Author: lhc

Go Ice Skating Watch It’s a Wonderful Life, make spiced cider. Exchange gifts Make Christmas Cookies for friends. Find Mistletoe, hang it in our house and kiss under it. Address and Mail Christmas Cards Go to Borders and Pick out one new Christmas CD. Go to The Nutcracker Handel’s Messiah Sing Along Leave out wooden shoes on December 5 Go to the Oakland Temple to see the Nativity Make Thick Hot Chocolate and Homemade Marshmallows Host a Christmas Sweater Party Put up a ribbon sash for Christmas cards Donate canned goods Give neighbors a present Put up a wreath Make a Gingerbread house Make a popcorn garland Make hot chocolate and read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Sing (or listen) to favorite Christmas songs Drive around to see neighborhood lights Go out and see public light display Read Christmas story from the Bible and the Book of Mormon Open a gift (new stocking or pajamas or pillowcase) Make a family traditional dessert Eat out at a festive restaurant Go to a seasonal movie Tell stories of childhood Christmas around the fire Have a romantic candlelit dinner by the Christmas tree Make decorative sugar cookies Sign up to purchase gifts for a needy child Host a Christmas dessert party Write out a Christ-centered goal to start early for the New Year Have a movie party (classic Christmas clips) Go to a Christmas Concert Attend City tree lighting event Have a full traditional breakfast while listening to Christmas music
1. Decorate an outdoor edible Christmas tree for local birds and other wildlife. Consider popcorn garlands or peanut butter and bird seed covered pine cone ornaments.
2. Hot chocolate with crushed peppermint or other toppings.
3. Chocolate martinis.
4. Make caramel corn.
5. Make wrapping paper.
6. Read and watch The Polar Express.
7. Watch both versions of The Grinch.
8. Watch a three-movie marathon of The Santa Clause.
9. Read the Christmas story from the bible as a family.
10. Exchange gift coupons with each other for things such as foot rubs, massages or a favorite meal.
11. Have a family pajama party with board games and hot cider.
12. Decorate the tree.
13. Jazz up the mailbox to suit the holiday.
14. Make a Christmas wreath together.
15. Make and decorate holiday cookies. Keep it as simple or as elaborate as you need to.
16. Have a peppermint bubble bath.
17. Enjoy a frankincense or myrrh scented massage. (Make the scented oil together or whip it up as a gift for your partner.)
18. Make homemade holiday treats for the family pet.
19. Sing Christmas carols as a family.
20. Go sliding down the nearest safe hill.
21. Build a snowman.
22. Drive or walk through the neighborhood to see the Christmas lights.
23. Go on a holiday hay ride.
24. Donate a food box to a local homeless shelter.
25. Read a holiday children’s book by the fire. Use one you already have, check one out from the library or buy one for the family as a gift if that suits your needs and budget.
26. Make Christmas cards for relatives.
27. Make holiday postcards for friends and family. This is helpful if you want to send something in the mail, but don’t want to pay the postage rates for full sized cards.
28. Have a holiday photo shoot for the family postcards or electronic greeting cards.
29. Write your family newsletter or e-message for this year.
30. Drink eggnog and make a holiday centerpiece.
31. Candlelight Christmas wishes for others around the world.
32. Put on holiday tunes and rock out for a family Christmas dance contest.
33. Ice skating. Formally dress for a holiday themed dinner with china, silver, crystal, etc.
34. Unwrap one present before bed on Christmas Eve.
35. Unwrap a special chocolate each.
36. Enjoy a candy cane with whatever holiday show is on TV that night.
37. Wrap gifts.
38. Go see the Nutcracker ballet.
39. Make tree ornaments for gifts.
40. Pick out one new Christmas album or CD.
41. Hang up the family Christmas stockings.
42. Read a story called The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. (This will take a few evenings.)
43. Throw a party.
44. Go to a party.
45. Attend a Christmas concert.
46. Write a holiday poem for this year’s Christmas letter.
47. Send holiday e-cards to friends and family.
48. Marbles as a kiddy gift.
49. Jacks as a kiddy gift.
50. Word puzzle books on a night when you have heavy duty parent projects to get done.
51. Go to one of this season’s Christmas movies in the evening or for an afternoon matinée.
52. Foil wrapped chocolate coins or other special holiday candles as an after dinner treat with coffee or tea.
53. Make paper snowflakes.
54. Make toffee or peppermint bark.
55. Write letters to Santa.
56. Make gifts for teachers.
57. Make eggnog milkshakes.
58. Coffee and Bailey’s.
59. Miniature bottles of alcohol for special evening cocktails.
60. Vanilla ice cream topped with cream de menthe.
61. Put up any outside decorations.
62. Do something nice in service for a neighbor who is having difficulty. (Shovel snow, deliver a hot meal, etc.)
63. Stamp and cut out homemade holiday gift tags.
64. Printable activity pages for the kids. (Coloring sheets, word puzzles, etc.)
65. Incorporate an appropriate scripture for each evening’s advent activity. Take turns reading that night’s scripture as a family.
66. Visit Santa.
67. Make a Salvation Army donation at one of the stores where they have a volunteer.
68. Make hot buttered rum.
69. Enjoy homemade pumpkin pie lattes.
70. Mix up some cranberry mimosas.
Paint everyone’s toenails 2. Have hot chocolate with all the fixings (we might do milkshakes if it’s too hot) 3. Star gazing 4. Give everyone crazy hairstyles 5. Backyard cricket 6. Go out for sushi 7. Have an indoor picnic 8. Write letters to Father Christmas 9. Use puppets to tell bedtime story 10. Have breakfast for dinner (I am thinking pancakes) 11. Make decorations for the tree 12. Have a camp out around the christmas tree 13. Pack a picnic dinner and have it at a park (or Botanical Gardens) 14. Fancy dress for dinner time 15. Wrap a toy and take it to a charity christmas tree 16. Make handmade gift tags for relatives 17. Fish and Chips for dinner down at the beach 18. Fold origami for the christmas tree 19. Dance like crazy to music 20. Watch a christmas movie with popcorn 21. Go out for gelati 22. Take Grandparents out to see the Christmas lights 23. Have a bubble bath 24. Special christmas Eve treat TBA
write and mail our letters to Santa
cookie baking and decorating
share some of our baking with our neighbors
buy/set up the Christmas tree (this counts for two days for us (1) picking the tree (we get a live one) and (2) decorating it the next day (it always needs to defrost first!)
a neighborhood night walk with our DIY lanterns
buy a gift for charity
choose a gift from the World Vision catalogue
write/decorate our Christmas cards
Christmas crafting! Marble magnets, beaded bobby pins, paper chains, paper snowflakes etc.
tobogganing
ice skating at the local arena
rent snowshoes and feed the birds
“fancy dress” at dinnertime
paint toenails
host a tea party
visit Santa
find some puppets and make up a bedtime story
write a story and “publish” it
Is the sky clear? Do some star gazing.
make edible gifts for the squirrels and birds
make a list of ten things you are thankful for. Hang it where you can see it every day.
dessert before dinner
go for a drive to see the Christmas lights downtown