How Many Sleeps Until...?

A sleeps until countdown measures the number of nights (bedtimes) remaining before a holiday or special event arrives. For children, counting sleeps is often easier and more exciting to visualize than calendar days.

Yes, under the standard countdown convention, the number of sleeps equals the number of days remaining until the target date arrives in the morning.

Use our interactive date calculator on this page and pick your child’s birthday. The number of days until the birthday is the exact number of sleeps remaining!