LEGOStar Wars 75097 Advent Calendar Building Kit

I am a mother of a 6 year old, who loves legos and likes star wars. I was tired of buying advent calender with cheap chocolate that he was okay with. When I showed him this on Dec 1, he was excited. There was a few mess up edges of the box itself and the main cover was tape a bit. But honestly my son didn't care about that.The pieces are small. They are random things on the box. I knew what I was getting from the photo of the figures. What I didn't know until "day 3" was there are directions on how to put together each piece behind the number piece. That really help out a lot. However, if you play with legos with your kids a lot. You can kind of figure out on your own as long you see the finish figure.It does come with maybe two or one extra piece for each item so far. But we haven't need to use them at all so far. The price was way higher, however it was a month before Christmas, they didn't make this one anymore o thier site. So it was high, however what isn't high price at lego. Still going to last year and be build over and over again.Anyway, my son loves it and play with the pieces he made each night. It is alot of fun to do with your children or watch them play. I am totally getting these each year.

This LEGO Star Wars advent calendar is AWESOME!! Every year, on December 1st, our Elf on the Shelf brings my kids a new advent calendar - and this year, because my boys are SO into Star Wars, this was the perfect one to get them! They LOVE it!! Yesterday was our first day doing it, and they are looking forward to opening a new door today too! When you open the box, it makes a 'platform' when you fold it down, so when you open the doors, you've got a place to set (or play with) that day's Lego surprise. They come in a little plastic bag, and you have to build them to look exactly like the picture behind the door. Each door is perforated, so it's easy to pop open. We've never had issues in the past with other Lego advent calendars with missing pieces, but for some reason, there are always extras in the bags. (Day 1 with this specific advent calendar - we had two extra pieces). Overall, this is SUCH a fun thing to do with our kids! It's something for them to do each day (December 1st - 24th, as there are 24 doors) in anticipation to Santa arriving on the 25th! I will absolutely continue to purchase Lego advent calendars every year because they are SO fun! BEST interactive advent calendar EVER!!!

I usually buy the Lego City Advent Calendar each year, but this time I decided to try the Star Wars version. As usual there are lots of fun mini-models to assemble and place on the box's play area, including a C3PO holiday minifigure. Whether you buy the City, Friends, or Star Wars version of the advent calendar set, you'll have fun counting down the days in December all the way to Christmas!This is the 2015 model from Lego---they release new advent calendars every year---but it's simply designated for days 1-24 so you could use any of the sets from year to year. To re-use the calendar, make sure you carefully pop open the perforated windows so you'll be able to re-close them for next time. And be careful opening the box initially: the lid folds down to create a backdrop for setting up all the little models as you build each day.

I grew up with the cheap $2 advent calendar version consisting of waxy chocolate under flimsy doors. I am so jealous of kids these days who have many more options opening to them - but the Lego Advent Calendar is especially a treat! First off, you avoid refined sugar. Happy about that. You have something you can collect each year! Happy about that. You have something you can tailor to a specific child...more or less. Happy about that! I bought this for my 10 year old son. He has been collecting the Star Wars Advent Calendar for 4 years now and loves them. Some of the mini-figs are unique to the year, so he can't miss each year. This is a dream come true for a Lego, Star Wars, and Christmas fan! It came properly secured, and now we just stare at it on the mantel in anticipation for December.