โœฆ Advent Calendar 2026 ยท Door 5 ยท 5 December โœฆ

Advent Day 5: Dotty's Tiny Tree ๐Ÿž

Today behind door 5: the world's smallest tree and a family quiz. Two free Christmas stories (ages 4โ€“7 and 8โ€“12), a festive game and a daily Christmas poem.

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Door 5 opens on 5 December 2026
43 days 4 hours

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

Open door 1 now โ†’

๐Ÿž Dotty's Tiny Tree

Dotty the ladybird finds a seedling no bigger than her thumb and decides to turn it into the world's smallest Christmas tree.

A sneak peek

Dotty the ladybird was having a difficult December. All the other insects had gone to sleep for the winter โ€” the bees, the butterflies, the beetles โ€” but Dotty couldn't sleep. She was too excited about Christmas. โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 5 December.

๐Ÿ† The Disastrous Christmas Quiz

The Kowalski family's annual Christmas quiz is fiercely competitive โ€” but this year, it goes spectacularly, hilariously wrong.

A sneak peek

In the Kowalski household, the Christmas Quiz was more important than the presents, the turkey, and the Queen's speech combined. It had been running for fourteen years, since Uncle Derek first typed up twenty questions on the family computer and declared himself quizmaster. โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 5 December.

๐Ÿ›ท Today's game: Santa's Sleigh Dodge

Steer Santa's sleigh through the blizzard without crashing. Free in your browser, no download or sign-up; works on phones, tablets and classroom whiteboards.

๐Ÿ”’ Opens on 5 December.