This is one of the first symbols that Christmas is approaching. The advent calendar starts on 1st December.
My childhood advent calendar usually consisted of a shop bought milk chocolate calendar, with favourite cartoon characters on the front, and in my teenage years a favourite boy band (yes, I admit, I was a take that fan).
My brother and I did the old trick of opening all the windows and eating the chocolate and then carefully closing the window so that mum wouldn’t find out. She didn’t find out - well not that I know of, perhaps she did and didn’t let on 
I haven’t bought Erin an advent calendar yet, although this year will most likely be a white chocolate one similar to the ones I used to get. In the future I would like to get one of the wooden ones with drawers that you can fill with sweets and small treats.
What do you do to count down to Christmas?
6 Responses to “A is for Advent Calendar”
I was just wondering which to get this week! There are some nice ones at Marks & Spencer.
Also, are you supposed to start at the number 25 or 1?
Say, are we still going to do a toys podcast together?
I have a small table-top tree with 24 ornaments in 24 labled boxes that the kids open each day and put the ornament on the tree.
Hsien - Going to check Marks & Spencer next time I pass:) you start at number 1, some calendars go right up to New Year! Sorry about not getting back to you re the podcast, I’m not doing CMR now, but I am contributing at GNMParents if you want to do a guest post
Michelle - That’s a nice idea, I also read somewhere about an advent paper chain, on each link there is a different treat or task to do before christmas.
hi erica its mummy!! lol… NO i didnt know you and your brother used to eat the chocs out of the advent before xmas!!! congrats to you for getting away with it !! lol
Jeez it’s like big brother round here, you can’t say anything without being caught out
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