Every day in December a new ‘door’ will open and a new blog post about computing that is currently hidden behind it will become unlocked. We originally ran our advent calendar in 2021 and this is the updated version, some with terrible jokes. Sorry 🙂
| 1 December | 2 December | 3 December | 4 December | 5 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Knitting and code | ![]() A pair of mittens | ![]() HexaHexaFlexagons | ![]() Skating on ice | Snowman |
| 6 December | 7 December | 8 December | 9 December | 10 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Christmas bauble | ![]() A robin | ![]() Christmas present | Gingerbread biscuit | ![]() Holly and Ivy |
| 11 December | 12 December | 13 December | 14 December | 15 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Christmas pudding | Christmas stocking | Woolly hat | Tinsel | ![]() Candle |
| 16 December | 17 December | 18 December | 19 December | 20 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Candy cane | ![]() Reindeer | ![]() Cracker | ![]() Bells | ![]() Gift tag |
| 21 December | 22 December | 23 December | 24 December | 25 December |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Star | ![]() Wreath | ![]() Father Christmas | ![]() Santa’s Sleigh | Christmas Tree(Merry Christmas!) |
All images in the advent calendar above, including the banner at the top, were drawn on paper by Jo Brodie, photographed (‘scanned in’) and digitised by Inkscape.
Click the Portals image below to uncover our other themed pages.

EPSRC supports this blog through research grant EP/W033615/1.





Snowman


Gingerbread biscuit

Christmas stocking
Woolly hat
Tinsel
Candy cane



Star


Christmas Tree