✦ 1–24 December 2026 ✦

Free Online Advent Calendar for Kids 2026

Open a door every day in December: two new Christmas stories, a festive game and a daily fact or cracker joke. Free, with no app or sign-up. 1 of 24 doors open now.

1🦔Bramble and the Lost StarOpen: read & play →2🔒Door 2Opens 2 Dec · peek inside3🔒Door 3Opens 3 Dec · peek inside4🔒Door 4Opens 4 Dec · peek inside5🔒Door 5Opens 5 Dec · peek inside6🔒Door 6Opens 6 Dec · peek inside7🔒Door 7Opens 7 Dec · peek inside8🔒Door 8Opens 8 Dec · peek inside9🔒Door 9Opens 9 Dec · peek inside10🔒Door 10Opens 10 Dec · peek inside11🔒Door 11Opens 11 Dec · peek inside12🔒Door 12Opens 12 Dec · peek inside13🔒Door 13Opens 13 Dec · peek inside14🔒Door 14Opens 14 Dec · peek inside15🔒Door 15Opens 15 Dec · peek inside16🔒Door 16Opens 16 Dec · peek inside17🔒Door 17Opens 17 Dec · peek inside18🔒Door 18Opens 18 Dec · peek inside19🔒Door 19Opens 19 Dec · peek inside20🔒Door 20Opens 20 Dec · peek inside21🔒Door 21Opens 21 Dec · peek inside22🔒Door 22Opens 22 Dec · peek inside23🔒Door 23Opens 23 Dec · peek inside24🔒Door 24Opens 24 Dec · peek inside

How the ChristmasTales advent calendar works

Behind each of the 24 doors is a small Christmas treat for the whole family. There's a cosy bedtime story for younger children, a longer adventure for 8 to 12 year olds, a free browser game, and a Christmas fact, joke, poem or activity to share at breakfast. Everything is written by the ChristmasTales team and is free to use.

  • 48 original stories: hedgehogs and lost stars for little ones, and mysteries, time travel and nativity-play chaos for older readers.
  • 24 Christmas games: snowball fights, a reindeer roundup, an elf escape room and a Christmas Eve finale. You can also go straight to the games calendar.
  • Screen-light by design: most doors take 5 to 15 minutes, and the daily fact, joke or activity is made for sharing away from the screen.

Want the stories on their own? Try the stories advent calendar or the year-round Christmas stories library. On Christmas Eve, follow Santa on our Santa tracker and check the reindeer on the North Pole CCTV.

🎁 Want a real advent calendar too?

LEGO advent calendars
A small build every day. The popular City, Star Wars and Harry Potter ones often sell out before December.
See options on Amazon UK →
Book advent calendar
24 wrapped little books, one a night at bedtime.
See options on Amazon UK →
Playmobil advent calendar
A play scene that grows across December, good for ages 4 to 8.
See options on Amazon UK →
Refillable wooden advent calendar
Fill it yourself, and use it again every year.
See options on Amazon UK →

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Questions parents ask

Is the ChristmasTales advent calendar really free?

Yes. Every door is free, with no sign-up, no app and no email address needed. It works in any web browser on a phone, tablet, laptop or smart TV.

When do the doors open?

One door opens each day from 1 to 24 December 2026, at midnight UK time. Door 1 is open now as a free preview, so you can see what's inside.

What age is it for?

Every door has two stories: a short bedtime story for ages 4 to 7 (about 4 minutes to read aloud) and a longer adventure or mystery for ages 8 to 12. The games suit most children from about 5 upwards, and plenty of grown-ups play them too.

Can we use it in the classroom?

Yes. The stories read well aloud, the games run on interactive whiteboards with no login, and the daily fact or joke makes an easy morning-register starter in the last weeks of term.

We missed a day. Can we catch up?

Yes. Once a door has opened it stays open, so you can go back to any earlier day at any time.