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playmobile advent calendar

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colleysmill · 30/09/2013 07:59

Ds (4) is just getting into playmobile and I've been toying with the idea of one of the advent calendars.

What I didn't realise was how many different varieties there are! I quite like the idea of a traditional scene but just wondered if its any good and worth the money?

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Puzzledmoo · 30/09/2013 08:10

We got one for DD (then nearly 3 yo) last year. She loved opening the little windows and building the scene. There are a lot if very small parts to it and now keeping it all together is a bit of a struggle (but then again isn't this the case with many toys!). On some days the toy was not as exciting but at that age she did not care much. I think I will get another one this year - but mainly because I love playmobil!

ninja · 30/09/2013 08:11

Love them and if you can get them around £16-£18 I think they're good value. Woodland scene and post office are both Christmassy and reasonably priced

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colleysmill · 30/09/2013 08:14

thanks for the replies.

Bit of a daft question but can you reuse them year after year? As in put them back in the windows and reopen it?

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BadSeedsAddict · 30/09/2013 08:21

You can't reuse them but my kids play with the set that comes with them for ages, although being cardboard it does get battered eventually. But definitely worth the money. We budget it as a present as it will get played with after Christmas.

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colleysmill · 30/09/2013 08:29

Ah so not such a daft question after all!

I quite like the idea of getting a Christmas scene out year after year - I have an ancient lego father Christmas who still makes an appearance every Dec!

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Pinebarrens · 30/09/2013 08:30

they're great we have the post office and woodland scene. DD is 4 and loved it last year. we just box them up and reuse them. we have got both 'free' or heavily discounted from toys r us as we bought other playmobil stuff around xmas.

think we will stick with these two for this year as DD is getting lots of playmobil this year

Takver · 30/09/2013 09:14

MiL had the post office one year & then kept all the bits tucked away with the christmas decs for g/cs to play with at Christmas time, which I think is a nice idea.

Of course she is in a different situation in that all the dc go away and then she can pack it up neatly!

hermioneweasley · 30/09/2013 09:35

We have been putting the woodland scene and post office back in their boxes/windows for years now. It's part of our Christmas tradition!

WaitMonkey · 30/09/2013 09:41

We've had the post office, wedding, pirate, and dinosaur calendars over the last couple of years.They have all been great. I've bought them all from Amazon, ranging from about £9 to £12. So they do go cheaper but to be honest even at around £18 I think there are good value. You could in theory reuse them. Once the cardboard boxes are open, they could he folded back in to be used again, but wouldn't look very good. You could always buy one of those wooden or fabric calenders to reuse the bits.

kelda · 30/09/2013 09:43

We love them. But Playmobil does have loads of small bits and you do need to look after it.

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 30/09/2013 09:47

We had one last year and ds2 loved it. He's played with its contents all year and is planning on making it back into a scene this Christmas.

Ds1 chose the lego city one which wasn't as good in my opinion - not at all Christmassy.

StillWearingOddSocks · 01/10/2013 18:49

We had a knight one which was amazing. I've just got the Star Wars lego one for DS

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colleysmill · 01/10/2013 20:49

Thanks everyone - off to internet search for a deal now!

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olivo · 01/10/2013 20:54

I have bought playmobil princess one for DD age 4 and Lego friends for Dd age 7. They had the playmobil post office one last year and loved it.

WaterSpaniel · 01/10/2013 23:45

We've had and loved the forest one and the post office, the others just don't look christmassy :(

wish there was a nativity one.

bsc · 01/10/2013 23:51

There is a playmobil nativity set though... and the expansion set of the 3 Kings/wise men

MissWimpyDimple · 02/10/2013 08:11

We also loved the post office. DD was 5 first time we got a calendar.

This year I think I'm going to buy a couple of the normal Christmassy sets and put all the bits into a fabric calendar thingy.

olivo · 02/10/2013 18:09

The nativity set is lovely. I bought it after Christmas last year. Had to buy the kings and the camels separately.

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