UPDATE: Amazon has a great selection of Advent Calendars , including the Playmobil Advent Calendar Xmas in Forest and the Kurt Adler Talking Light-Activated Wooden Nativity Advent Calendar .

Well, Halloween is over, so it must be time for Christmas. Or at least one would think if you visit any store.

As a kid, I have vague memories of counting down the days to Christmas with the assistance of an Advent calendar. Honestly, I only remember the process, but the details about this countdown, other than it taking WAY TOO LONG for Christmas to arrive are a bit fuzzy.

Since Saxon is two this year, I figured it’s about time to start torturing her create some anticipation of the Christmas holiday in her little mind.

So, I went to Amazon to search for "advent calendar" and Holy Nativity! hundreds of results! Advent Calendars in every shape, form and fashion. From the Lego City 2008 Advent Calendar to Creepy Doll Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar to the Little German Card-Like one.

Pottery Barn tells you to put a "treat, message or tiny gift" in each of the "25 meticulously designed pockets" of their Telluride Advent Calendar (pictured above). Uh-huh, right. And how high will I have to hang this sucker to keep a young little elf from raiding in every time I turn my back.

And when I’m in the room, it will be a non-stop barrage of "up Daddy, up Daddy" to which I would respond "where Saxon, where?" And in reply, my little cutie would point and say, with a hint of a Southern accent, "Right there. Look, Daddy. Right there."

Any suggestions or ideas to help start a MoseleyWorld Christmas countdown tradition are appreciated in advance!