I may shock you to know we're not the only online Advent Calendar out there. We've found some great ones that we'd love to share with you. None of them explicitly say they were inspired by us, but we like to think so anyway!
Name: Turning Point Trust
Sample Page: Link: http://www.tptrust.org/blog/uncategorized/advent-calendar-resource/ This is a great charity supported by our church working in Kibera in Kenya. The advent calendar helps you think about issues of poverty while exploring the story of the Nativity |  |
Name: Tate Kids
Sample Page: What I like about Lichtenstein Link: http://kids1.tate.org.uk/blog/?tag=advent-calendar Everyday a different child from Rotherhithe chooses a painting from the Tate collection and writes about why they like it |
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Name: Royal Institution
Sample Page: Dec 7th: Prof Brian Cox explains why chemistry and biology are only applied physics Link: http://advent.richannel.org/ Short videos on a host of scientific topics, with links to this year's Christmas lectures |
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Name: Kings Road Primary School
Sample Page: Christmas in Australia Link: http://advent.kingsroadprimary.net/2012/ Every day the students discover more about Christmas all around the world |
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Name: xkcd
Sample Page: just the one Link: http://xkcd.com/994/ This is definitely a cartoon for Maths nerds - but ask if you need it explained! |  |
Name: Just Ermie
Sample Page: Ermie finds a cure for man-flu Link: http://justermie.blogspot.co.uk/2012_12_01_archive.html In this calendar by unashamed geek artist Ermie, she explains some of the things about Christmas that she likes, and that she finds VERY annoying. Warning: may contain swears. |
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