Here’s the Christmas self-care advent calendar I told some of you about yesterday.

Step 1. Find a jar or small tub

Step 2. Decorate the jar or tub with whatever holiday type stuff you like (mine is Christmas trees and snowflakes but you could do anything you like)

Step 3. Cut out 24 small bits of paper or card (I used Christmas wrapping paper but you could use anything you have spare)

Step 4. On each bit of paper write a self-care activity that you’d like to do (I’m terrible at self-care at the moment and find the holidays very hard so my activities are basic things like doing relaxation techniques, having a candle-lit bath, making Christmas cards, making hot chocolate, watching a Christmas movie etc)

Step 5. Fold each bit of paper and put them all in your advent calendar jar thingymabob

Step 6. Take out one bit of paper each day from the 1st to the 24th of December and do the activity written on the paper

Step 7. Share your thoughts with the group if you like

I hope you enjoy this activity!