Gadgets of the Week: Advent Calendars
Wooden Advent Train - £34.99 from www.lakeland.co.uk
If the Elves were to design a public transportation ride for the main man, we imagine it would look something like this - the advent train is a modern classic and can be used year after year.
Fill the compartment with whatever you fancy, this handmade train will keep delivering for the foreseeable future.
LEGO City Advent Calendar - £19.55 from www.lego.com
This year’s Advent offering from LEGO has gone down very well with its avid collectors, if the comments on the website are anything to go by.
Behind each door you’ll find additions to any brick-based playset, including a Santa plus eight other figures and plenty of seasonal items - we’ll not spoil the surprise.
Ultimate Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar - £15 from www.hotelchocolat.co.uk
This is certainly not one for the weak-willed: behind each window lies a milk chocolate treat in the shape of a Christmas character created by the some of the finest chocolatiers in the land.
It won’t, of course, be you that can’t be trusted to open just one window per day, so keep the calendar somewhere safe when you nip out of the house.
Christmas Stories Book Calendar - £15 from www.johnlewis.com
The classic image on the cover of this book will fill any shelf with nostalgia - the traditional Mr Claus on the front can’t fail to give you a sense of comfort and warmth.
There are two-dozen boxes behind the front cover in which you could hide treats or place notes inside to add extra fun and games for the kids.
