Starlit Door: an Advent crib that grows, one small deed a day

Open the first door

This is exactly how it works on your phone. Read the door, do it together, tick it, and watch what happens to the crib.

1A door opens each morningA reminder at breakfast, lunch and bedtime, until it is done.
2Everyone ticks their ownAdd the family by first name; a parent page shows who did what.
3The crib growsTwenty-six pieces, from the star to the Holy Family on Christmas Eve.

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Same twenty-six days, written for who is doing them. A few of the early doors from each.

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Family calendar

Everyone in the house, together

26 doors: a short Bible passage and one thing to do together
Reminders on everyone's phone, three a day at most
A 3D crib that grows with every door
Up to six people, one link to share

The first candleA grown-up lights one candle at the table tonight; turn off the other lights. Read the verse aloud and blow the candle out. Then walk slowly round the dark house together, the youngest carrying a torch, while everyone names one good thing they hope for.Isaiah 2:5
Light in the darkAfter dark, sit together in a room with every light off for one minute. Then switch on a single lamp and stay quiet a little longer. Ask each other how the room felt before the light came, and after.Isaiah 9:2 (9:1 in some Bibles)
A small green shootFind something small that is beginning to grow: a bud, a seed, a sprouting onion, a weed in a crack. Look closely together, read the verse, and talk about one small new thing each of you could start this month.Isaiah 11:1
Comfort someoneThink together of someone outside your home who is sad, ill or lonely right now. Make them a card from paper you already have: a child draws, a parent writes one kind sentence. Post it, or deliver it today.Isaiah 40:1

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You land on a page with your links straight away, and we email them to you too. Open yours, add it to your home screen, and send the household link to everyone else.

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Adults calendar

For one grown-up, or two

26 practices, each rooted in a passage of Scripture
Ten minutes or less a day
Reminders at the times you choose
A 3D crib that grows with every door

Walk in the lightLight one candle tonight, together or alone. Turn off the other lights and sit with it for five minutes. Name, silently or aloud, one place in your life that feels dark right now.Isaiah 2:5
Light in darknessBefore you open your phone tomorrow morning, stand at a window as the light comes up. Pray for one person you know who is walking through a hard season, by name.Isaiah 9:2 (9:1 in some Bibles)
A shoot from a stumpWrite down one thing that feels finished or cut back this year: a plan, a friendship, a version of yourself. Then write one small green thing you can see growing anyway. Keep the note somewhere you will find it.Isaiah 11:1
Comfort someoneThink of someone facing their first or hardest Christmas without someone. Send them a short message today, not asking anything of them: you are thinking of them, and they do not need to reply.Isaiah 40:1

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What happens after I pay?

You land on a page with your links straight away, and we email them to you too. Open yours, add it to your home screen, and send the household link to everyone else.

Can I give it to another family?

Yes. Buy it, then send them the links from the page you land on after paying.

Kids calendar

Ages 4 to 10, read aloud by you

26 short doors with a Bible verse, read aloud in a few minutes
Reminders for the grown-up
A 3D crib that grows with every door
Only a first name, no child's details

The first candleWith a grown-up, light one candle tonight. Turn off the big lights. Your grown-up carries it slowly round the room while you follow the little light. Then let your grown-up blow it out.Isaiah 2:5
Light in the darkSit in a dark room with a grown-up. Count slowly to fifty. Then switch on one small lamp. Look at how far that little light reaches.Isaiah 9:2 (9:1 in some Bibles)
A tiny green shootFind a seed in the kitchen, like a bean or an apple pip. Put it on a wet paper towel in a jar. Set it on the windowsill and check it every day.Isaiah 11:1
Cheer someone upDraw a picture for someone outside your home who is sick, sad or lonely, like a grandparent or a neighbour. Add a kind message. Ask a grown-up to help you give it.Isaiah 40:1

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What happens after I pay?

You land on a page with your links straight away, and we email them to you too. Open yours, add it to your home screen, and send the household link to everyone else.

Can I give it to another family?

Yes. Buy it, then send them the links from the page you land on after paying.

Family calendar

Everyone in the house, together

26 doors: one small thing to do together, the story one tap away
Reminders on everyone's phone, three a day at most
A 3D crib that grows with every door
Up to six people, one link to share

A light in the windowAt dusk, a grown-up lights one candle and sets it in the middle of the table, away from curtains. Sit near it together and each say one thing you hope for before Christmas. Keep it lit until the meal is over.Isaiah 2:3-5
Everyone in the lightAfter dark, make shadow animals on the wall with a torch. Then shine the torch on each person in turn and, while they stand in the light, everyone else says one bright thing about them.Isaiah 9:2 (9:1 in some Bibles)
Seeds on a saucerLay a few dried lentils or beans on damp kitchen paper in a saucer by a window. Each person names one small thing they would like to grow in themselves this month. Check the saucer together every morning.Isaiah 11:1-2
Words of comfortThink of someone outside your home who is having a hard time. Record a short voice or video message together: a song, a joke from the youngest, and one kind sentence from everyone. Send it today.Isaiah 40:1

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What happens after I pay?

You land on a page with your links straight away, and we email them to you too. Open yours, add it to your home screen, and send the household link to everyone else.

Can I give it to another family?

Yes. Buy it, then send them the links from the page you land on after paying.

Adults calendar

For one grown-up, or two

26 quiet practices, gently rooted in the Christmas story
Ten minutes or less a day
Reminders at the times you choose
A 3D crib that grows with every door

Walking in the lightTake a short walk after dark this evening, with your partner or on your own. Count the lit windows you pass, and for each one wish the people inside a quiet, easy evening.Isaiah 2:5
Small lightsBefore bed, write down three small lights from today: a kind word, a warm drink, a moment of quiet. Keep the list by your bed and add three more each night this week.Isaiah 9:2 (9:1 in some Bibles)
Small green shootsChoose one thing you gave up on this year: a hobby, a skill, a habit you liked. Spend ten minutes on it today, badly if need be, with no plan to keep it up.Isaiah 11:1
Words of comfortWrite a short note by hand to someone going through a hard time: an illness, a loss, a job ending, a break-up. Say you are thinking of them, ask nothing back, and hand it over or drop it through their door.Isaiah 40:1

$12 once, for the whole household

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What happens after I pay?

You land on a page with your links straight away, and we email them to you too. Open yours, add it to your home screen, and send the household link to everyone else.

Can I give it to another family?

Yes. Buy it, then send them the links from the page you land on after paying.

Kids calendar

Ages 4 to 10, read aloud by you

26 gentle doors, read aloud in a few minutes
Reminders for the grown-up
A 3D crib that grows with every door
Only a first name, no child's details

Follow the lightWith a grown-up, light one candle. Sit close together and look at it. Each say one good thing you hope for this Christmas. Then your grown-up blows it out.Isaiah 2:3-5
Lights in the darkAt bedtime, look out of the window with a grown-up. Find every light you can see: stars, street lamps, lit windows. Count them, then say goodnight to each one.Isaiah 9:2 (9:1 in some Bibles)
Small and growingCurl up on the floor as small as a seed. A grown-up counts slowly to ten. Grow a little on every number, until you stand tall with your arms up like a tree.Isaiah 11:1-2
A comfort noteThink of someone outside your home who might feel sad or lonely. Fold a paper heart and draw a kind picture inside. With a grown-up, hand it to them or leave it at their door.Isaiah 40:1

$12 once, for the whole household

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What happens after I pay?

You land on a page with your links straight away, and we email them to you too. Open yours, add it to your home screen, and send the household link to everyone else.

Can I give it to another family?

Yes. Buy it, then send them the links from the page you land on after paying.

Three gentle nudges, then quiet

Once everyone has done today's door, the rest of the day's reminders stop.

08:00Door 9 is openTwo coats. A few minutes together today.

13:30Door 9 is still openDoor 9 is still open for Mira.

20:30Before the day endsA few minutes before bed.

A page for the grown-up

See who has done which door, change reminder times, and turn on Catholic notes for feast days. Doors that have not opened stay sealed for you too.

Door	Mum	Arjun	Mira
9 · Two coats
8 · A secret kindness
7 · Your prayer is heard

Questions

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes, with nothing to download. On iPhone, open your link in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open it in Chrome and tap Install.

We have more than one child. Do we buy more than one?

No. One calendar covers the household: add up to six people by first name, and share one link with everyone who should tick. We never ask for a child's surname, birthday or photo.

Scripture or Spiritual?

Scripture opens every door with a passage of the Bible, quoted in full, and keeps the feasts of Advent. Spiritual tells the same story more gently: the same kind of small deeds, the Bible passage one tap away for anyone who wants it, and no doctrine. Both end on Christmas Eve with the Christmas story.

We are Catholic. Does it fit?

Yes. The Scripture edition is written for every Christian, and keeps the O Antiphons from 17 December. Turn on Catholic notes on your family page and seven feast days get one extra line: St Francis Xavier, the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Gaudete Sunday and Christmas Mass among them.

What if we miss a day?

Every door that has opened stays there. Do it when you can, and its piece joins the crib then.

Do we have to do every door exactly as written?

No. Every door is an invitation, not a rule. Change it to suit your family, skip what does not fit, and keep private anything you would rather not share. Going to a service is always optional.

What happens after Christmas?

Your calendar and your finished crib stay open until 19 January. A Lent calendar is coming in February 2027.

Which Bible translation?

Verses and passages come from the World English Bible (British Edition), a modern translation in the public domain. Every passage a door mentions opens right inside the calendar, so nobody needs a Bible to hand.

Can I get my money back?

If the calendar does not work and we cannot fix it, yes: tell us within 7 days of buying and we refund the full price. Because it is delivered the moment you pay, we cannot refund a change of mind. Write to hello@slatehousestudio.in.

Advent starts on Sunday 29 November

Twenty-six doors, one a day, until Christmas Eve. Whole family · Scripture, $12 once for the whole household.

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Lent, in February

Forty days, door by door. One email when it is ready, nothing else.

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Open the first door

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Family calendar

Adults calendar

Kids calendar

Three gentle nudges, then quiet

A page for the grown-up

Questions

Advent starts on Sunday 29 November

Lent, in February

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