Buy the Brio Advent Calendar at £31.49 for a child who has a BRIO train set, or a Bitty calendar for anyone who'd rather line up 24 tiny figures. The Disney baubles puzzle is the odd one out, because it only counts down if you ration it.
Who is the BRIO calendar for?
Someone with track on the floor. The page promises a new surprise each day, from exclusive pieces to seasonal content, and says all of it is made to work with BRIO train sets. It's pitched at ages 3 and up. The page also mentions European beech wood and fine metal details alongside the plastics.
The page doesn't give a piece count, so all we know is that each day brings one surprise. If there's no BRIO set in the house yet, I'd choose a Bitty calendar instead, since the page calls this one a great addition to any BRIO World train set.
The three Bitty calendars share a price and a plan
Each one has tiny doors hiding 24 collectible figures. The Bitty Pop! - Hello Kitty Advent Countdown Calendar is £26.09. The Bitty Countdown Calendar - Stitch Holiday is £26.09. The Bitty Countdown Calendar - Disney Princess is £26.09. That isn't a typo, so the cast has to decide it: Hello Kitty, Lilo & Stitch or the Disney Princesses.
The pages don't list which 24 characters turn up, so pick the franchise the person already likes. After the doors are opened the figures can be played with or displayed, and the pages say to stand them in front of the box art to make a scene.
The Stitch and Princess figures are about 0.9 inches (2.3 cm) tall, which is exactly the size that vanishes into a sofa. Both of those pages carry a warning: not for children under 3, choking hazard. The Hello Kitty page says ages 3 and up. All three pages pitch the calendar at adults as well as children, which makes a Bitty calendar the easier pick for a grown-up who collects small things.
Where does the baubles puzzle fit?
It's a set of four 3D baubles, 54 pieces each, with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Pluto in the cast. The Disney Christmas Baubles 3D Puzzle 4x54pc is £17.99 and needs no glue. The page says you can build by eye or follow the numbers on the reverse side, and it's for ages 6 and up.
It isn't a calendar, but it makes a slow countdown if you want one: a bauble a week, and the set is done after four. The page calls the finished baubles Christmas decorations, so the countdown ends with four of them.
Free UK delivery on orders of £20 or more. Toys take 7 to 13 working days to arrive, so count back from the day you need them. Prices read on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
