Looking for simple and fun activities to do at home during the holiday season? Check out this list of ideas for enjoyable and festive activities that the whole family can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.
Here are some fun holiday activities that you can do with your family and friends:
Make a wreath: Get creative and make a festive wreath for your front door. You can use materials such as pine cones, holly, or even candy canes to make it unique
Bake holiday treats: Spend some quality time in the kitchen with your loved ones and bake some delicious holiday treats. You can try making gingerbread cookies, peppermint bark, or even eggnog
Create a holiday book basket: Fill a basket with your favorite holiday books and set it next to your favorite reading spot. This is a great way to relax and enjoy the holiday season
Make your own holiday scents: Fill a pot with water and add ingredients such as orange, cloves, rosemary, fresh cranberries, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon sticks. Simmer on your stovetop for a few hours and enjoy the amazing aroma.
Create a holiday playlist: Put together a playlist of your favorite holiday songs and enjoy it while wrapping gifts, cooking, or decorating.
Host a virtual holiday party: With many of us staying home this year, hosting a virtual party is a great way to stay connected with family and friends. You can share stories, recipes, laughter, and much more!
Enjoy free painting tutorials: Check out free art tutorial channels on YouTube for winter and holiday tutorials. You can create your very own painting or just enjoy watching someone create art.
I hope these ideas help you have a wonderful holiday season!
Here are some fun holiday activities that you can do with your family and friends:
Make a wreath: Get creative and make a festive wreath for your front door. You can use materials such as pine cones, holly, or even candy canes to make it uniqueBake holiday treats: Spend some quality time in the kitchen with your loved ones and bake some delicious holiday treats. You can try making gingerbread cookies, peppermint bark, or even eggnog
Create a holiday playlist: Put together a playlist of your favorite holiday songs and enjoy it while wrapping gifts, cooking, or decorating.
I hope these ideas help you have a wonderful holiday season!
What activities will you be doing this holiday season? I'd love to hear all about them in the comments below!
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What great ideas for holiday-related activities around the house! My favorites here would be creating a holiday recipe book and creating a holiday playlist. Food and Christmas music are always a big hit around here during the season.
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Deletethank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed the holiday recipe book, and the holiday playlist idea! I think we could all use some extra cheer these days.
I love these!
ReplyDeleteI had not thought of a painting tutorial, but that sure sounds like fun!
We are also keeping journals this winter so that the children can one day show them to their children, when discussing this pandemic.
Aw, thank you!
DeleteWe love painting tutorials, and it always seems like a fun time for the whole family. I also keeping journals as well. It will definitely be nice looking back on what everyone had to say about what is currently going on in the world.
These are some great ideas to make the most of this extra time we are spending at home. I've already started giving some new recipes a try and I've been dedicating time to learning new creative skills - like video editing! We are so lucky to have access to video chatting, I have family scattered all over the world that I haven't seen in a very long time, so it's nice to talk and physically see them too!
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Deleteaw I'm so happy that you are able to video chat with your family.
It is nice being able to still keep in contact with family when they are far away. I love that you are learning a new creative skill as well. Video editing sounds great!! I'd love to one day give that a try. :)
I love the idea to actually publish a recipe book. I for one am ALWAYS losing recipes that people have texted to me (my mom gets so annoyed!). This is a really cool idea and a great way to keep track of family recipes!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I love having recipes either printed off, or written down. I normally will put them in a folder with a document protector. It definitely comes in handy, and I am sure your mom would appreciate it. :)
DeleteGreat activities! We always make the traditional Swiss cookies for Christmas, and it would be a nice idea to write them all down in a recipe book.
ReplyDeleteAnother thing I've been doing since the start of the pandemic is live group chats every week. It's been lovely to keep in touch this way.
Swiss cookies sound delicious! And yes that would be a great way to save them in a recipe book. Group chats have been amazing during this pandemic.
DeleteI've been contemplating gathering my favorite recipes! I know I have a bunch in my blog, but I seriously need to organize them and send family-favorites to everyone. That is actually a great Christmas gift idea!
ReplyDeleteErica, that would be awesome to send family your favorite recipes. I am sure they would appreciate that very much! --I'd go as far as saying, they would love it! I love new recipes. :)
DeleteSome great activities to do at home. Especially useful this year when we need to stay home more. I love finding new ideas that can become traditions for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteKay, thank you!
DeleteI actually like the recipe book idea. A fun way to be creative and part our favourite food together in a book.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sonia! I think it is a nice one as well.
DeleteCreating a book basket would certainly be the best activity for me. However taking a painting tutorial would really be fun when I can go back to being a child again.
ReplyDeleteI think you might enjoy the painting tutorial! It is so much fun. :)
DeleteWe're definitely going to be making use of the video chat option this holiday season. My family all lives approximately 6 hours away (pending traffic) and with areas of the province moving into the higher levels of lockdown (including the one that I currently live in), that trip isn't going to happen this year. That isn't going to stop us from celebrating together at a distance!
ReplyDeleteBritt, I'm so happy to hear that you aren't going to let that stop you from celebrating with family over live chat! I love hearing this.
DeleteSteph, what great ideas! Love these.
ReplyDeleteVisiting today from Will Blog For Comments 15 #14&15
Paula, thank you so much.
DeleteThese are great ideas. A virtual party would be fun. We did that during the pandemic for Mother's Day and Father's Day, and I made Kahoot games that we could play, with family questions, which was so much fun. It would be a good way to get together at Christmas as well for those of us far away. Thank you for sharing this post at the Will Blog for Comments #15 linkup. Hope to see you there next week, too!
ReplyDeleteJennifer, aw I love Kahoot. Sounds like you all had a wonderful time.
DeleteHi Stephanie! Such wonderful and festive holiday ideas to share with loved ones! 💕
ReplyDeleteLaura, thank you so much. 😊 🥰
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