You *may* have spotted that we are a bit of a Christmas-loving website. We have added a good few Christmas resources in recent weeks. Today, we are giving you a Christmas bucket list. A list of things to do/spot/try in the run up to our favourite season.
Some of these are for you as parents, some for the family as a whole, and some, just because….
What is on your Christmas bucket list?
We have included all of the following on our Christmas bucket list – what would you add? Do tell us on Facebook or Twitter won’t you?
- Build a snowman,
- Send a letter to Santa,
- Go ice skating,
- Volunteer at a shelter,
- Cut out snowflakes, you could even draw a snowflake and THEN cut it out,
- Decorate a Christmas Tree, perhaps even our wonderful papercraft Christmas Tree to Decorate?
- Make Hot Chocolate,
- Donate to a charity, perhaps even to our charity through our donation options? We give 80% profit to charity anyway on the site, but every little helps,
- Host an ugly sweater parter – or make your own winter doll!
- Kiss under the mistletoe,
- Donate a toy to a local toy drive, or charity shop,
- Wear family Christmas pyjamas,
- Family photo shoot,
- Decorate a gingerbread house. And if you want the perfect gingerbread recipe, we’ve got it for you!
- Do a random act of kindness, and if you are stuck for ideas, do check out our Kindness advent calendar for Christmas,
- Call long distance family,
- Sing Christmas Carols,
- Bake Christmas Cookies, why not try these fabulous Glazed Sugar cookies, or perhaps this Christmas Tree fudge?
- Go on a sleigh ride,
- Relax by the fireplace,
- Have a family Christmas movie night, and
- Drive around and go and see the Christmas lights. You could even do out Christmas Scavenger hunt while you do!
Perfect right – there are so many fun things on the list for you to do this Christmas, and maybe every Christmas from now on?
We do hope that you enjoy trying some of these ideas, perhaps for the first time. Don’t forget to check out all our Christmas activities for kids.
To download this activity, just click on the circular image below and it is yours.
If you aren’t sure where to start with our Christmas activities for kids, we do have a few suggestions for you; check these out:
Christmas Printables on KiddyCharts
More fantastic Christmas printables for you all to download on KiddyCharts. Make Christmas a little more magical for the kids.
Printable Christmas countdown calendar: Includes positive mantras, editable and giant calendars!
A wonderful countdown Christmas Tree for the kids. Download the free version, or pay a little bit for an editable version of a giant one!
Santa nice list certificate: Free and personalised!
A FREE editable Santa's nice list certificate for the boys and the girls everywhere.
Decorate your own Christmas Tree free printable
Looking for an activity for the kids - try this one. Print out and decorate your own fabulous paper tree!
Christmas tree coloring for adults and kids
Finally, we LOVE adult and kids colouring. Why not colour in a Christmas Tree with the kids; we have an adult one and a child's Christmas Tree colouring sheet here.
Why not pop along to the shop as well to take a look at some of the Christmas goodies we have there? We’ve got some excellent ones, and profit to charity of course!
If you want to look for other activities across the internet – do check these out too:
Christmas Printables from the Web
Some more ideas for Christmas Printable fun from the internet. Why not nip off my site and check them out? But DO come back afterwards!
Free Christmas Playdough Mats
Playdough is always a winner, so why not check out these Christmas themed playdough mats for the kids?
Printable Thaumatrope for Christmas - Red Ted Art - Make crafting with kids easy & fun
Have you heard of Thaumatropes? They are wonderful for the kids, and oh so simple to make. Check them out on Red Ted Art.
Free Preschool Printable Worksheets: Christmas Do A Dot Printables
Do a Dot printable are a wonderful activity for pre-schoolers, and here are some gorgeous Christmas themed ones to try with the little ones.
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Helen
Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine! Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time. KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania. Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on. Get in touch TODAY!