DIY LEGO Advent calendar

I mentioned in an earlier post that I was planning on making my boys my own version of a LEGO Advent calendar this year. They would love a Star Wars one, but at £25 each x 2 (because I suspected the youngest would come off worse in that deal) it was out of the question. Instead I've made my own version and I think they will like it better.

It contains:

3 x Christmas DVDs to go in on Fridays (Home Alone, National Lampoon, Muppet Christmas Carol)

Chocolate money
A LEGO minifigure

Random LEGO bits bought from www.lego.com

Vouchers

• choose a family outing (cost restrictions and distance apply)
• Stay up an extra half an hour on ANY night
• Choose whatever you want for breakfast on Saturday or Sunday
• A day with Mum and A day with Dad
• Choose whatever you want for dinner
• Boss Mum around for 1 hour and Boss Dad around for 1 hour
• A game rental of your choice (age appropriate)
• A DVD rental and snacks of your choice for family movie night (age appropriate)

I just need a suitable box now. I'll put an item in at night after the kids have gone to bed.

Top Christmas toys for boys

Forget the lists that are being hyped by the media. This is what is on the list in my house.

Lego

The Hogwarts Castle would be particularly well received, as would any pick and mix building blocks and this series 4 hockey player Minifigure.

Nerf

 The bigger the better as far as my boys are concerned. Keep dreaming kids... it's never gonna happen

Music vouchers

 Like Amazon, to download such classics as Sexy and I Know It and Make You Sweat

Activities/Experiences
A family outing to somewhere is on the cards for Christmas but where is still being debated.

Books

Sports equipment
Mine got hockey sticks last year but if they need equipment then now is a good time. Footballs are always received well here as the level of accuracy doesn't always match the level of enthusiasm.

Power Rangers
I honestly thought I'd seen the back of Power Rangers when my eldest grew out of them 3 or 4 years ago. Apparently I haven't. I've been told these are different but I can't see it.