100 Days of the Holidays

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’.

1. Write/mail a letter to Santa
2. Make Christmas cards
3. Make paper snowflakes
4. Go caroling
5. Color Christmas pictures
6. Make paper chains
7. Collect pine cones
8. Make popcorn garland
9. Make Christmas bird treats to hang outside
10. Watch a Christmas movie
11. Make Christmas sugar cookies
12. Make reindeer food
13. Read a Christmas story
14. Go for a walk/drive and look at Christmas lights
15. Volunteer at a community holiday drive
16. Pick out Christmas tree
17. Pack a shoe box for your local woman’s shelter
18. Assemble/decorate a gingerbread house
19. Make Christmas tree ornaments
20. Make a traditional family dessert
21. Roast marshmallows
22. Do a craft using jingle bells
23. Decorate the tree
24. Donate food to your local food bank
25. Play Elf to a friend – keep it secret!
26. Hang stockings
27. Make a snow-globe
28. Make a Christmas angel
29. Go ice skating
30. Help wrap presents
31. Visit Santa
32. Make peppermint bark
33. Decorate your front door
34. Create family initial tree ornament
35. Attend community parade
36. Make felt Christmas tree
37. Gather old clothes/toys to donate
38. Create holiday wreath
39. Create holiday themed centerpieces
40. Go sledding
41. Make eggnog
42. Make party invitations
43. Create Christmas budget
44. Make Christmas card tree
45. Make wine bottle home decor
46. Create random act of kindness advent calendar
47. Have a Christmas themed movie night
48. Create wine cork tree ornament
49. Make tree shaped brownies
50. Visit community tree lighting
51. Write a holiday greeting for someone in the armed forces
52. Donate to local charity drive
53. Make Mickey Mouse tree ornament
54. Make a holiday playlist
55. Make DIY gift for teacher
56. Host a cookie exchange
57. Create a ‘Night Before Christmas Box’
58. Video chat with out of town family member(s) or friend(s)
59. Have a slumber party by the tree
60. Build a snowman
61. Make homemade stew
62. Have a Christmas themed game night
63. Host secret Santa
64. Make a DIY gift for your neighbor
65. Begin a new Christmas tradition
66. Build a fort and hang Christmas lights
67. Work on Christmas puzzle
68. Plan a red and green day
69. Have a snowball fight
70. Adopt a family for Christmas
71. Have a Christmas movie marathon
72. Visit a nursing home
73. Bake cookies for Santa
74. Create an ugly Christmas sweater
75. Have a cookie decorating party
76. Have a picnic by the tree
77. Donate blankets and/or towels to local animal shelter
78. Have a Christmas music dance party
79. Make homemade hot chocolate
80. Make a homemade ‘Countdown to Christmas’
81. Have a silly, Christmas themed family photo shoot
82. Build a snow fort
83. Leave a thank you note for your mail carrier
84. Go on a Christmas themed scavenger hunt
85. Send care package to troops overseas
86. Decorate your home for the holidays
87. Have an ugly sweater competition
88. Volunteer at your local animal shelter
89. Make paper Christmas lights
90. Have a homemade Christmas photo booth
91. Make Christmas pictures to hang
92. Make homemade advent calendar
93. Play Christmas bingo
94. DIY gifts for friends
95. Make Christmas crayons
96. Go shopping as a family
97. Check out Christmas books from the library
98. Deliver treats to local fire station
99. Have a Christmas karaoke night
100. 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-