Friends: The One with the Surprises Advent Calendar: The One with the Surprises Friends TV Show (Advent Calendars)

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Each day brings a new variety, so you can sample all the best blends from top brands, including Peet's Coffee and Green Mountain. Nostalgic and entertaining, Friends: The Official Advent Calendar is an exclusive must-have for any Friends fan,” the back of the calendar states. This article was written by Julia Fields, an associate editor for The Spruce covering all things surrounding toys, gifts, and the holidays. Do note that I’m based in Melbourne, Australia (GMT +11) so we’re ahead of most of the world(except New Zealand) so to avoid spoilers, try to come back to this post after you’ve opened your window and built the daily model especially if you’re located in other time zones like North America, or Western Europe. In the past, the Advent Calendars have tended to focus on a single book or movie, but this year’s calendar seems to be pulling characters, locations and magical items from across all 7 books (or 8 movies).

I love how what was initially used as an action pose piece is now being used to add angled rod pieces which allows this blaster to be wielded by minifigures easily without needing to move the arm to an unnatural position. Friends: The Official Advent Calendar (2023 Edition) takes readers back to even more iconic moments from the beloved hit show.

This luxurious red chest is filled with drawers (with signature Selfridges yellow ribbon) hiding four different types of adorably miniature mince pies, from classic to chocolate or citrus.

Each puzzle reveals a festive scene, like a garland strung on a fireplace or reindeer with light-covered antlers. In recent years, Lego advent calendars have taken off, becoming increasingly popular with kids of all ages (even you adults out there). Zamboni– When I first started this build, I saw the two wheels and thought, “Oh, some kind of moving vehicle. Enjoy C-3PO and R2-D2 kitted out in Christmas outfits, Darth Vader donning a summer outfit (if you know, you know), plus Luke Skywalker and a Clone Trooper Commander, Snowtrooper, Battle Droid and Gonk Droid dressed up as Santa. Everyone loves a toy at Christmas, even adults – they make perfect gifts for a bit of quiet time after Christmas dinner.

However, as I continued with the build, I was puzzled by its square shape and lack of a second pair of wheels.

With this calendar, instead of chocolate or a small bottle of wine, you'll get inspiration for different activities you can enjoy as a couple.

The artwork of Percy on the box erroneously has a white hole in the center of his bufferbeam instead of his coupling hook. Of course, while nice, it would have been too much to ask for the helmet to have the Porgs and flowers on it as seen in the movie. Good Housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites.

The reason for this variety may be the country setting of this City Calendar but, in any case, it made for a much more entertaining and enjoyable building experience overall, though like with last year’s calendar there’s some builds where once completed I wasn’t sure what they were supposed to be. Hoth Defense Turret– While I’d not normally pick a non-ship to be included here, this one is interesting in it’s own right. Here’s a classic filled with mini chocolates in fun festive shapes, and Hotel Chocolat also offers variations for dark, white or even unique caramel chocolate or nutmilk (made with hazelnuts) for vegans. Rocking Horse and Rocket– The rocket part of the build’s not anything I haven’t seen done before, but the rocking horse is truly novel.

Through looking up information about the minifigures, I found out they are both characters in LEGO City Adventures, a computer-animated Netflix TV show. Considering that this gift continues for 24 days and often includes items that your recipient can continue to use after that period (other than food-based calendars), it can make sense to splurge. Olivia – Of the core group of friends, Olivia is big on science and pink and blue are her favorite colors.