Door ideas
24 ideas for your boyfriend or girlfriend
The hardest part of a homemade Advent calendar is finding 24 ideas. Here are 24 for the person you love, no chocolate needed: vouchers, memories, songs, games, and a big surprise on the 24th. Pick, mix and adapt.
A letter to kick things off
Tell them what you felt the first time you met. Short or long, it doesn’t matter: this is the door that sets the tone.
Good for one breakfast in bed
Croissants, fresh orange juice, and no getting up allowed. Valid on a Sunday.
The song from the night you met
The one that was playing that evening, or the one that still gets you dancing in the kitchen.
Quiz: which one of us?
Who falls asleep during films, who steals the duvet, who says “let’s go” and takes twenty minutes to leave…
A photo from your first trip
With a caption about what the photo doesn’t show.
Good for one massage
Twenty minutes, warm oil, no clock-watching.
Challenge: cook something new
Pick a recipe neither of you has ever made, and cook it together tonight.
A countdown
To the next weekend away, the concert you booked or the holidays: every day brings it closer.
Good for one screen-free evening
Board games, candles, and both phones in a drawer.
Your worst photo together
Blurry, badly framed, eyes closed: guaranteed giggles.
A Christmas playlist
A link to a playlist made for the occasion, with your songs and a few classics.
A date at the Christmas market
The time, the place, the dress code (woolly hat required), and mulled wine at the end.
Quiz: do you remember?
The date of your first kiss, the first film you watched together, your first nickname.
Good for one chore-free day
Dishes, shopping, laundry: I do it all, you do nothing.
A scratch card
A clue about their Christmas present, revealed with a fingertip.
One photo per year
A gallery with a photo from every year you’ve spent together.
Photo challenge: same again, but better
Recreate your first photo together, in the same place or the same pose.
Good for one film of your choice
Even the one I don’t like. No sighing.
A riddle
A riddle whose answer is the place of your next outing.
The shower song
The one you sing off-key in the shower, and that I love.
Your year in numbers
Miles travelled, series watched, coffees shared, fits of laughter: your year in review.
Good for one restaurant
Wherever you like. My treat.
A treasure hunt
The present is hidden somewhere at home, with one clue per room.
The big surprise
A long letter, the last puzzle piece, and the real present.
Tip: alternate the kinds (a voucher, a memory, a game…) and save the best for the 24th.
Put them in a 3D calendar
All these ideas fit in our 3D Advent calendar: you fill the doors (or start from a ready-written template), and the person you love opens one each day, on their phone.