As a child, my mother would always buy us advent calendars. It was difficult to have the self-control to only open one window a day but she made us do it.
Here, you've got an online interactive Advent Calendar with educational goodies hidden behind each window. With the logic of good programming, you're forced to be good. No peeking is allowed here!
Looking for a advent adventure for the older students? How about
If that's the case, head over to the Big, Huge Thesaurus. Enter your search term and find parts of speech, sounds like term, rhymes with, and much more. It's a great resource to help with writer's block.
It's not to early to get excited about the upcoming Vancouver Olympics. At this site, you can show your support for the Canadian Olympic Team and the Olympics in general by picturing yourself as an Olympic athlete.