Bedtime Crafts Challenge for Employees
Help your team swap screens for sketchpads. A 21-day creative evening habit that builds better sleep routines — one craft session at a time.
What Is the Bedtime Crafts Challenge?
The Bedtime Crafts Challenge is a 21-day habit-building program that helps your employees replace evening screen time with a calming, creative activity before bed. Each evening, participants spend around 15 minutes on a low-stimulation craft such as adult coloring, sketching, origami, hand lettering, knitting, crochet, embroidery, or light puzzles.
The goal is to help your employees slow down mentally at the end of the day and build a healthier pre-sleep routine. Instead of scrolling through screens before bed, they unwind through simple hands-on activities that feel relaxing and easy to maintain.
Employees log their completed craft session in the Vantage Fit app each day and earn points for staying consistent. You do not need wearables, fitness tracking, or health data collection to run the program, which makes it easy to launch across different teams and work setups.
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Why HR Leaders Run This Challenge
The Bedtime Crafts Challenge gives your employees a simple way to disconnect from work and slow down before bed. Research published in the American Journal of Public Health links creative activities with lower cortisol levels and reduced anxiety.
When your employees replace evening screen time with calming, hands-on activities, they also reduce their exposure to blue light before sleep. Over time, this can support better sleep quality, relaxation, and next-day focus.
- Reduces exposure to blue light before sleep, supporting better sleep quality and recovery
- Lowers cortisol levels and anxiety through creative, hands-on activity
- Helps employees mentally switch off from work-related thought loops at the end of the day
- Builds a healthier pre-sleep routine through simple, low-pressure creative habits
- Improves next-day focus and energy through more consistent, restful evenings
- No equipment, wearables, or health data collection required — launch in under 15 minutes
- Employees participate at their own pace using a simple done/not-done daily log
- Streak tracking, leaderboard rankings, milestone badges, and reward points maintain engagement throughout 21 days
- Works equally well for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams — no location dependency
- Supports broader mental wellness and sleep recovery goals as part of a larger wellbeing program
IBS Software achieved 88% employee engagement in a 28-day multi-activity wellness challenge on Vantage Fit — 17% above the 70% industry benchmark.
See it in actionHow the Bedtime Crafts Challenge Works
Set up the challenge
As an HR leader or wellness coordinator, you configure the challenge, set the participation window, and invite employees before the start date. You can open the challenge company-wide or make it available to specific teams or departments.
Employees complete their evening craft session
Each evening, your employees spend around 15 minutes on a calming, creative activity before bed. This can include adult coloring, sketching, origami, hand lettering, knitting, crochet, embroidery, or light puzzles. The goal is to help employees step away from screens and ease into a calmer bedtime routine.
Employees log completion
Employees log their daily tasks in the Vantage Fit app using a simple done or not-done format. Every completed session earns points, and consistent participation helps employees move up the leaderboard throughout the challenge.
Weekly milestones keep motivation high
Employees who complete all seven days in a week unlock weekly milestone recognition. These milestones help maintain motivation and encourage employees to stay consistent across the full 21 days.
Completion and final rankings
Employees who meet the completion criteria finish the challenge as recognized participants. Total points earned throughout the challenge determine final leaderboard rankings. Employees can also earn badges and rewards for consistency and participation.
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Sample Bedtime Crafts Challenge Plan
This is a suggested 3-week structure. You configure the exact task list and point values in the admin portal before launch.
Week 1: Build the Habit (Days 1–7)
Phase goal
Establish the daily craft session routine — any qualifying creative activity, any duration.
Employees complete any qualifying creative activity before bed and log it in the app. The focus is on showing up consistently, not on a specific craft or duration.
Milestone
Employees who log at least 5 out of 7 days in Week 1 establish the consistency baseline that Weeks 2 and 3 build on.
HR Action
Send a Day 1 welcome message listing qualifying activities and encouraging employees to pick one craft to focus on during the first week. Keep the tone low-pressure and encouraging.
Week 2: Find Your Creative Flow (Days 8–14)
Phase goal
Experiment with different craft types to find the activity that helps you unwind most effectively.
The leaderboard becomes competitive for the first time as consistent participants pull ahead. Employees who have found their preferred wind-down activity should aim to practice it every evening this week.
Milestone
Employees who complete all 7 days in Week 2 earn weekly milestone recognition.
HR Action
Share a leaderboard update on Day 10 or 11, highlighting overall participation rates and the top contributors. Acknowledge the growing streaks and remind employees that the Consistency Badge requires 18 out of 21 days.
Week 3: Lock in the Routine (Days 15–21)
Phase goal
Sustain the daily habit through the final stretch — consistency to the end, not craft complexity.
The focus is on consistency to the end, not on craft complexity or duration. Challenge Completion Badge is awarded to every employee who meets the completion criteria.
Milestone
Challenge Completion Badge awarded to every employee who meets the completion criteria (18 of 21 days). Leaderboard Rank Badge awarded to the top 10 by total points.
HR Action
Send a Day 21 wrap-up message with final leaderboard standings, total sessions logged across the organization, and recognition for every employee who completed the challenge.
Rewards and Points
Your employees earn points by completing daily tasks. As an HR leader or wellness coordinator, you can configure point values in multiples of 5 during challenge setup.
Challenge Completion Badge
Awarded to employees who complete the full 21-day challenge.
Leaderboard Rank Badge
Awarded to the top 10 employees on the final leaderboard.
Consistency Badge
Awarded to employees who complete daily tasks on at least 18 out of 21 days.
Points earned through the challenge are added to the employee's Vantage Points balance on Vantage Fit. Employees can redeem them for gift cards from Amazon, Starbucks, Nike, and hundreds of other retailers through the rewards marketplace.
Running the Bedtime Crafts Challenge on Vantage Fit
The Bedtime Crafts Challenge runs through Vantage Fit's Custom Campaign challenge format with a single recurring daily self-report task, making it easy to manage across different teams and work arrangements.
Self-reported task tracking
Employees log their craft session each evening using a simple Yes/No task-completion flow in the challenge feed. No wearables or automated tracking required — keeping participation accessible and low-pressure.
HR dashboard and participation insights
You can track overall participation trends, completion rates, streak activity, and leaderboard rankings through the admin dashboard. Individual craft choices and daily logs remain private to employees — you see only aggregate engagement data.
Points, streaks, and leaderboard
Real-time leaderboard updates create a friendly consistency challenge across teams. Badges, reward points, and social feed recognition help maintain motivation during the full 21-day period.
Automated reminders
The platform sends automated reminders to encourage employees to complete and log their craft session each evening. Employees also receive milestone alerts for weekly streaks, badge unlocks, and leaderboard movement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can remote employees participate?
Yes. The Bedtime Crafts Challenge works well for remote, hybrid, and in-office teams. Employees can complete the activity from home and log participation through the Vantage Fit app.
What counts as a craft for this challenge?
Any calming, hands-on creative activity can qualify. This includes coloring, sketching, knitting, crochet, embroidery, origami, hand lettering, clay modeling, or light puzzles. The goal is to help your employees step away from screens and unwind before bed.
How is the activity tracked on Vantage Fit?
Employees log their craft session using a simple Yes/No task in the challenge feed. You can track overall participation and completion rates through the admin dashboard, while individual entries remain private.
How long should the Bedtime Crafts Challenge run?
A 21-day format works best because it gives your employees enough time to build a consistent evening routine. You can also extend the challenge to 30 days to build a longer habit.
What happens if an employee misses a day?
Missing a day does not remove employees from the challenge. They do not earn points for that session and can continue the next day. Employees who complete at least 18 out of 21 days still qualify for the Consistency Badge.
How is the winner determined?
Leaderboard rankings are based on total points earned during the challenge. Employees earn points through daily participation and milestone bonuses, while the top 10 participants receive the Leaderboard Rank Badge.
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IBS Software achieved 88% employee engagement in a 28-day multi-activity wellness challenge on Vantage Fit — 17% above the industry benchmark.