Advent with Mountain Top Perspectives

It's Saturday - so let's do something a little more time-consuming!

Take someone out for a walk or a coffee for ...

Make a Christmas tree decoration or some Christmas biscuits and post them through someone's letter box with a message attached. ...

Buy an advent calendar for someone who wouldn't normally get one - perhaps an elderly neighbour or a single friend. ...

Donate a book to a child or to someone you think would appreciate it.

Thanks, Jo Taylor for this awesome suggestion! ...

Have a tidy-up and donate excess blankets, coats, and winter clothes that are still in good condition to your local ...

Perhaps while you're out giving your donation to the local charity shop, why not buy your Christmas jumper while you're ...

Hand out Christmas crackers to people you don't know.

Thanks, Diane Earles for this idea!

Go out of your way to encourage someone you meet today.

Thank you for this one, Anna Myerscough!

Donate some tinned or dry pet food to your local animal shelter. Most supermarkets have a collection point for these. ...

Add a handwritten personal message to your Christmas cards.

(In the UK, the 19th is the last day for posting second ...

Pay someone an unexpected compliment today.

Thanks, Ric Neild, again! 🎄🎄

Visit an elderly person in your street.

See if they need help with shopping or putting up decorations. 

What a lovely idea, ...

Be the first person to give a positive and supportive response to someone's social media post.

This suggestion was courtesy of ...

Start a "reverse" Advent calendar by putting aside 1 tin/package of food each day to give to a local food ...

Make a point of saying thank you to the people serving us in the shops - whether on the tills, ...

Learn some basic phrases in a different language e.g. "Merry Christmas", "How are you?"

Perhaps learn a little bit of sign ...

Try 'put pocketing' - where you put a treat (chocolate or something nice) in someone's pocket, bag, pigeon hole or ...

Create a thankfulness jar/box for next year - write one thing you're thankful for each week/day on a piece of ...

Buy a homeless person a hot drink.

It's so simple, but because "it's complicated" and we often have mixed feelings about ...

Whatever you choose to do today - whether it's a full roast dinner with turkey and lots of friends or ...