โœฆ Advent Calendar 2026 ยท Door 4 ยท 4 December โœฆ

Advent Day 4: Ginger's Great Escape ๐Ÿช

Today behind door 4: a runaway gingerbread girl and Victorian London. Two free Christmas stories (ages 4โ€“7 and 8โ€“12), a festive game and a daily Christmas fact.

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Door 4 opens on 4 December 2026
42 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 Ginger's Great Escape

A gingerbread girl called Ginger jumps off the baking tray and goes on a wild adventure through the house on Christmas Eve.

A sneak peek

The moment the oven door opened, Ginger knew she was different from the other biscuits. For one thing, she could think. For another, she could blink her currant eyes. And when Mrs Bailey turned her back to fetch the icing bag, Ginger sat up on the baking tray, swung her little gingerbread legs over the edge, and jumped. โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 4 December.

๐ŸŽฉ A Victorian Christmas Carol

Ben accidentally travels back to 1843 London and meets the man who inspired Dickens to write the most famous Christmas story ever told.

A sneak peek

It happened when Ben touched the book. He was in the school library, reaching for a battered copy of A Christmas Carol for his English homework, and the moment his fingers touched the spine, the room lurched sideways, the lights went out, and Ben fell. โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 4 December.

๐ŸŽฑ Today's game: Christmas Bingo Blaster

Stamp your card before the computer and shout Bingo. Free in your browser, no download or sign-up; works on phones, tablets and classroom whiteboards.

๐Ÿ”’ Opens on 4 December.

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