Bible verse in it. We have one calendar which the children take it in turns to open - just as I did as a child. 24 is such a great number as it suits 1,2, 3 or 4 children equally. We also have an Advent candle with 24 numbers on it which we burn each day at tea-time. And on Sundays we have the traditional Advent candles - lighting one red candle on the first Sunday (today), two on the second etc. The fifth, which is gold, is lit on Christmas Day. I love Advent! We're going to the Advent Carol Service tonight and I shall then feel that preparations for Christmas are started! Exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 No calendar for Hubby & I, but Devon has a Cadburys miniatures one, Cleo who can't eat chocolate at the moment because of her train tracks,has a gorgeous one from M&S with ginger cookies in, Millie the dog has one with choccie bones & Chilli the cat has one with cream flavoured catnip dusted mice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I don't have one Forgot to buy one today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We have two. One is little boxes filled with Playmobile bits and bobs and you build up a wintry Christmas scene. The other is sent every year by the kids great grandmother and is a traditional picture behind a door one. They long for a chocolate one and will probably get it when they have grown out of the Playmobile one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We have a felt one with little pockets on it that you can fill with whatever you like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I don't have one. Instead I have a advent table-centrepiece I made yesterday. It has some foliage I took from the garden, four white candles and a red one in the middle. Will sort it out as my avatar tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 YS (10) has a WWE chocolate one, ES (17) has Star Wars chocolate, DD (21) has Disney princesses chocolate calendar. OH is very annoyed yet again not to have one himself! I have a large calendar with pockets in for treats - whenever I've put this up before they normally eat the treats early - so may not bother this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I have a galaxy one and my sisters have a milkybar one. I can remember always getting one with a stable scene on it with pictures instead of chocolate. Not seen one for a while though-im obviously not looking in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Me + my brother have chocolate ones, and a big material one which my nan bought for us, and put our names on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Have just found out we have a chocolate one as well as our picture one now! Dad brought one back from work that his friends gave him on friday and he left it in the car Me and my sis are going to share them. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We have opted for a nice non chocolate one with pretty pictures this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I have a Kinder one, DH has the galaxy one, DD has Hannah Montana (because it has 'gifts' as well as chocolate ) and DS has a Wall-e one. Has to be chocolate every time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Mine's a cadbury's one that mum bought for me...I saw a gorgeous little wooden one in Blackwells the other day that you put your own gifts in but i thought it might be a bit sad to buy it for myself lol! It was a bargain too - half price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 We've got 2 Playmobil ones (on their fourth and second outings!) and a Ben 10 chocolate one for each boy too. I bought them a Lego one last year but ended up with loads of mini-figs and random bits of Lego City equipment (a luggage trolley, a dustbin etc) so we've not gone for that again this year! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 My two boys have one each this year. YS has the Lego City one like Jo had last year. We didn't have one last year but previously it had Christmas models and they come out every year now. ES has a Star Wars Clone Wars one where you make models but Airfix-type ones. Hubby and I don't have one, he's hardly here and I get lots of fun helping the boys put theirs together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I have one of those rechargeable cloth ones with nativity figures on velcro strips so that you can rearrange them. Going shopping for some posh chocs to put in them this morning once I have defrozen the car. Sent a fairtrade choc one to my daughter last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I have bought a FairTrade chocolate one this year for myself but I have to say it doesn't feel right. I'd have liked a 'proper' picture one, but couldn't find one anywhere. When I was little I had a lovely one with Bible pictures in. I don't remember chocolate ones being around then (in the 60s) but my mum would not have bought one anyway. I do know the real meaning of Advent, and while I know the chocolate ones are just a bit of fun, and most people just see it as a countdown to Christmas - I feel slightly uncomfortable with it. I will still open mine and eat the chocs, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Turns out we have 3! Mum found a picture one which Granny gave James last year but we didn't use as there were already 2 on the go. Then he came back from Daddy's yesterday with a chocolate one And then of course there is the cats one - It's by the food in Mums kitchen and James has opened the first door for them this morning but not taken the treats out yet - there are 5 or 6 treats behind the window so enough for all the cats. Now they KNOW something is up - it's merry Christmas cats - you are spending it home alone! (we have a wonderful woman who does pet sitting http://www.cozipets.co.uk/ - If you go to the gallery you'll see the cats and the "girls" - we were her first chicken customers!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I have bought a FairTrade chocolate one this year for myself but I have to say it doesn't feel right. I'd have liked a 'proper' picture one, but couldn't find one anywhere. When I was little I had a lovely one with Bible pictures in. I don't remember chocolate ones being around then (in the 60s) but my mum would not have bought one anyway. I do know the real meaning of Advent, and while I know the chocolate ones are just a bit of fun, and most people just see it as a countdown to Christmas - I feel slightly uncomfortable with it. I will still open mine and eat the chocs, though! I so know how you feel Olly. My FIL bought chocolate calendars for my girls when they were little - just once! They had exactly the effect I thought they would. The excitement was all about getting today's chocolate and not about getting closer and closer to Christmas. Advent is about waiting and preparing, not getting. So never any chocolate calendars here and never one each either. They take it in turns and it is our calendar! It always feels such a long time to wait and then before we know what has happened we are half way through and Christmas is really close. Well done on getting a Fair Trade chocolate calendar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
