
Yes, you read that title right.
The original plan was to include a well laid out “100 Days of Christmas”, because – well I adore Christmas. But after countless hours spent brainstorming and scheduling posts, I thought it quite unfair to the other incredible holidays coming up within the next three months to focus solely on just one.
I mean, honestly, who doesn’t love Thanksgiving? A holiday centered around great food and great company – YES PLEASE!!
And a Halloween – a day of choosing to be anyone other than yourself while eating snacks – HELL YEA!
So I decided to shift things just a little and instead of celebrating one holiday – celebrate them all! So here’s the beginning to 100 Days of the Holidays. A blog series that will span over the next 100 days, bringing with it a daily post covering everything from home decor, fun activities, delicious recipes, fun and easy DIY projects and other awesome holiday related things!
Day One:
For those of us who love to share in the excitement of Christmas, but are sometimes at a loss of what to do, or may be on a tight budget, there are SO many things out there that cost next to nothing, or even nothing at all. Here’s a list of 100 Christmas related activities that you can do with friends and family or even during a little quiet ‘me time’.
- Write/mail a letter to Santa
- Make Christmas cards
- Make paper snowflakes
- Go caroling
- Color Christmas pictures
- Make paper chains
- Collect pine cones
- Make popcorn garland
- Make Christmas bird treats to hang outside
- Watch a Christmas movie
- Make Christmas sugar cookies
- Make reindeer food
- Read a Christmas story
- Go for a walk/drive and look at Christmas lights
- Volunteer at a community holiday drive
- Pick out Christmas tree
- Pack a shoe box for your local woman’s shelter
- Assemble/decorate a gingerbread house
- Make Christmas tree ornaments
- Make a traditional family dessert
- Roast marshmallows
- Do a craft using jingle bells
- Decorate the tree
- Donate food to your local food bank
- Play Elf to a friend – keep it secret!
- Hang stockings
- Make a snow-globe
- Make a Christmas angel
- Go ice skating
- Help wrap presents
- Visit Santa
- Make peppermint bark
- Decorate your front door
- Create family initial tree ornament
- Attend community parade
- Make felt Christmas tree
- Gather old clothes/toys to donate
- Create holiday wreath
- Create holiday themed centerpieces
- Go sledding
- Make eggnog
- Make party invitations
- Create Christmas budget
- Make Christmas card tree
- Make wine bottle home decor
- Create random act of kindness advent calendar
- Have a Christmas themed movie night
- Create wine cork tree ornament
- Make tree shaped brownies
- Visit community tree lighting
- Write a holiday greeting for someone in the armed forces
- Donate to local charity drive
- Make Mickey Mouse tree ornament
- Make a holiday playlist
- Make DIY gift for teacher
- Host a cookie exchange
- Create a ‘Night Before Christmas Box’
- Video chat with out of town family member(s) or friend(s)
- Have a slumber party by the tree
- Build a snowman
- Make homemade stew
- Have a Christmas themed game night
- Host secret Santa
- Make a DIY gift for your neighbor
- Begin a new Christmas tradition
- Build a fort and hang Christmas lights
- Work on Christmas puzzle
- Plan a red and green day
- Have a snowball fight
- Adopt a family for Christmas
- Have a Christmas movie marathon
- Visit a nursing home
- Bake cookies for Santa
- Create an ugly Christmas sweater
- Have a cookie decorating party
- Have a picnic by the tree
- Donate blankets and/or towels to local animal shelter
- Have a Christmas music dance party
- Make homemade hot chocolate
- Make a homemade ‘Countdown to Christmas’
- Have a silly, Christmas themed family photo shoot
- Build a snow fort
- Leave a thank you note for your mail carrier
- Go on a Christmas themed scavenger hunt
- Send care package to troops overseas
- Decorate your home for the holidays
- Have an ugly sweater competition
- Volunteer at your local animal shelter
- Make paper Christmas lights
- Have a homemade Christmas photo booth
- Make Christmas pictures to hang
- Make homemade advent calendar
- Play Christmas bingo
- DIY gifts for friends
- Make Christmas crayons
- Go shopping as a family
- Check out Christmas books from the library
- Deliver treats to local fire station
- Have a Christmas karaoke night
- Make Christmas crackers
Some of these will be developed further in a post of their own, while some are self explanatory. Don’t let money or lack of creative juice prevent you from enjoying the holidays. Don’t let the thought of growing older, stop you from enjoying the child-like magic that surrounds the holidays.
-T-