Printable naughty advent calendar
The naughty advent calendar that costs nothing: 24 small treats for two, to print, cut out and slip into envelopes. A week of closeness, a sensual week, a hotter week, then the last days before Christmas Eve.
4 A4 pages: how to set it up, 24 days to cut out and 24 numbers to stick on the envelopes.
The programme
1 to 7 December
Closeness: love notes, mistletoe and a slow dance in the living room
8 to 14 December
Sensual: candles, massages and a bath for two
15 to 21 December
Hotter: blindfolds, striptease and tender orders
22 to 24 December
Christmas Eve is near: one last present to unwrap
The first week
- 1
Slip a short love note into their coat pocket this morning; they'll find it at some point during the day.
- 2
Hang a sprig of mistletoe above a doorway. Until tomorrow night, every time you pass under it together, someone owes a kiss.
- 3
Tell them about the exact moment you first wanted them.
- 4
Make two hot chocolates, then look into each other's eyes for one full minute, without a word.
- 5
Put together a playlist of five songs that make you think of them, and listen to it together tonight.
- 6
Write them a Christmas wish list of three things no shop sells, then grant one of them tonight.
- 7
Turn off every light except the tree, and ask them for a slow dance in the living room.
The next 17 days are in the PDF, ready to cut out.
Ready in ten minutes
- Print the two pages of days and cut them out along the dotted lines.
- Fold each day in half and slip it into a small envelope, a matchbox or a sock hung on a garland.
- Stick the day's number on it (last page of the PDF): all that's left is to open one each evening.
- Make it a team effort: one of you prepares the even days, the other the odd ones, and either can swap a day for their own idea.
The rule
Each day is a suggestion, not an obligation: a day that doesn't appeal is swapped or skipped, with nothing to pay. Talk about your limits before 1 December, and keep a safe word for the boldest days.
More Christmas ideas
Game gifts to slip under the tree, a Christmas night for two once the family has gone, and two plans for New Year's Eve are all in our Christmas guide.
Frequently asked questions
When should we start the naughty advent calendar?
On 1 December, one day each evening until the 24th. Prepare it in the last week of November: printing, cutting and filling the envelopes takes about ten minutes.
Can we change the days?
Of course: each day is a suggestion. Replace the ones that don't feel like you with your own ideas, or with the site's dare of the day, which changes every day.
Do we need accessories?
Very few: a few candles, a scarf as a blindfold, a little massage oil and an ice cube. A day that asks for something you don't have is easily swapped.
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