We wish you a VERY happy Christmas, and dare you to enjoy celebrating today! 

Through the birth of Jesus, God gave the world the greatest gift that anyone’s ever given. To show that kind of love, we dare you to give a secret gift to someone. It doesn’t have to cost any money at all, you can even make them something! Just be sure to be sneaky in giving it to them!

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans‬ ‭6:23

For all of you who enjoy crafting and giving people presents this is the perfect challenge! We dare you to craft the most Christmas-sy christmas card you’ve ever made. Your challenge is to make the person receiving it feel the Christmas joy as well!

Also you can write this bible verse in your crafted Christmas card:
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

Today is about maging someone else happy and caring about each other. Your challenge for the day is to write a note with the best and funniest joke you know. Then leave the note for the postman, so that when he will deliver your post he will find the note.

TEACHERS

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about bringing joy to others:
“Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4

Do you like playing games with your friends? Do you often play with the same group of people? If that is you we have the ultimate challenge of courage for you! Today we dare you to invite someone that maybe does not have anyone to play with to join your game. Who knows, maybe after completing this dare  you will have a new friend or at least you’ll have shown boldness and love.

TEACHERS
To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about being bold:
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Today we have one of the hardest Dare to Love dares. Today we dare you to take all your mental strength and power to open the door of your advent calendar and NOT eat your chocolate, but instead bring it to school. That is the first part of the mission (hard enough right?). And as a second and final part, give your chocolate to one of your classmates in school. If you are lucky, maybe you’ll also get one from another child. If you manage to do this challenge you are definitely a strong person and you should be proud of yourself!

TEACHERS

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about giving:
“For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

Look around you. People in your class, on your street, and in your activities may have different family backgrounds than you! We dare you to find people around you that have different Christmas traditions and draw a picture of them celebrating Christmas. Then give it to them!

TEACHERS

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about celebrating cultures:
“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
‭‭Leviticus‬ ‭19:33-34‬ ‭‬ ‭

Today is a share dare! Since Christmas is all about sharing love, we dare you to call a far away relative and tell them everything about your dares to love so far!

TEACHERS

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about sharing love:

“When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,” Luke‬ ‭2:17‬ ‭

Christmas is the time when God sent his son Jesus to save the world–it’s like He’s the world’s greatest superhero! Today we dare you to offer to help someone at home. However, when you help them, you must pretend that you’re a superhero and your help with that task is the only way to save Southport!

TEACHERS

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for showing heroic qualities:

“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:6-7‬ ‭‬

Today’s dare is a double dare. Get with a friend and write an encouraging note to your teacher. Tell them what a good job they are doing and how much you appreciate them. Then, DON’T sign your name! Deliver it to your teacher secretly!

TEACHERS

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about encouraging:
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:11‬ ‭

Today’s dare is about being a big fan! At break, we dare you to make a fan club for someone else. Make up a chant for them, and chant around the playground! See if you can be more spirited than the other fan clubs!

Teachers

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about loving others:
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans‬ ‭12:10

Thank you for joining the advent calendar on this day! Today we dare you to write a simple list of things that you are thankful for. After you’ve done that, there is a second little challenge: Now, that you have a whole list of things you are thankful for, go and thank the people for these things. For example: If you are thankful for your friend who sits next to you during maths and helps you, go and THANK your friend for that!

TEACHERS

To use this as an example in class Collective Worship, the following Bible verse may be useful for talking about being thankful:“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18‬ ‭