Are you ready to enjoy the Christmas season? Do you want to start new traditions this year? Here are some fun and meaningful Christmas traditions you could start this year—whether you’re solo, with a partner, or with a family.
Cozy & Sentimental Traditions
- Christmas Eve Box: Fill a box with Christmas pajamas, hot cocoa, a book or movie, and snacks. For younger children, add a special stuffed animal.
- Memory Ornament: Create homemade salt dough or crafty ornaments. Or buy one ornament each year that represents something special.
- DIY Advent Calendar: Fill your calendar with little notes, treats, or activities for each day of Advent.
- Holiday Scrapbook or Smash Journal: Add photos, cards, and memories from your Christmas season activities.
- Christmas Cards: Send out cards to family and friends. For added fun, create homemade Christmas together.
Giving Back Traditions
- Reverse Advent Calendar: Each day of Advent, add a canned good to a box. Add an essential item to a box. Donate these items to a local shelter or food bank.
- Kindness Elves or Calendar: Do a small act of kindness each day in December. Volunteer at a pet rescue or food bank. Donate. Take a friend to brunch. Bake cookies to deliver to friends and family.
- Sponsor a Family or Toy Drive: Pick a cause to support together each year. Go shopping for toys together.
Food & Fun Traditions
- Christmas Eve Hot Cocoa Bar: Make a homemade hot cocoa. Set up a variety of toppings, marshmallows, and other mix-ins.
- Annual Cookie Bake-Off: Invite friends or family and vote on the best cookie. Create care packages with the cookies to deliver.
- Pajama Pancake Breakfast: Celebrate Christmas morning in your coziest pajamas with a big breakfast.
Outdoor & Activity Traditions
- Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt: Drive or walk around with a list of lights or displays to find. Pack hot cocoa and snacks to enjoy as you drive around.
- Attend a Tree Lighting Ceremony: Many communities host tree lighting events to kick off the Christmas season.
- Christmas Parade: Attend your local parade. Enjoy the floats, music, and the arrival of Santa.
- Tree Decorating Party: Make decorating a Christmas tree a special event with music, treats, and a theme.
- One-Day Christmas Adventure: Visit a holiday market, go sledding, or find a local light show.
Remember, relax and enjoy the Christmas season!
Merry Christmas!
