Growing up, I never did the whole Advent Calendar thing. We did the standard paper chain to count down to Christmas. One year we did a Jesse Tree. But as far as I can remember, we've never done an Advent Calendar. I love Christmas. It is by far my favorite holiday of the year. Perhaps, that is why I like the idea of Advent Calendars so much. The idea of a mini Christmas celebration every day leading up to December 25th is wonderful. Last year, my kids got a chocolate Advent Calendar. Nothing fancy and of course they loved getting