The holiday season is here! Gather around your loved ones and celebrate this year’s family Christmas with these fun activities.
We’ve broken it down into 5 categories: Christmas indoors, Christmas outdoors, Christmas with kids, Christmas with teens, and Christmas with the whole family. Whatever the occasion, this list can get you started.
Here’s 17 fun activities for every family’s Christmas!
Indoor Christmas Activities
1. Create homemade Christmas cards. Break out the construction paper, scissors, glitter and stickers! Custom made cards are a fun, unique activity for families to share.
2. Bake holiday snacks. Gingerbread houses, cookies, fudge brownies – the sweet treat possibilities are endless. Don’t forget to share them with friends and family.
3. Watch Christmas shows. Share your favorite holiday movies and TV specials with your family.
4. Decorate the entire house. Christmas decorations are more than just the tree. Put up wreaths – real ones or ones you make with paper. Hang mistletoe and paper snowflake chain in doorways. And don’t forget the lights!
Outdoor Christmas Activities
5. Take a holiday sightseeing tour. Drive around and see christmas light displays in your neighborhood. One of the largest of its kind is Shadrack’s Christmas Wonderland near exit 407 (Sevierville/Pigeon Forge exit) off I-75.
6. Build a snowman or scatter reindeer food. No matter your climate, there’s a fun outdoor Christmas activity for your family. If you can’t build a snowman, you can sprinkle magic reindeer food on Christmas Eve!
7. Hot chocolate and a backyard fire. Get a few logs and build a small bonfire. If a real fire isn’t possible, there’s always the yule log to compliment your coco.
Christmas with Young Children
8. Establish special ornaments. Purchased or handmade, make special ornaments that your children can look forward to each Christmas and remember fondly as adults.
9. Trace your child’s handprint for holiday paper crafting.
10. Start a family Christmas tradition. The best holiday traditions are unique to the family. Invent something original this year.
Christmas With Teens
11. Decorate the family Christmas tree. A simple reminder of the holidays and a great excuse to hang out with you teen.
12. Volunteer. Christmas isn’t easy for many people. Soup kitchens, coat drives and other charity events need your family’s holiday help.
13. Black Friday Shopping. Whether you go shopping with them or just drop them off, help your teen child score the best holiday deals.
14. Go to the movies with your teenager. Christmas activities don’t always need to be holiday themed. Catch up with your kid during a matinee this holiday break. The key is to spend time with them.
Christmas With The Whole Family
15. Host a Secret Santa gift exchange. The larger your family the better!
16. Go to local Christmas plays and performances. Most communities present all kinds of holiday events – check them out!
17. Donate to a toy drive. Pool your family resources together and help unfortunate children have a better Christmas.
What’s Your Favorite Family Christmas Activity?
Did we talk about your favorite holiday activity? Want to mention something we missed? Leave a comment about what Christmas activities interest your family!