It’s an advent calendar, so there’s one behind each window; Simon Says, Wire Maze and Code Breaker among them. Can we tempt you to introduce a little friendly competition to the family in the days leading up to Christmas? It’s an advent calendar that starts with a simple circuit that lights a LED and ends up on Christmas Eve with a fully working version of the Simon memory game. And, talking of wires, it would have been nice to have had a set of pre-made jumpers of appropriate sizes and colours rather than just a little coil of red wire that will have to be cut and stripped for every circuit. This one is official Disney merchandise and contains 24 mini characters from the classic film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Ditch the chocolate and switch to an advent calendar which gives you something tangible on Christmas Eve! Ditch the chocolate this year and go for this unique advent calendar that builds 24 different electronic games. The instructions are ok, but I would have liked more explanation of what the components do, a list of tools needed so I could have been prepared and some guidance on how much wire to cut, before it’s too late.ThisIsWhyImBroke is reader supported, some products displayed may earn us a commission if you purchase through our links. Just to clarify, we do not sell any of the items that we list on this site and occasionally partners increase or decrease their pricing.

It’s not a toy, but it does strike me as a perfect way to get people of many ages interested in electronics. The spice mixes last over a year, so you could cook your curries throughout December, stick to the actual 12 days of Christmas or serve one a month in 2022.Merchoid’s Electronics Game Advent Calendar isn’t even the first advent calendar Geek Native has blogged about in 2022.