I have to say that this year this advent calendar is my favorite of the three. But even this one is not perfect. The minifigure count has dropped yet again to a mere 5 figures. None of them reference any of this year's themes, which is disappointing. The whole figure lot is bland, unoriginal, and the santa figure for some reason no longer uses that nice and rare face print from last year. In that respect, the calendar is disappointing. However the mini builds are actually really nice this year. I like the references to sets from this year, as well as the little scene additions like the holiday clock. The spaceship and passenger train are fun. These builds redeem most of the calendar (again, most), but the minifigures here really take away from the set, because they are so vital to the calendar. It is a fine set but I really think this year's calendars overall have been very sub-par.

This was the first year we bought a lego advent calendar. My six-year-old son is currently happily obsessed with legos. That is all he wants for Christmas so naturally this was perfect choice. He loves it!!! I have seen a lot of negative reviews on these calendars. I don't have prior experience but I do know that my son is thrilled with this calendar. But parents BEWARE: every day is Christmas! By that I mean just like on Christmas morning your child will bounce out of bed and excitedly demand you go to the calendar at 5:45am! My only critiques and reason I gave 4 not 5 stars is some of the items are hard to identify I think one is a drone. Also (and we are only on day 11) the man mini figure had legs that didn't bend which I found odd. My son wanted him to get to ride the snow mobile and it was weird that he couldn't sit. I will definitely buy one again year next! I love this idea so much. I paid $23 for it and I think it was worth every penny!

We have the last 5 years of Lego Advent Calendars -- most of them City with a few Star Wars versions added on top. I was ready to skip this one and build our own from 5 year's worth of Christmas themed figs and mini builds, but the minifig tree topper called my name.

Our family has a pretty good collection of Christmas themed sets and I'm sure we'll use these pieces. The tree topper was the only real reason for me to buy it and I bought it on sale so I didn't have to pay full price for it when we only really want the one piece. I'm crossing my fingers we don't lose it! LOL.

If this is your first advent calendar, it's a pretty fun set for little kids or those who don't have a whole collection of Christmas themed minifigs and mini builds.

My son is almost 5 and within the last year has become obsessed with Legos. We are not collectors (although we are accruing our fair share of Legos!) just a kid who experiences pure joy from Legos!

This is our first LEGO advent calendar. My son loves it!! He doesn’t care much for the mini figs (they are “boring”... he wants to build stuff and then rebuild it into something else), so I’m glad there wasn’t a ton of those! He has something to look forward to every morning and I don’t have to hear “is it Christmas yet?” every morning because he’s too excited to see what’s in his advent calendar.

As a “naive” LEGO mom, this set was/is a lot of fun for my son and we will probably buy next year’s!