dialogue: Emma: I’ve just fallen in love with this advent calendar! Awesome! I wanna one for my kids!
  Rob: I used to get one every year as a child! Loved them! 
  Emma: Yeah, i remember! they were filled with chocolates!
  Lauren: they are different these days! much more sophisticated! Haha!
  Rob: yeah, they can be fabric/ wooden, shop bought/ homemade, filled with various stuff
  Emma: what do you fit inside?
  Lauren: small toys, Christmas decorations, creative stuff, hair bands & clips, stickers, pencils & rubbers, small puzzles, sweets
  Emma: WOW! That’s brill! X
  Lauren: i add one more very special thing as well- little notes asking my children to do something nice for someone else
  Rob: i like that! My sister adds notes asking her kids questions about christmas such as What did the 3 wise men bring? etc
  Lauren: i reckon it prepares them for Christmas 
  Emma: and makes it more about traditions and being kind to other people
  Lauren: my children get very excited every time they get one!
  Emma: i can see why! :)
summary: Emma and Rob love the advent calendar. Lauren fits inside calendar various items, for instance, small toys and Christmas decorations. Her children are excited whenever they get the calendar.