Alison Gardiner Traditional Advent Calendar: Christmas Cottage

I've had an Advent calendar every year of my very long life, and this one is just lovely. Some awful calendars have the windows cut into the illustration on the front willy nilly, ruining it the more windows are opened. This one, however, has each window of the house opening, leaving the handsome house and street scene on the front intact, with an illustration appropriate for the room behind each window. Upstairs children are going to bed, on the middle floor is a dance party complete with bagpiper, and downstairs in the main hall is the nativity scene. It's a card calendar, thicker than the typical thickness of a good quality birthday card. A good calendar makes all the difference at Advent, and we really liked this one.

I searched long and hard for an advent calendar whose inside related the outside, i.e. doors open to what could actually be behind them. This one even has shadows on the windows that relate to what's behind them. Furthermore, it's not sentimental or glittery like many advent calendars are. I'll look for one by the same company next year.

We really enjoyed this as a family. Fun pictures and sturdy construction. Will buy again!

My son and I really liked this calendar because the pictures underneath are of the scenes inside the house, and therefore it seems like you are just opening the windows.

I wasn't sure if it would be too simple, but I love this advent calendar. I really like that the pictures show what's happening inside each room so when you open a window. The only downside is it doesn't have a ribbon or anything to hang it with and my attempts to make my own didn't go very well. So I have it stuck on the wall with putty but have to take it down every day to get enough leverage to open the window.

The pictures actually make sense in relation to where they're placed. Great gift too.

It's a bit short of chocolate ;-(

Great traditional paper Advent calendar with charming illustrations.

Bought for my mother in law who is severely disabled and until by mouth so can’t make use of the usual food orientated advent calendars. She loved it and has incorporated it into her Christmas decorations ready for next year

Très joli

Dimensioni giuste, colori perfetti, la grafica che mi ricorda i calendari di quando ero piccola. non ho ancora aperto le finestrelle ma sono sicura che non resterò delusa... rapporto prezzo qualità giusto considerato che l'ho pagato 15 euro circa a fronte di quelli inglesi (più belli certo come grafica) che su amazon non ho trovato a meno di 38/40 euro... direi decisamente troppo per due pezzi di cartoncino!! Consiglio quindi l'acquisto! Buon Natale a tutti!

Si lo que quieres es un calendario de adviento sencillo pero entrañable, es perfecto. Diferentes escenarios detrás de cada ventada y la ilusión de lo que vas a encontrar. Un clásico.

I was very disappointed in this Advent Calendar; I had expected "English Charles Dickens" like pictures nad instead they were cartoon like. There is not much that is traditional about this calendar.