Are you trying to find fun and exciting to celebrate the upcoming Christmas season? Gather your family or friends together to create bucket list. Get creative. Use a large poster board and markets to write out list. If you are searching for inspiration, check out the following Christmas season bucket list ideas.
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- Decorate your home or living space for Christmas.
- Decorate a Christmas tree.
- Take a selfie in front of your Christmas tree.
- Do an Advent calendar.
- Light a candle for Advent.
- Send Christmas cards to family and friends.
- Write a Christmas letter.
- Hang Christmas stockings.
- Decorate a gingerbread house.
- Go to a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
- Attend a Christmas parade.
- Get a professional Christmas photo.
- Wear a Santa hat while shopping for Christmas gifts.
- Attend a live Nativity.
- Drive around and look at Christmas lights.
- Go to a Christmas market.
- Shop at a Christmas craft bazaar.
- Sing Christmas carols with family and friends.
- Look at Christmas displays throughout the town.
- Create a Christmas Playlist.
- Go see Nutcracker live or watch it on television.
- Wear matching Christmas pajamas.
- Make homemade Christmas ornaments.
- Bake Christmas cookies, candy, and bread to hand out as gifts. (Of course, to eat too).
- Host a traditional Christmas dinner.
- Host a Christmas party
- Create a Christmas Charcuterie Board
- Volunteer at a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, or animal rescue.
- Make homemade hot cocoa and drink from a new Christmas mug.
- Light a holiday scented candle.
- Attend Christmas Eve services.
- Wear Christmas socks.
- Create Christmas Eve boxes.
- Light a candle on Christmas Eve.
- Buy or create a ugly Christmas sweater.
- Host or attend an ugly Christmas sweater party.
- Make homemade gifts.
- Watch Christmas movies on Hallmark.
- Read Christmas stories. (Go to the library and check out their selection)
- Cook or bake a family recipe for Christmas dinner.
- Get a holiday flavored coffee
- Drink Eggnog
- Have a candlelight Christmas Eve dinner.
- Make homemade peppermint bark.
- Host a family game night, make Christmas-themed snacks, and play holiday music.
- Take pictures with Santa. (Yes, adults can do this too).
- Donate to a toy drive.
- Make paper chains
- String popcorn
- Do Elf on the Shelf
- Buy a Poinsettia or two and give one away.
- Kiss under the mistletoe.
- Video a Christmas greeting for YouTube or Reels.
- Wrap Christmas presents with all the trimmings, turn on the Christmas tree lights, and play music.
- Set up a Nativity in your home.
- Read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve.
- Make a special breakfast for Christmas morning.
- Take a Christmas-themed photo every day.
- Set up a photo booth in your home. When guests come over, take photos. Add props and hats.
- Create a Christmas scrapbook of all your activities.
- Keep a Christmas journal.
- Attend a holiday concert or play.
- Write a letter to Santa.\
- Make reindeer food.
- Host a Secret Santa exchange.
- Read the Christmas story from the Bible.
- Watch Elf
- Host a holiday brunch.
- Watch A Charlie Brown Christmas.
- Create holiday center piece for your table. (Perfect for your Christmas dinner)
- Create a Christmas wreath for your front door.
- Watch A Christmas Story.
- View Christmas lights at the zoo.
- Make a holiday punch.
- Send or deliver Christmas flowers to a nursing home.
- Start a new Christmas tradition.
- Host a Christmas pot-luck dinner.
- Do a Christmas-themed scavenger hunt.
- Play Christmas charades.
- See live reindeer.
- Watch Miracle on 34th Street
- Put together a Christmas puzzle.
- Donate to a local food bank.
- Create a Christmas photo wall of past holiday gatherings.
- Visit a museum hosting a holiday event.
- Host a Christmas tea party.
- Host a cookie swap.
- Make paper snowflakes.
- Make orange slice garland.
- Relax and soak in the holiday season!
Merry Christmas! Enjoy!
