It's time ! Unless you don't have the internet or close your eyes while surfing the web, you couldn't miss the very serious "reviews"and other photos saturated with Instagram filters of the contents of the first boxes of the 2015 LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar.

Besides, it's like every year the race for the one who will post his photo before the others, and I think that sooner or later we will end up having "previews"the day before, history for some to be sure to be the first ...

This year, instead of complaining about the concept of micro-gadgets, I decided to innovate and ask my children to choose between two calendars: The LEGO version with its micro-things and the Kinder version with its stuff in chocolate.

The Kinder version wins hands down. And the judges' arguments are final: "... There, at least we immediately recognize what is in the box of the day and in addition it is eaten! ..."CQFD.

How does it work with you?

PS: I still secretly open my LEGO Star Wars calendar, just to occupy myself, eh ...

If you intend to offer Petit Bateau brand clothes for Christmas to your children or those around you, don't forget to claim the set 40093 Snowman which is offered from 39 € of purchase in store or on website of the brand, it helps to pass the amount of the invoice.

In addition to this offer, Petit Bateau is organizing a no-purchase competition that allows you to win a hood worth € 480 including € 230 of LEGO sets and a gift card from the brand of € 250.

Just build a LEGO snowman, either with your own bricks or with those from the set 40093 Snowman offered, stage it in a Christmas atmosphere and send the photo at all to the following address: lego_jeunoel@fr.petitbateau.com or post it on the facebook page of the brand.

10 winners will be chosen, and they will leave with the gift card and the LEGO sets DUPLO 10572, 10696 Medium Creative Brick Box, 60076 Demolition Site, 41073 Naida's Epic Adventure Ship, 41097 Heartlake Hot Air Balloon, 75038 Jedi Interceptor et 70741 Airjitzu Cole Flyer.

(Thanks to Crap's for his email)

Here are some official visuals of two of the Marvel novelties slated for early 2016. The resolution of the images isn't great, but it's still better than the preliminary or downsized ones we've had so far.

Above the set 76049 Avenjet Space Mission (69.99 €) with Captain America, Iron Man (Space Suit), Hyperion, Captain Marvel and the BigFig of Thanos to accompany the "Jet" seen in the animated series Marvel Avengers Assemble.

Lower the set 76048 Iron Skull Sub Attack (34.99 €) with Captain America, Iron Man (Scuba Suit), Iron Skull and a HYDRA henchman identical to the one seen in the set 76017 Captain America vs. HYDRA released in 2014.

The December offers are online on the LEGO Shop and it is possible to combine them by respecting the criteria imposed by LEGO:

The polybag  5002948 C-3PO is offered from 30 € of purchase in LEGO Star Wars products.

The and 40139 Gingerbread House is offered from 65 € of purchase without range restriction.

Note the availability of the set LEGO Ideas 21304 Doctor Who (54.99 €).

Direct links to the LEGO Shop depending on your country of residence:

Here are still official visuals of the LEGO Star Wars novelties of the first half of 2016. Nothing surprising or new, we had already had a first glimpse of the content of these boxes either via the preliminary visuals available for a few weeks, or via the images put online by mistake by LEGO on its server.

But hey, a nice box, it always has its small effect, and we can discover a little more closely the different minifigs that will make up this first wave of Star Wars 2016 sets.

All of these sets are referenced at amazon Germany which also announces an effective availability for December 19.