54 Activities for Your Christmas Season Bucket List

The Christmas season is almost here. Are you ready to join in the festive fun? Do you want to make this Christmas season memorable for you and your family? Start by making a Christmas season bucket list. Ask every family member to participate. If you need inspiration, check out the following ideas for your Christmas season bucket list.

1. Christmas photoshoot
2. Send out Christmas cards to family and friends
3. Go to a Christmas community concert (During the Christmas season, many community concerts are free or low cost. You and your family could attend more than one to get you into the holiday spirit).
4. Volunteer
5. Decorate your home
6. Decorate a Christmas tree
7. Write a letter to Santa (Yes, adults can do this too)
8. Wear matching Christmas pajamas
9. Bake and decorate Christmas cookies
10. Host a family game night
11. Drive around and look at Christmas decorations
12. Watch Christmas movies
13. Make a gingerbread house
14. Put out cookies for Santa (Don’t forget the carrots for the reindeer)
15. Hand out Christmas baskets full of homemade goodies
16. Go caroling
17. Create a Christmas playlist
18. Make a YouTube or TikTok Christmas greeting
19. Do random acts of kindness
20. Make homemade hot cocoa
21. Host an ugly Christmas sweater party
22. Hang mistletoe
23. Be a secret Santa
24. Go sledding
25. Host a traditional Christmas dinner
26. Have a picnic under the Christmas tree
27. Make hot cider
28. Create a hot cocoa bar
29. Go ice skating
30. Go to a tree lighting ceremony
31. Read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
32. Watch The Nutcracker
33. Get your and your family’s photo taken with Santa
34. Hang Christmas stockings
35. Attend Christmas Eve Services
36. Donate a wrapped toy
37. Host a Christmas brunch
38. Donate to an animal shelter or rescue
39. Foster a pet over the holidays (Who knows, you may find your new best friend)
40. Attend a Christmas parade
41. Make paper snowflakes
42. Read the Christmas story from the Bible
43. Donate to a food bank
44. Host a bonfire
45. Set up the Nativity scene
46. Host a Christmas tea
47. Attend a live nativity
48. Buy a new tree ornament for each family member
49. Make Christmas crafts
50. Attend various community Christmas programs and concerts (At this time of year, many activities are free, minimum fee or donation-based)
51. Make a birthday cake for Jesus
52. Make green and red paper chains
53. Make homemade Christmas ornaments
54. Pull-on a Christmas cracker

Have a wonderful Christmas season! Make memories!

Author: Rebecca C.

I am just a person who loves to photograph and write about the world around me. View all posts by Rebecca C.