Christmas Advent Calendar for Kids

Open one door a day from December 1 to Christmas Eve. Behind each one is a Christmas story, a colouring page or a little bedtime surprise. Free, for ages 3–8.

Christmas calendar

Christmas is coming

A new surprise behind every door, December 1 to 24.

0 of 24 doors open

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What's behind the doors

Stories

Christmas stories to read together, with three brand-new ones on their own day.

Colouring pages

Print a page from the story you just read and colour it in.

Bedtime surprises

Small Christmas jobs for bedtime, like writing a letter to Santa.

Christmas Day

Open door 25 for a certificate with your child’s name on it.

Want more for December? Browse all our Christmas stories for kids, or see what's coming for the other holidays in Holiday Fun.

Common Questions

What is behind the doors?

Christmas stories (three of them brand new, out on their door’s day), printable colouring pages, story quizzes and little bedtime surprises like hanging a stocking. Door 25 on Christmas Day has a certificate to print.

Is the Christmas calendar free?

Yes. Opening the doors, reading the stories and printing the colouring pages are all free, and you don’t need an account. Premium adds the narrated stories, the story quizzes and the bedtime surprises inside your bedtime routine.

What if we miss a day?

Nothing is lost. Any door up to today can still be opened, and every door stays open until January 6. Only the doors for days still to come wait their turn.

What age is the calendar for?

Children ages 3 to 8. The stories take a few minutes each to read aloud, so one fits nicely into bedtime through December.

Do we need an account to keep our stars?

No. Without an account the open doors are saved on your device. With a free account they are kept on every device, and opening all 24 earns the Christmas Star badge.