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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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SummatAnNowt · 02/12/2008 07:12

Mary

Anna8888 · 02/12/2008 07:41

1 December: an elephant
2 December: a drum

Anna8888 · 02/12/2008 07:43

Bink - I love your advent calendar - though I haven't yet missed a trick as it would go over DD's head at present - next year though

christMAScomesbutonceayear · 02/12/2008 09:49

today - 2 Dec - a shepherd and little boy

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SnowMuchToBits · 02/12/2008 09:55

Today's offerings were:-

Lego calendar - a barbecue (Lego man is now happily barbecuing his chicken!)

My calendar - a winter scene
Ds's calendar - picture of some presents

Ds and I are having a competition, where we have to predict what pictures will be in our advent calendar every day. You get 2 points if you get the right item on the right day, and 1 point if you get an item you have predicted, but on the wrong day. Yesterday we had one point each. Today I had no points (had not put "winter scene" on my list), but ds managed to guess "presents" for today, so he is now well in the lead!

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EightiesChick · 02/12/2008 11:51

Have two, one arty one with pictures of festive things from the Bodleian Library, and another general picture one.

1 Dec - people making snowman / bell
2 Dec - French C15th bloke warming his feet in front of a roaring fire / partridge

ABloke · 02/12/2008 12:04

today: a christmas tree and a bird

pagwatch · 02/12/2008 12:07

a picture of a snowflake
a picture of an angel.

I only buy if I can get the paper ones. DS2 is allergic to chocolate and besides sweetie advents are just bleuh

ohdearwhatamess · 02/12/2008 12:09

ds1 - box with hot coals
ds2 - picture of a cake stand and carrot cake

pagwatch · 02/12/2008 12:29

ROFL at ohdear

where did you get those from ?
www.christmasisshit.com

ohdearwhatamess · 02/12/2008 13:58

One is playmobil, the other (carrot cake) was Phoenix Trading traditional picture one sold by a lady at toddler group.

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SnowMuchToBits · 02/12/2008 14:04

Lol at www.christmasisshit.com!

Eightieschick - I like the sound of your arty one!

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SnowMuchToBits · 02/12/2008 15:55

Nobody else opened theirs today, then? Ds has just been asking "What did everyone on Mumsnet have on their advent calendars today?"....

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happynappies · 02/12/2008 16:01

Dec 1st - a candle
Dec 2nd - missletoe

chocolateteapot · 02/12/2008 16:02

DD is cross with her playmobil one, she has another tree today and is a bit fed up of trees.

DS had a bridge with a shield and flag on it ( has stuck his knight from yesterday on it as a look out)and has been carting the calendar round the house with him everywhere he goes.

EightiesChick · 02/12/2008 16:26

Snowmuchtobits, I got the arty bookcase one from the Art Fund online shop if you're interested. It's here

I've just got another 'thanks for your support' advent calendar through the post from Cats Protection. Bet no-one can guess what was behind windows 1 and 2!

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SnowMuchToBits · 02/12/2008 16:26

Eerrrrr.............

Cats?????

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SnowMuchToBits · 02/12/2008 16:29

Eerrrrr.............

Cats?????

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SnowMuchToBits · 02/12/2008 16:29

OOps, sorry!

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jumpingbeans · 02/12/2008 16:33

I bought dh ( well, no lo's here) a Lindt one, he ate the chocolate and moaned it was waxy, waxy, Lindt -no taste that man, happy shopper one for him next year.

Jux · 02/12/2008 16:43

Gabriel having a serious talk with Mary about how babies come - for her, anyway.

stealthsquiggle · 02/12/2008 16:51

Total of 3 fairly ordinary chocolates (sorry didn't notice the pictures, I was too busy restricting DD to opening one window), a milka bell (Milka advent calendar - DD's brought from France by my parents - has huge chocolates in it, and some of the windows are even bigger ) and a tree - with no leaves (Playmobil!)

samsonara · 02/12/2008 16:54

Nothing! we have two reusable fabric one's with pockets that you put sweets in. I can't have them hanging up with sweets in it, the dc are not going to leave them alone until all eaten,so ours are both hanging with nothing in the pockets but they do look lovely.

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EightiesChick · 03/12/2008 10:18

Wednesday 3 December

  1. Santa making toys
  2. a wrapped present

(yes, it was cats on the CP one, and is again today. Think I will not need to report on that in future...)