Ideas for your Winter Bucket List

Ah winter, the season of cold (well, depends on where you live), lots of holidays, and family time. There’s so much celebrating, some of us are avoiding stressful large family gatherings (right? especially this year), and opting for a more cozy home time that’s relaxed. Technically winter doesn’t start until almost Christmas but we pretty much celebrate winter at the start of December.

If you’re looking for fun activities for winter, I got you covered! Here’s your winter season bucket list!

Fun Winter Holidays and Christmas Activities

1. 1. 1. 1. Decorate for Christmas
         2. Take a trip to the snow if you don’t live where it snows
         3. If it does snow: go sledding
         4. Go ice skating
         5. Build a snowman (if it doesn’t snow, make a sensory snowman with fake snow)
         6. Snowball fight
         7. Do Christmas STEM crafts
         8. Design your holiday cards
         9. Watch classic holiday movies in your new holiday pajamas
         10. Do a fizzy Christmas tree activity
         11. Make snowflakes
         12. Find a Santa statue to take a picture with
         13. Write a letter to Santa (grab this letter template)
             
             [Download PDF Dear Santa Letter]
         14. Text Santa your wish list
         15. Get a Video chat message and Talk to Santa
             
         16. Do Elf on the Shelf (here’s a super easy done for you Elf on the Shelf Kit!!)
         17. Visit a Christmas market, if one is open this year
         18. Drink hot cocoa
         19. If you have snow, make a sensory bin with snow, food coloring, and sand toys
         20. Drive around and see the lights in the neighborhoods around you
         21. Play Merry Bells Play-Along DVDs and have a Christmas carol fest at home (use code fabmomcoupon for a 10% off discount)
         22. Read Christmas books
         23. Make nature ice treasures
         24. Have a family game night, and make the perfect cheese tray for snacks
         25. Make a puzzle together
         26. Do a winter or Christmas themed scavenger hunt (grab this one!)
             [Download PDF Christmas scavenger hunt]
         27. Make a fort
         28. Make a gingerbread house and/or decorate gingerbread cookies
         29. Drink egg nog
         30. Wear an ugly sweater
         31. Donate to a food bank
         32. Learn about or celebrate Hannukah
         33. Learn about or celebrate Kwanzaa
         34. Learn about or celebrate Mardi Gras
         35. Celebrate Winter Solstice (the shortest day of the year) – light bonfires or candles to coax back the sun
         36. Learn about or celebrate Chinese New Year
         37. Don’t forget the New Year’s Eve crafts
         38. Set new goals

          

         What are some of your favorite winter holiday-themed activities?