Fun Activities to do before Christmas
Christmas is quickly approaching and here are 25 fun activities to get you and your family into the Christmas spirit from now until December 25!
1. Make or buy an Advent calendar and open a new window each night until Christmas.
2. Watch a Christmas Carol! It’s the perfect time to munch on some yummy popcorn while curled cozy under blankets to chase off winter’s chill.
3. Send Christmas Cards. This is the time of year to reconnect with those you care about, especially long-distance friends and relatives!
4. Decorate a Gingerbread House! Use a variety of icing colors, hard candies, licorice and other colorful confections.
5. Decorate a Christmas tree! Put some colorful lights, decorations, candy canes, etc. on your tree!
6. Make Homemade Hot Cocoa to enjoy with your family and friends! To make 12 servings… Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Mix well. Warm 8 ounces of milk for each cup of hot cocoa. Add 2 Tablespoons of the mix into each cup of milk (3 Tablespoons if you like your cocoa extra chocolatey). Top with large marshmallows or whipped cream sprinkled with cocoa powder. Yum!
7. Watch some classic Christmas shows such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, The Little Drummer Boy and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Popcorn, Christmas cookies and a toasty fire are bonuses!
8. Bake Christmas cookies! Keep some for your family and share with friends and neighbors. They’ll appreciate the holiday treat!
9. Watch a Charlie Brown Christmas – it’s a classic!
10. Wrap presents. Help younger children wrap gifts to other family members or teachers, older kids can choose their favorite wrapping paper and get their gifts wrapped.
11. Read Christmas stories! A few favorites are The Polar Express, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
Spend time with your family and friends & have a very Merry Christmas!!!