A Christmas Tree Advent Calendar (Calendar)

I was so eager to get this calendar for our two year old and begin the fun tradition of counting down the days to Christmas. Unfortunately, this calendar did not meet my expectations. First, it’s three dimensional which I hadn’t realized. It fits together with two notches and is not very sturdy when set up. I was expecting a wall calendar style which I could just put on the fridge. This tree shaped style is nice to look at but something that my toddler wants to play with all the time. It’s really too flimsy to play with since it’s just thin cardboard. Also, the thing is loaded with gold glitter which comes off on the hands whenever you touch it to open the windows. This is very annoying to me, a contact lense wearer, and it gets all over clothes and everything! Third, the pictures inside the windows are not very interesting (granted I’ve only seen two so far…) and the illustrations are all a bit fuzzy and muted in style. It’s not the kid-pleaser I had hoped for.

This is really more than just an Advent calendar, it is a lovely addition to your Holiday decor too. I was thrilled to see this was not just your average old flat Advent, but one that can stand alone on a table or shelf. Very nice! And since it comes apart and folds down flat, it will be easy to store with my other Holiday decorations. I’m planning on using this one again next year!

everything was great. the calander arrived in plenty of time and the price was good.