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• Advent for Penguin Lovers

  I posted before about a more traditional advent calendar I liked, but here's one that's a little less traditional and a little more fun.  Read More... Posted Dec 01 2008, 08:46 AM by Erin Behan with | with no comments Filed under: christmas, advent calendars, holidays, advent, elb, MOMA Design Store, joelle jolivet

• Modern Advent Calendar: Does it Exist?

  If you're not as crafty as flickr's modern cottage, you may have a hard time finding a modern-looking advent calendar (I did). The best selection of the best looking advent calendars that I could find, which coincidentally were also the best priced, all came from  Read More... Posted Nov 26 2008, 12:09 PM by Erin Behan with | with no comments Filed under: target, christmas, advent calendars, holidays, advent, holiday shopping, calendars, elb

• LEGO City Advent Calendar Holds 24 Days' Worth of Bricks

  With 41 days left till Christmas, you've still got ample time to nab a 2008 LEGO City Advent Calendar. The box itself functions as the calendar, with each of the 24 windows concealing a LEGO City minifigure or accessory, and the last day of Advent revealing the biggest surprise in the set. $29.99 from the LEGO Shop, and if you order $70 in additional goodies during your visit, shipping is free. (Shipping promotion expires Dec. 1) Posted Nov 13 2008, 10:04 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Toys, Legos, holiday gifts, advent calendars, 2008 lego city advent calendar, minifigures

• Olive, the Other Reindeer Revisited in Pop-Up and Calendar Form

  From a purist's perspective, there's really no improving on Vivian Walsh's 1997 book Olive, the Other Reindeer: Cute: Jack Russell terrier named Olive mishears a Christmas carol, heads to the North Pole to find her calling as the "the other reindeer," confuses Santa's crew in the process, and eventually proves herself a valuable asset to both the team and holiday lore. (The movie is another story.) Olive, the Other Reindeer: Deluxe Edition ($19.95) brings to life Walsh's story via pop-up versions of J.otto Siebold's wonderful artwork. For the most part... Read More... Posted Nov 14 2007, 02:02 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children's books, pop-up, holiday 2007, advent calendars, vivian walsh, olive the other reindeer, j.otto seibold

• Count Down to the Holidays with LEGO Advent Calendars

  Okay, so technically you're supposed to use an Advent calendar to count down the days till Christmas, but with 24 miniature LEGO surprises waiting behind each of their doors, these holiday-countdown sets could pique LEGO fans' interest regardless of belief system. Read More... Posted Nov 13 2007, 01:03 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: lego, building toys, holiday 2007, christmas, advent calendars, lego city, bellville