25 Fun-Family Christmas Activities
Bucket list for holiday season.
Count down for Christmas.
We've spent weeks counting down the days until we can start celebrating Christmas.
Make the most of your Christmas season with our list of can't-miss holiday activities.
1. Christmas Bucket List
A complete checklist of our 25 essential Christmas activities!
25 Activities
2. Mail a letter to Santa.
Because kids aren't the only ones wishing for some Christmas magic.
Dear Santa
3. Hang mistletoe in every doorway.
Forget the fact that it looks pretty. We'll take any excuse we can to cover our loved ones with kisses - even if it embarrasses the kids.
Hang mistletoe
4. Video chat with an out-of-town friend or relative.
Take a few minutes to wish a faraway friend or family member a very merry Christmas.
Video Chat
5. Find a fun way to display your holiday cards.
Say goodbye to holiday paper clutter by displaying the season's greetings in a creative way.
A fun way to display holiday cards.
See our 13 favorite ways to display holiday cards:
- 21 DIY Christmas Card Holder Ideas - How to Display Christmas Cards
Check out these creative DIY Christmas card holders.
6. Make your own holiday tree trimmings.
Put your family's own touch on your Christmas tree by crafting decorations together.
Make your own tree trimmings.
55 Easy Homemade Christmas Ornaments to DIY
- 55 Homemade Christmas Ornaments - DIY Crafts with Christmas Tree Ornaments
Make your own Christmas tree ornaments with these fun and easy ornament craft ideas from CountryLiving.com
7. Go sledding or ice-skating.
What better way to spend Christmas afternoon?
Sledding
8. Decorate a gingerbread house.
Have fun!
Decorate a gingerbread house.
Bonus points if you can make it with:
- 25 Cute Gingerbread House Ideas & Pictures - How to Make a Gingerbread House
This Christmas, more than sugarplums will dance in their heads. Gingerbread cottages with glowing candy windows are certain to inspire sweet imaginings.
9. Host a cookie-baking party.
Nothing beats the scent of freshly baked Christmas cookies waffling out of your oven!
Baking Party
Check out our favorite Christmas recipes to get started.
- 70 Best Christmas Cookie Recipes 2017 - Easy Ideas for Holiday Cookies - CountryLiving.com
Create a dazzling arrangement of Christmas cookies to savor and share this holiday season with these recipes and ideas from CountryLiving.com.
10. Make a DIY gift for a past or present teacher.
These holiday-scented potpourri jars are the perfect gift for a teacher that wishes Christmas would last all year.
Make a DIY gift.
Get the tutorial at Nest of Posies.
- Christmas Jar Mulling Spices
These Christmas Jar Mulling Spices make the most beautiful gifts. With a free printable to place on top of your jar these mulling spices will be a favorite
11. Sip on homemade hot cocoa.
The season wouldn't be complete without a steaming mug of hot cocoa in your hand.
Sip on cocoa.
Upgrade your hot chocolate with our 16 festive twists on the classic cold weather drink.
12. Roast marshmallows in the fireplace for homemade s'mores.
S'mores aren't just for campfires! Take advantage of being stuck indoors on a snowy day by getting a fire going.
Make homemade s'mores.
13. Deliver homemade holiday treats to someone unexpected.
Whether it's the cashier at your local Kroger or Walmart, they're sure to love a delivery of Christmas treats.
Surprise someone special!
Check out our best ideas for homemade food gifts.
- 50 Homemade Christmas Food Gifts - Edible Holiday Gift Ideas
Make your holidays even sweeter by making your own edible gifts! Try these Christmas food gift ideas, from CountryLiving.com.
14. Make a playlist of your favorite holiday tunes.
There's a reason you just can't seem to get that catchy Christmas song out of your head. A playlist keeps your favorite tunes at the ready no matter when you feel like getting in the holiday mood.
Find out what your favorite Christmas song says about your holiday decorating style.
- What Your Favorite Christmas Song Says About You - Clever Christmas Decorating Ideas
Find out what your favorite Christmas song says about your holiday decorating style.
15. Watch a holiday favorite.
It's a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street, Love Actually—there are so many classic Christmas movies, so little time.
Watch a holiday movie.
16. Write a holiday greeting to someone in the armed forces.
Remind those who can't be with their families during the holidays that someone is thinking of them.
Write a holiday greeting.
Learn how to get involved.
- Holidays for Heroes | American Red Cross
The Red Cross Holidays for Heroes program enables Americans to “Give Something That Means Something” this holiday season and other holidays year-round.
17. Visit a tree-lighting ceremony.
There's no better way to kick off the holidays than by attending a small town tree-lighting ceremony.
Visit a tree-lighting ceremony.
18. Surprise the neighbors with Christmas carols.
Sing-alongs are fun for everyone!
Sing-Alongs
Download Free Sheet Music.
- Free Christmas Sheet Music Downloads | Holiday Sheet Music
Free PDF downloads of printable Christmas sheet music. Includes many popular as well as lesser-known hymns and carols.
19. Donate a toy to a local drive.
Donate something—whether it's money to a favorite charity, or toys, coats, and food to a local drive, it's what the season of giving is all about.
Donate a toy.
20. Read a holiday classic before bed.
Break out your childhood copy of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas and gather around the fireplace with the family.
Read a holiday classic.
21. Serve a meal at a local homeless shelter.
Because giving back to your community is the greatest way to celebrate the holidays.
Serve at a shelter or soup kitchen.
22. Cut paper snowflakes to hang in your bedroom window.
When the weather outside is frightful, make your home that much more delightful.
Cut paper snowflakes.
23. Pull out sleeping bags and have a family slumber party under the tree.
Because nothing is more magical than staring up at the twinkling lights of your Christmas tree, snuggled inside a sleeping bag.
Have a family slumber party.
24. Check out a local production of "The Nutcracker."
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
25. Open one small gift on Christmas Eve.
Wrap up matching Christmas PJ's for your family, and let them open the gifts on Christmas Eve so they'll look extra festive in the morning.
Open one small gift.
26. Take a family drive to see the neighborhood decorations.
Pile in the car, and go on a nighttime tour of your town, decked out in holiday lights and decorations.
Take a drive.
Have A Very Merry Christmas!
Remember to be good to one another, share, love and give!
Merry Christmas!
© 2017 Elizabeth J Neal