Advent calendars for kids seem to get more exciting every year.

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Sorry to talk turkey in October, but at the rate this year is flying past, Christmas will be here before we know it – and before that rolls around, we definitely need to discuss children’s advent calendars...

Because I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but they’re really cool?!?!

Nowadays there seems to be an advent calendar for every toy fan. Kid loves Lego? There’s a calendar for that. Into Polly Pocket instead? No problem. Love crafts? Got ya covered.

In fact, there are so many amazing advent calendars it can be hard to know which one to actually pick – so, I’ve done the hard work, I’ve attended all the Christmas toy expos, and I’ve whittled it down for you...

1. Lego’s Minecraft advent calendar

Why we love it: Well, what Minecraft fan wouldn’t love this Lego advent calendar?! Comes with a wide selection of Minecraft characters to build as well as scenery (300 pieces in total) which........

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