โœฆ Advent Calendar 2026 ยท Door 22 ยท 22 December โœฆ

Advent Day 22: Maisie's Story Biscuits ๐Ÿช

Today behind door 22: story biscuits and the oldest carol. Two free Christmas stories (ages 4โ€“7 and 8โ€“12), a festive game and a daily Christmas kitchen tip.

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Door 22 opens on 22 December 2026
60 days 4 hours

Doors open at midnight, UK time. Door 1 is open now as a free preview.

Open door 1 now โ†’

๐Ÿช Maisie's Story Biscuits

Maisie bakes Christmas biscuits with her dad, and discovers that each one seems to tell a tiny story when you eat it.

A sneak peek

Every Christmas, Maisie and her dad baked biscuits together. It was their special thing. Mum was in charge of the turkey, Grandpa was in charge of the trifle, but the biscuits belonged to Maisie and Dad. โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 22 December.

๐Ÿฐ The Oldest Carol

The village of Thornbury has sung the same mysterious carol every Christmas for five hundred years. This year, twelve-year-old Maren discovers why.

A sneak peek

Every Christmas Eve at midnight, the people of Thornbury gathered at the old stone cross and sang the Thornbury Carol. They had been doing this for five hundred years. Nobody knew who wrote it. Nobody knew what the third verse meant โ€” it was in a language that might have been medieval English or might have been nonsense. But they sang it every year, without fail. โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 22 December.

๐Ÿง Today's game: Penguin Ice Hockey

Score goals against the computer in festive penguin hockey. Free in your browser, no download or sign-up; works on phones, tablets and classroom whiteboards.

๐Ÿ”’ Opens on 22 December.

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