Building Block Advent Calendar with 24 Christmas Models

The calendar comes in a full-colour printed gift box with a festive design and the dj toys name. Inside, the doors are numbered in order, each with its own brick set and the matching instructions. The bricks are bright and come in many colours, which shows once the finished models stand side by side. The box weighs 0.8 kg. Because of the four larger models, it is worth not clearing the bricks away on 24 December.

• 1 advent calendar with 24 doors
• Bricks for 24 mini models
• Complete building instructions
• Pieces combine into 4 larger models at Christmas
• Multi-coloured bricks in many shades
• Weight: 0.8 kg
• Made in China
• Contains small parts, not for toddlers

The routine is simple: open the door, take out the bricks, lay the instructions beside them and build the model of the day. Every set comes with complete instructions that show the build step by step. According to the manufacturer, the building encourages fine motor skills and problem solving.

On Christmas Day the second round begins: the mini models are taken apart and the pieces turn into four larger builds. The manufacturer images show a Father Christmas figure, a Christmas train with a locomotive and a little house with a fir tree among them.

The bricks are compatible with most popular construction brick brands, according to the manufacturer. If there is already a box of bricks at home, the pieces from the calendar can simply join it once the larger models are dismantled. It works the other way round too: your own bricks can extend the Christmas builds. So the bricks stay in play well after the festive days.

Put the calendar where the building actually happens, so bricks, instructions and finished model stay in one place. A shallow tray or a box lid under the building area catches loose pieces, and because small parts are included, keep the building away from toddlers at play.

Keep the instruction sheets until Christmas so a model can be built a second time. Line the finished mini models up on a shelf and the whole of advent is there at a glance. Hand the calendar over before the first of December so the first door is opened on the right day; if it arrives for St Nicholas instead, the first few doors are simply caught up in one go.

What is behind the 24 doors? Behind each door is a building block set with instructions for one small Christmas model.

How many larger models can be built at Christmas? Four. The pieces from all the doors are recombined into four larger models.

Do the bricks fit other construction bricks? According to the manufacturer they are compatible with most popular construction brick brands.

Are instructions included? Yes, complete building instructions are supplied.

Is the calendar suitable for very young children? No. It contains small parts and is not meant for toddlers, but for older children.