Happy December!
While it seems like the Christmas season is beginning earlier and earlier every year, it will still be over before you know it. Here are 45 festive ideas to put on your Christmas bucket list so you can enjoy the season while it’s here.
In the kitchen...
1. Build a gingerbread house (at least one!).
2. Bake Christmas cookies.
3. Bake a yule log.
4. Make peppermint bark.
5. Make your own hot cocoa.
6. Make a hot cocoa charcuterie board.
7. Make a fun Christmas mug cake.
8. Try a new recipe (& maybe even add a new dish to your holiday menu).
9. Make fudge (this is one of my favorite Christmas desserts).
10. Bake cinnamon rolls (or something equally as yummy) for breakfast on Christmas morning. We like croissants!
11. Make a savory holiday-themed charcuterie board.
Around your home...
12. Burn a Christmas-themed candle.
13. Build a fire.
14. Decorate the tree.
15. Put up Christmas lights.
16. Decorate your room.
17. Set up a Christmas village.
Out and about...
18. Build a snowman.
19. Build a snow fort.
20. Drive around and look at Christmas lights.
21. Go ice skating.
22. Go sledding or tubing (my favorite!!!).
23. Make a snow angel.
24. Go Christmas shopping.
25. Attend a tree lighting ceremony.
26. Try a holiday drink from your favorite coffee shop.
27. Go watch a Christmas show or play.
Get crafty...
28. Make a Christmas ornament.
29. Make or decorate your own wreath/garland.
30. Make a gift.
31. Make a holiday scrapbook.
32. Make your own Christmas cards.
33. Make paper snowflakes.
Just for fun...
34. Make a holiday playlist.
35. Read a holiday rom-com book.
36. Wear an ugly (or cute) Christmas sweater.
37. Wear Christmas pajamas.
38. Complete a puzzle.
39. Have a Christmas movie marathon.
40. Write a letter to Santa.
41. Do some fun, festive makeup.
42. Try a new hairstyle for the holidays.
43. Wear Christmas socks.
44. Make “reindeer food” (aka glitter + oats).
45. Perform a random act of kindness.
