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What did everyone have in their advent calendars today then?

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SnowMuchToBits · 01/12/2008 14:51

For those who have the traditional ones with pictures -

I had a Santa, and ds had a Christmas pudding.

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VictorianSqualor · 01/12/2008 14:53

OH SHIT.
I forgot to get them one

aGalChangedHerName · 01/12/2008 14:54

Chocolate!!!

bobsyouruncle · 01/12/2008 14:54

a present (a picture of one that it not an actual present!).

georgiemum · 01/12/2008 14:54

1 chocolate
2 small tree (Playmobil)

bobsyouruncle · 01/12/2008 14:55

that is not that it grrr.

ChristmassyCullenHasMySanta · 01/12/2008 14:57

Both had a candy cane thingy.
I haven't put the big fabric one up yet, but that will just contain e numbers!!

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SnowMuchToBits · 01/12/2008 14:58

Ooops, VS!

Forgot to mention the Lego City one - that had a Lego minifigure, and curiously, a chicken leg

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VictorVictoria · 01/12/2008 14:58

A book.

DS (3.5) hasnt really got the hang of it yet. could not understand why, having sorted out that the a 9 was a 9 not a 6, whu we couldnt see what was behind the number 9 as well as thye number 1..........

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SnowMuchToBits · 01/12/2008 14:58

A Lego chicken leg, not a real one!

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christMAScomesbutonceayear · 01/12/2008 15:00

a lamp

LouMacca · 01/12/2008 15:11

DS had Santa (and choc cracker). DD had a teddy (also had a choc cracker).

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SnowMuchToBits · 01/12/2008 15:49

Anyone else?

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weWUZZuaFRAGGLExmas · 01/12/2008 15:49

a chocolate in the shape of a candle

GaspodisWearingASantaHatHoHoHo · 01/12/2008 15:53

A reindeer with baubles strung across his antlers (I love Quentin Blake)

HoHoHotcrossbunny · 01/12/2008 15:56

An angel and a bible verse. V traditional here
(Choc in the other calendar though!!!)

Flamesparrow · 01/12/2008 16:05

of those with proper picture ones.

oddly enough, my best calendar growing up was a mcdonald's happy meal box It was an advent calendar house, with proper pics in (not burgers n stuff) - really nice, and my mum still stores decorations in them

Flamesparrow · 01/12/2008 16:07

ooh have googled - was in '89

PerkinWarbeck · 01/12/2008 16:07

we've got a picture one - blardy nightmare to track down. today we uncovered an Elf.

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SnowMuchToBits · 01/12/2008 16:22

I got this one for ds. I bought it in the local shop that is open every year in our tourist information centre, selling Christmas cards/wrapping etc for many different charities (Cards for Good Causes shop).

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Sally4484 · 01/12/2008 16:25

DD had a chocolate in the shape of a bird in hers. I had a picture of a rabbit with some carrots in mine. Seriously; a rabbit! Am Imissing something? Is there something festive about rabbits?

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SnowMuchToBits · 01/12/2008 16:27

LOL! One year I had an advent calendar in which about half the pictures seemed to be of birds... and not just robins, turkeys and partridges in pear trees. Just any old birds!

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ohdearwhatamess · 01/12/2008 16:36

Plastic torch holder with dragon (playmobil), ds1

Picture of a present, ds2.

TheButterflyEffect · 01/12/2008 16:47

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chocolateteapot · 01/12/2008 16:50

DD had a tree with two birds in it

DS had a Knight but claims to have lost it

jellybeans · 01/12/2008 16:56

lego man and chicken for us too!