United StatesEvery day you’ll enter our fabulous Edwardian country mansion to discover a new surprise. Relax in the grand drawing-room, stroll through the extensive gardens, watch the bustle below stairs as the domestic staff prepare the house for Christmas Day. And with more aesthetic games and interactive activities than ever before, this is our best Advent Calendar ever! IN OUR 2023 CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN • Interactive main scene set in an English country estate, c.1910 • A grand drawing-room for you to decorate and enjoy • Over 30 gifts to unwrap! • A new animated story or other amusement every day • 25 animals hidden in the scene, one to find each day • A variety of books to curl up with • Loads of fun Christmas games and seasonal activities COSY GAMES • Our brilliant Teddy Skiing game is back! • Decorate your Christmas biscuits • Set the table for a grand Christmas Dinner • Spend a cosy afternoon with our jigsaw puzzles • An assortment of memory games • Two varieties of Patience/Solitaire – Spider and Klondike • Challenge yourself with our Marble Solitaire game • Plus, of course our popular Match Three and 10x10 games FESTIVE ACTIVITIES • Decorate the Christmas tree in the grand drawing-room • The original version of our Snowflake Maker is back! • Fun model train game • Dress paper dolls in Edwardian costume • Create your own needlework, wreath, or tapestry • Make a beautiful flower arrangement CHRISTMAS BOOKS • A glimpse into Edwardian Christmas traditions • A beautiful fine art book • Fascinating stories behind each of the 25 daily animations • Mouth-watering recipes from Edwardian times WHAT IS AN ADVENT CALENDAR? A traditional Advent Calendar is a Christmas scene printed on cardboard, with little paper windows – one for each day of Advent – which open to reveal further Christmas scenes, so the user can count the days to Christmas. Our digital Advent Calendar is much more exciting, of course, because the main scene and the daily surprises all come alive with music and animation! Strictly, Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on Christmas Eve, but most modern Advent Calendars – ours included – start the Christmas countdown on 1st December. We also depart from tradition by including Christmas Day itself! https://www.jacquielawson.com/terms-of-use https://www.jacquielawson.com/privacy-policy
2023 Advent Calendar was a delight (eventually)
The 2023 advent calendar ended up being a delight (loved that all the original games were included along with many new ones!). Unfortunately the ‘slow reveal’ technique used this year made the outdoor scenes feel two dimensional and uninviting for the first half of the month. The house windows were all dark and there was no cute village to stroll through and re-decorate. The sitting room held all the action, and each day a new gift provided more fun and games. By the end it was a blast, but it was a shame to have to wait half the season to really enjoy the beauty of the outdoor scenes.
United StatesDisappointment vs other years
I have looked forward to this advent calendar for the past 5 years. Honestly, there were many key components I missed this year—the snowman, outside tree lights and other features (store displays, light poles) that changed when you touched them and the interactive nature of the scene in general. I loved the year we found the gnomes, and then they turned up on the game room bookshelf and sing Merry Christmas on the 25th. Perhaps if the animals we find each day had culminated in an outside parade?? Fingers crossed for next year?!?
United StatesSubpar compared to previous years
This years felt like an old recycled version from 10 years ago. Been a happy customer for many years - not sure why they downgraded the interactions so much.
United StatesSo disappointed
I’ve had a Jacquie Lawson Advent calendar since 2013; it has one of my favorite Christmas traditions but not this year. This year’s calendar has no interactive community so is very boring and the videos were substandard. The one video that promised a festive holiday ball only showed generic figures entering the house — no actual ball! Next year I will preview the calendar before purchasing it.
United StatesStunning and cozy
No idea what anybody is complaining about. The art is so lovely & i keep coming back to everything even days after Christmas.
United StatesDisappointment compared to previous years
My mother, sister and I have been enjoying the JL advent calendars for years. This year was a disappointment, I’m very sorry to say. I did love searching for animals each day, that was enjoyable. However, if you look at the main scene - where’s Christmas? Where are the lights, decorations - any signs of the season? It was bare, cold, and actually slightly depressing. In past years there were trees with lights, wreaths, decorations, children sledding, snowmen, fireworks, Santa at Christmas and so much more. This year, nothing. Lonely (although cute) animals out in the snow. Please, less videos, more entertainment and more outdoor holiday decor and excitement next year!
United StatesNot as fun
Not as fun as the last two years. I’ll probably still buy it, but I hope it improves.
United States
Minor bug fixes and app improvements!
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