It’s only day five of the annual TBB LEGO Advent Calendar marathon and Kyle has eaten the last of the cookies. With six calendars to open each day – Friends and Disney, City and Harry Potter, Star Wars and Spider-Man – our jolly engines are running on overdrive. We’ll need new strategies to make it to the South Pole in time for Christmas. Wait, that’s a different Endurance challenge… Focus, team. We have gifts to assemble!
As ever, our intrepid TBB team is on hand with witty comments, insightful observations, and bad jokes for each day’s builds. And of course, you can add your own thoughts in the comments section each day! So without further ado, let’s crack open the build for day 5…
In the Disney box, a spinning dreidel for a game. Meanwhile, Friends provides a campfire, marshmallows for roasting, and a classic thermos.
Another table courtesy of Hogwarts. This once has a box of every-flavored beans and a botany text book. City delivers its second minfigig, a girl with a green sweater and a pair of skis.
Star Wars unleashes a robot dog while Spider-Man gets his first friend – Venom! – who looks quite festive in that scarf. He also brings a dog, of the frankfurt variety. I thought he was more of a lobster fancier?
I’m sort of smitten by Venom in a scarf. But what do the others think today?
Theo: All it takes is a scarf to turn Venom from scary villain to a guy just really enjoying the holiday season. I guess the Disney one incorporates some sort of game, assuming that’s some sort of dreidel?
[This explains the board game design on the inside of the calendar lid. Well, it partially explains it… there are no instructions. That’s okay. We can make up our own rules. Green, I win!]
Daniel: Something about that AT-AT feels off to me. Maybe the stiff legs.
[Or maybe it’s a robot dog?]
Kyle: Star Wars, what happened bud? You used to be my favorite. Are we out of ideas after the 20th microscale AT-AT? I guess that’s fair, but HP beats you rotten today with some awesome printed parts.
Bre: Mm, Mm, Mm. I’m with Kyle. Love me some printed Harry Potter parts. Woof to the AT-AT.
Not a lot of love for Star Wars tooday. Perhaps it will command more respect with its fully operational dreidel-canon! Also, Venom, buddy, maybe borrow one of the helmets from the city set if you’ve never been on skis before.
It’s okay. AT-AT. You’re a good boy too. City dog even came with an extra bone to share.
What delights will tomorrow bring? Come back tomorrow for six more advent gifts. And be sure to share your thoughts on today’s offerings in the comments!
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