It's the season of advent for the Playmobil people in our house...

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... and so each day up until Christmas I will be bringing you a small scene from Playmoland. A kind of Playmobil advent calendar, with just a simple picture each day.

What's behind the door today?

Some snowmen which the children have made!

@Grimchmas I kindly allowed him to use mine (bit of a name change)...

What's behind the door today? Three wise men bearing gifts - and a camel!

I love all the little details! What a lovely Christmas scene.

There is currently a Playmobil exhibition in a museum near me for the next year (until September I think) if you ever fancy a field trip

https://museum.speyer.de/sonderausstellungen/aktuell/playmobil

Looks great @BertieBotts but not sure my funds will stretch for that trip. I'd forgotten that next year will be the 50th anniversary of Playmobil! Well, I can see a lot of blue wine being consumed next year...

The three wise men look resplendent!

Slightly off at a tangent…a Guardian article https://amp.theguardian.com/global/2023/nov/13/behold-the-miracle-of-the-knitted-bible recently covered the Knitted Bible which is touring some churches (none near me alas)! There are a number of cute knitted tableaux including a nativity scene, Daniel and the Lions etc. anyway, it’s on YouTube if people fancy a look: https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR33gxmL1cpdIltNySa2vbD_8gpg2cY3vxBuK-9Edyhjk3I8Ryw9_eEV_uU&v=YBLQ1Srf8Bs&feature=youtu.be

That reminds me of the lego bible which was online a while ago. I remember a traumatic scene involving a circumcision

Oh @BertieBotts , that's really ruined the mood! 😮

@BertieBotts that exhibition looks great. I really want to go to the Playmobil theme park one day

https://www.playmobil-funpark.de/en/

It's a shame Playmobil never built a fun park in the UK. I would have taken ds when he was a child if there had been one!

We could have had a Mumsnet Playmo fans meet up!
Can you imagine how much money we would have spent in the shop?

Yes, there are always items on my Playmo wish list!

I've been putting up my Christmas decorations today - including the Playmo nativity! Jesus isn't in the cooking pot. Yet...

You could alternatively stick one of the lambs in the pot so they can have some supper - Mary is probs a bit knackered by now

Mmm, lamb casserole!

Nooooooo. Poor lambs. I need the vegetarian version. Is there a playmo cabbage?

Pity the museum does not do a virtual tour that some do @BertieBotts . Too far from Berlin where I will be in the spring to visit, sadly.

I do have some Playmo cabbages. Or cauliflowers, or root vegetables...

What's behind the door today? Some Christmas decorations and cards!

Have you ever worked out how much you've spent over the years? Maybe it's best not to know!

Ah! Noel’s back! Who’s that he’s with?

Ah, that's not Noel, Noel is a little boy! These are our old friends Matthias and Marta!

I'm pleased to see that Christmas cards are still a "thing" in Playmoland. I love a Christmas card.

I love a Christmas card too! Had quite a few through the letterbox today, which was lovely.