Earlier this year, I was shopping for a card on Lovepop and stumbled across an Advent calendar in their sales section. If you’re not familiar with the website, they specialize in super cool pop-up greeting cards, including some Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel ones, among others. (Oh, I probably shouldn’t have looked at that page, now I want some cards.)
Half a year early, I purchased the Pancake the Penguin’s Christmas Adventure pop-up Advent calendar. The real miracle is that I remembered about it in late November and knew where it was, setting it on the dining room table on December 1st. Every day, I assemble some of the previous items, read the story snippet and open the day’s pouch, revealing another piece for the story.
Pictured above is the calendar box in the upper left; Pancake in the upper right; Pancake (wearing a cute little backpack to carry her golden key) and her adopted sister, Pep, in the bottom left, where they have discovered some Christmas trees; and Pancake and Pep traveling from the ice cream forest to the “icey forest” (that’s how it’s spelled on their map).
Wait… why do I re-assemble the pieces every day instead of just leaving the display? On day 1, I revealed Pancake the Penguin, the star of this adventure. On day 2, with only Pancake and her home on the table, Zuko jumped up and stole Pancake. After a quick chase in the kitchen, I determined it would be safer to keep the pop-ups in a container.
As we wrap up this year’s calendar, I’ve noticed that Lovepop has some other Advent calendars. I’ll keep those in mind for next year. And determine what catproofing is needed.
Have a great Christmas!