25 Christmas Activities for the Family

With Christmas only 15 *gulp* days away, it is easy to get caught up in the baking, cooking, decorating and shopping craziness of it all. It is easy to forget the what is most important in our lives. Our loved ones. I have compiled a list of fun things to do for some family time, of course these could also be done with friends!

{In no particular order}

1. Drive around and look at Christmas lights
2. Go caroling
3. Take dog/cat treats to an animal shelter
4. Go ice skating
5. Bake cookies for Santa with the kids
6. Take books to a children's hospital
7. Visit a retirement/nursing home
8. Make dinner for families at a Ronald McDonald House
9. Go sledding
10. Volunteer at a homeless shelter
11. Drink eggnog/hot cocoa
12. Go to church/mass
13. Host a family and friends brunch
14. Read Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol'
15. Adopt a family
16. Make tamales
17. Have each family member write a short paragraph for a family year-end letter
18. Take a family photo
19. The Twelve Days of Christmas {start on Dec 13th}
20. Have appetizers for dinner on Christmas Eve with your kids {no major cooking involved!}
21. Read the Christmas story from Luke 2:1-20
22. Take baked goods to your local fire station
23. On Christmas Eve have the kids each open one present {a pair of pj's to wear that night!}
24. Open a 'family' gift on Christmas Eve {like a game everyone can play that night}
25. Have a baking party with family and friends where everyone gets to take home some goodies