Merry Christmas! Celebrate with this alphabetical list of fun activities and traditions for the holiday.
A
Advent calendar countdown
Attending a Christmas concert
B
Baking and sharing treats with neighbors
Baking holiday cookies
Building a snowman
C
Caroling at a nursing home
Caroling in the neighborhood
Christmas Eve candlelight service
D
Decorating the Christmas tree
DIY holiday wreath-making
E
Eating a holiday meal
Elf on the Shelf mischief
Exchanging gifts
Exchanging holiday cards
F
Family game night with festive games
Family photo with Santa
G
Gingerbread house making and decorating
Giving back through charity work
Going ice fishing
H
Hanging mistletoe
Holiday movie marathon
Holiday sing-along
Hosting a holiday dinner party
I
Ice sculpture viewing
Ice skating outing
Illuminated boat parade
Illuminating the neighborhood with lights
J
Jigsaw puzzles
Jingle bell carolers
Jingle bell run or walk
K
Kids' Christmas craft night
Knitting or crocheting gifts
Kris Kringle gift exchange
L
Leaving out milk and cookies for Santa
Letters to Santa
Lighting the Hanukkah menorah
M
Making DIY ornaments
Making handmade ornaments
Making snow angels
Midnight Mass attendance
N
Nativity play reenactment
Neighborhood holiday lights tour
Neighborhood potluck dinner
O
Opening Christmas Eve pajamas
Opening one gift on Christmas Eve
Opening presents
Opening stockings on Christmas morning
Organizing a cookie exchange
Outdoor light tour
P
Participating in/donating to a toy drive
Present wrapping party
Q
Quality time with loved ones
Quiet reading time by the fireplace
Quilting holiday-themed patterns
R
Reading holiday stories together
Reindeer sleigh ride experience
Roasting chestnuts on an open fire
Roasting marshmallows for s'mores
S
Secret Santa gift exchange
Sending holiday cards to friends and family
Skiing or snowshoeing
Sledding or tubing on snowy days
Stocking stuffing and hanging
T
Tacky Christmas sweater contest
Taking a family holiday photo
Toasting with hot cocoa or eggnog
Tree trimming
U
Ugly Christmas sweater party
V
Visiting a local Christmas market
Visiting a local tree farm
Volunteering at a local charity
W
Warming up with hot cocoa
Watching a holiday parade
Watching classic holiday movies
Watching the Nutcracker ballet
White Elephant gift exchange
Wrapping gifts
X
Xmas morning breakfast tradition
Y
Yankee Swap gift exchange
Year-end reflections