You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. 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. A BRAND YOU CAN TRUST: EIGHT is a high quality British brand which has now developed a range of electronic model building kits. It’s not a toy, but it does strike me as a perfect way to get people of many ages interested in electronics.

The drawers and doors are finished with embossed paper, and each opening is magnetic and tied with a ribbon. If you are outside the UK/USA you may have to pay customs/duties if your country charges for importing packages. It’s an advent calendar, so there’s one behind each window; Simon Says, Wire Maze and Code Breaker among them. This one is official Disney merchandise and contains 24 mini characters from the classic film The Nightmare Before Christmas.Like the electronic games advent calendar, this one gives you all the components you need to build a working gadget in 24 days. EASY TO ASSEMBLE: Behind each window is an electronic component which allows you to build a fully working FM Retro Radio. Vinyl figures are becoming increasingly popular, and if you’re a fan of the miniature models you can bump up your collection with a themed advent calendar. I got in real trouble a couple of days ago when it was discovered that there still some days from last year’s chocolate advent calendar that I’d not got around eating.

BUILD YOUR OWN RETRO RADIO IN THE COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: Ditch the chocolate and switch to an advent calendar which gives you something tangible on Christmas Eve! Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

As you count down the days to Christmas, you collect everything you need to build awesome, electronic games.

The EIGHT Build Your Own Electronic Games Advent Calendar comes with a complete instruction manual to guide you through the construction process. Each pair comes with a fun Harry Potter-themed design, so expect to see references to Dobby, Hedwig and, of course, ‘you know who’. If you’re a fan of retro games or have an interest in electronics, this cool advent calendar is a must.Ditch the chocolate and switch to an advent calendar which gives you something tangible on Christmas Eve! Edit: I’m dropping another star because some of the components I’ve got since writing this review were faulty. It’s worth knowing there are various versions of this kit, so you can build a Porsche or a Mercedes Benz as an alternative. Each drawer front features a different character from the franchise, and is decorated with a foil-embossed number tracking the Christmas countdown.