โœฆ Advent Calendar 2026 ยท Door 7 ยท 7 December โœฆ

Advent Day 7: Robin's Special Delivery ๐Ÿฆ

Today behind door 7: a robin's delivery and a reindeer roundup. Two free Christmas stories (ages 4โ€“7 and 8โ€“12), a festive game and a daily Christmas kitchen tip.

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Door 7 opens on 7 December 2026
45 days 4 hours

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

Open door 1 now โ†’

๐Ÿฆ Robin's Special Delivery

Robin Redbreast is given an important job by Santa: deliver a message to a lonely child who hasn't written a Christmas list.

A sneak peek

Robin Redbreast was the bravest bird on Holly Lane. He didn't fly south for winter like the swallows. He didn't hide in the hedges like the wrens. He sat right out in the open, on fence posts and gate tops, puffing out his red chest as if to say, "Winter? I'm not bothered." โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 7 December.

๐Ÿ’ป The Christmas Algorithm

Twelve-year-old coding prodigy Ravi builds an AI to predict what everyone wants for Christmas โ€” with spectacular unintended consequences.

A sneak peek

Ravi was twelve years old and had been coding since he was eight. He'd built a weather app, a homework organiser, and a program that predicted, with 73% accuracy, what his school canteen would serve for lunch (the answer was almost always pasta bake, which helped). โ€ฆ

The whole story opens on 7 December.

๐ŸฆŒ Today's game: Reindeer Roundup

Herd the escaped reindeer back before Santa takes off. Free in your browser, no download or sign-up; works on phones, tablets and classroom whiteboards.

๐Ÿ”’ Opens on 7 December.

๐ŸŽ Picks to go with door 7

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