A most unusual Advent calendar: This is a miniature one you can send like a card. It also acts like a lantern: Place a battery-powered tea light inside the house, and each night as you open the daily door or window, the tea light will cast a cozy glow.

Designed by Barbara Behr and printed at the Coppenrath Verlag Company in Münster, Germany. This small publisher of Christmas paper goods has been in business since 1768. Each Advent calendar card ships flat at just about 4 1/2" tall x 6 1/2" wide, and from there opens up into a cube about 4 1/2" square. Comes with an envelope for mailing. There are four different designs in the collection.

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