December focuses on the holiday season. Christmas decorations, parties, dinners, and other activities quickly fill your schedule. Taking the time to write in your journal is good for you. Do you need some inspiration? Check out the following journal writing prompts.
December Journal Writing
- What do you plan to accomplish today? This week? This month? Go into details to help you plan and organize your December activities.
- What does the holiday season mean to you? Do you decorate for Christmas?
- What are you looking forward to the most during the holiday season?
- What is your favorite childhood memory of Christmas?
- What family traditions from your childhood do you incorporate into your Christmas celebrations?
- What do you miss the most from your childhood at Christmas time?
- What was your favorite Christmas gift? Why was this gift so important to you?
- How do you plan to celebrate Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve? What type of planning do you need to do to accomplish your activities?
- List 10 activities you would like to add to your family’s Christmas season celebrations?
- List 5 community activities you would like to add to your Christmas season celebrations?
- What is the best part of the holiday season for you? For your family? Why?
- What is the worst part of the holiday season? Why?
- What Christmas craft would you like to try?
- What new recipe would you like to attempt?
- What is your favorite holiday recipe of all time? Why does this recipe mean so much to you?
- What was the best part of your day? Why?
- What are your five favorite Christmas movies? What one is your all-time favorite? Why?
- What is your favorite Christmas song? Why?
- Today is National Hard Candy Day. What is your favorite hard candy flavor? Why? Have you ever tried to make homemade rock candy? Describe the experience.
- Only four days to Christmas Eve and five days to Christmas Day? What do you still need to do? Write out lists to help you achieve your goals.
- Today is the Winter Solstice. Describe the current weather outside, go into great detail, write a poem or a short story about the changing season. Are you planning to do anything special for the Winter Solstice?
- The Sunday before Christmas Did you attend church? Did you attend an early Christmas dinner? Write about your day. What was your favorite part?
- Are there any last-minute preparations that you need to do before Christmas?
- Christmas Eve, what was the best part of the day?
- Merry Christmas! Write about your day. Did everything go as planned? How was your dinner? Did you have guests? Or a quiet day? What was the best part of the day? What was your children’s favorite part?
- Are you having a party for New Year’s Eve? What do you need to do to prepare?
- What is your favorite New Year’s Eve memory? Why?
- What was your favorite personal memory of 2019? Write why the event was so important?
- What was your favorite family memory of 2019? Ask your children to tell or write about their favorite part of 2019.
- Did you accomplish all of your 2019 goals? What are you looking forward to trying in 2020?
- New Year’s Eve, what are your plans? Did you set any New Year resolutions for yourself? Your family?
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