Our 9-year-old son loves Legos. Lego Star Wars, Lego City, Lego Harry Potter, Lego Wii games, Lego pajamas. If they make it in Legos, he wants it. So, when I happened to find a Lego Advent Calendar, I quickly scooped it up.
In our family, as soon as the turkey coma wears off after Thanksgiving, we begin trucking down from the attic our Christmas decorations. We have collections of angels, carved St. Nicholas statues, hoards of Nutcrackers, nativity scenes of all shapes and sizes and, of course, an Advent calendar. The kids negotiate with the seriousness of a NATO peace accord the rotation of who gets to do the calendar each day; our excitement growing with each passing day as Christmas comes into view.
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