I haven't opened this yet as it is not December! I really wanted the free gift when I ordered from the friends theme! I have had this in the past. It was the year that each item could be an ornament! I loved it and wish that Lego would do that again! I enjoy the excitement every morning during Advent to see what is behind the window. The tiny builds are often a winter festival scene,so this year looks like a young family. I love little details such as the poop for a pet,with a shovel of course. Some of the designs can be repeated with your own Lego collection,like these snowmen. It is fun that even the music notes on a piece are a real tune. The tiny furniture is easy to incorporate into a scene for play.

We really had lots of fun opening a new box every day. My 6 year old was quickly up and dressed to have those few minutes before the prescool to play with the new toy together with the ones from previous days. We only had some of troubles with the box they are in. First we opened the wrong end and all the toys almost fell out. I had a tricky situation putting it all back (there are no “open here” markings, just 4 identical sticky tapes. And you need to cut just the right 2 of them).
The other problem with the box is that it is so thin that it wobbles as she opens the doors and takes the new toys out (we have had some toys fall down to the lower box and we have been quite careful here), she also likes to put them back in and take out again and that is also risky as they easilly slide down to the lower levels.
All in all a great lego set, but the box is just too thin. Lets figure a better way to save the world rather than packaging of something that needs to last 24 days of daily play!

okay, it may be assumed this is a girls only set... that is just wrong okay just plain wrong. I bought this for my work team. 24 members myself included so we all got a special build. Terry even got the special mom one. the entire office was so overjoyed... JOY TO THE WORLD LEGO HAS COME (btw the office is not at all in reference to the show. had some confusion when I posted my review on amazon)

I buy a LOT of Legos. Used to pretend they were for my kids. 😁 My only disappointment with this advent is the cardboard parts used to have fold out sections and be more 3 dimensional. For those reviewers saying there aren’t instructions; there is an easy to read instruction inside the door of each day. For those who noted that the instructions don’t match the pieces, just slide the tray out and turn the pieces so they line up with the correct instructions. I caught that the first day. Don’t just complain, fix it. 😁