Winter Warmth Calendar
To help brighten the winter months and bring our community a little closer, over the next month we’ll be sharing one simple, enjoyable activity every day as part of our Winter Warmth Advent Calendar.
Each activity has been chosen to lift spirits, keep minds active and remind us that staying connected really matters - especially at this time of year. You’re welcome to print the activities at home, or you can visit the Round House Cafe to collect a free printed copy and enjoy a warm drink and a friendly chat while you’re here.
Whether you complete the activities on your own or with others, we hope these daily moments offer comfort, a bit of fun and a sense of connection throughout the festive season.
Day 1 - Mindfulness Colouring
We're starting off with some Mindfulness Colouring to help you relax and unwind. Click the link below the image to download and print off for you to enjoy.
Day 2 - Winter Warmers: Leek and Potato Soup
Today, we have a delicious Leek and Potato Soup recipe - perfect for those chilly days when you want something warm.
Day 2 - Winter Warmers: Leek and Potato Soup (link to download - PDF)
Day 3 - Sudoku Puzzles
Time to enjoy another activity on day three of our Winter Warmth advent calendar! Test your brain power, and have a go at solving these Sudoku puzzles. Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 4 - Guess the Famous Faces
We hope you've been enjoying these activities so far! It's the fourth day of our Winter Warmth advent calendar, and today we bring you a fun guessing game with guess the famous faces! Take a look at each image, and try and guess the name of each person.
Day 5 - Christmas Wordsearch
It’s day five of our Winter Warmth advent calendar! Today’s activity is a Christmassy themed wordsearch for you to enjoy.
Can you uncover the words in the grid? Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 6 - Keeping Warm and Well This Winter
It’s day six of our Winter Warmth advent calendar, and today we have some very simple but handy tips on how to keep yourself warm, safe and well this winter.
From welfare benefits to heating your home to preparing for bad weather, these tips can ensure you are well prepared for the dark and cold months ahead.
Day 6 - Keeping Warm and Well This Winter (link to download - PDF)
Day 7 - Winter Warmers: Sausage Pasta Bake
As the week draws to a close, we have another activity for you on day seven of our Winter Warmth advent calendar!
Time to get cooking with a delicious Sausage Pasta Bake recipe - perfect for those cold, chilly nights when you need something warm.
Click the link to download the recipe.
Day 7 - Winter Warmers: Sausage Pasta Bake (link to download - PDF)
Day 8 - Christmas Quiz
Let’s start the new week off with day eight of our Winter Warmth advent calendar.
How much do you know about all things Christmas? Test your knowledge in our Christmas quiz! Full marks if you can guess all the correct answers.
Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 9 - Sitcom Crossword
We’re bringing the laughs for you on day nine of our Christmas advent calendar with this classic British sitcom crossword.
Try and crack the crossword using the clues to help you.
Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 10 - Unscramble the Anagrams
On the tenth day of Christmas...
It’s day ten of our Winter Warmth advent calendar! And today, we bring you a set of anagrams for you to unscramble. Look at each of the anagrams, and have a go at uncovering the Christmas related words.
Click the link below to view or download.
Day 11 - Sudoku Puzzles
It’s only fourteen days until Christmas Day... But we’re here on the eleventh day of our Winter Warmth advent calendar with another activity for you!
Today’s activity is another set of Sudoku puzzles! Test your brain power, and see if you can solve them.
Just click on the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 12 - Exercises to Improve Your Mobility
Thirteen days to go!
It’s day twelve of our Winter Warmth advent calendar. While the winter months may feel cold and long, doing simple exercises can maintain your strength and mobility, as well as keeping your mind engaged.
Why not have a go, and click the link to view some simple exercises set by Anne, our Health and Wellbeing Manager.
Day 12 - Exercises to Improve Your Mobility (link to download - PDF)
Day 13 - Famous Names Wordsearch
The countdown to Christmas is getting nearer!
We’re here on day 13 of our Winter Warmth advent calendar with a wordsearch activity for you to enjoy. Try and uncover the famous names in the grid, can you find them all?
Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 14 - Christmas Word Wheels
Another day, another Christmas-themed activity for you to enjoy!
We have some Word Wheels on the fourteenth day of our Winter Warmth advent calendar. Look at the letters in each wheel and try and come up with as many words as you can. Bonus points if you can guess the 9-letter word in each wheel!
Day 15 - Christmas Music Quiz
It’s a brand-new week, and there’s just 10 days to go until the big day!!!
Think you’re all clued up on Christmas music? Test your knowledge in this Christmas music quiz which is the activity for our Winter Warmth advent calendar today. Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 16 - Winter Scams Tips
On day sixteen of our Winter Warmth advent calendar, we have six scams to keep an eye out for during the winter months, as well as simple steps to protect yourself from fraudsters.
Day 17 - Mindfulness Colouring
It’s day seventeen of our Winter Warmth calendar!
Is the buildup to Christmas getting you stressed? Relax and unwind with a spot of Mindfulness Colouring. Choose your brightest colours and enjoy our colouring page!
Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home!
Day 18 - Winter Warmers: Shortbread
Eeeek… just seven days to go!
On day eighteen of our Winter Warmth advent calendar, we bring you another delicious winter warmer recipe for you to enjoy! If you want a lovely sweet treat, have a go at making this very simple Shortbread recipe.
Click the link to download the recipe.
Day 18 - Winter Warmers: Shortbread (link to download - PDF)
Day 19 - Sudoku Puzzles
We hope you’ve been enjoying our Winter Warmth advent calendar!
We’ve got another activity for you on day 19, and today it’s another set of Sudoku puzzles. Test your brain power, and have a go at solving them.
Just click on the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 20 - Christmas Jokes
It’s tradition to have a laugh, or groan, at Christmas cracker jokes. And on the twentieth day of our Winter Warmth advent calendar, we have a selection of Christmas jokes for you! What a perfect way to add some humour to your Christmas.
Day 20 - Christmas Jokes (link to download - PDF)
Day 21 - Christmas Crossword
It’s day 21 of our advent calendar, and for today’s activity, we bring you a cryptic Christmas crossword!
Try and crack the crossword using the clues to help you. Click the link to download, or to print off, for you to enjoy at home.
Day 22 - Exercises to Improve Your Mobility
It’s officially Christmas week, eek!
For today’s activity in our Winter Warmth advent calendar, we bring you another set of simple exercises to improve your mobility. It’s good to keep moving, especially in the winter, as exercising can maintain your strength and mobility, while keeping your mind engaged.
Click the link to view the exercises.
Day 22 - Exercises to Improve Your Mobility (link to download - PDF)