This a great time of year to spend time with family and friends. There are so many fun events and traditions to do during the month of December and you really don’t need to spend a lot of money on them. We love doing something every day in the month of December to get us in the Christmas spirit. Here are 25 activities that won’t cost you lot of money and will help you get ready for Christmas.
- Find a new sledding hill
- Host a “Favorite Things” party
- Decorate your home inside and outside with lights and decor
- Read a Christmas story and snuggle
- Find a family in need and drop off a Christmas goodie
- Go caroling around your neighborhood or to a care center
- Write Christmas cards to family members who live far away
- Make homemade ornaments for the tree
- Buy a favorite cereal, wrap it up, place it under the tree. In the morning have the kids open the boxes and eat their favorite cereal
- Make a gingerbread house. Make it extra special by inviting a neighbor over to help
- Family drive in search of Christmas lights
- Shovel driveways for your neighbors
- Make snowflakes out of paper and put them around the house
- Make sugar cookies and deliver to neighbors
- Host a “Polar Express” night where friends come in pjs, you watch the movie and have hot chocolate and popcorn
- Shop for presents for siblings or cousins
- Go visit Santa at a new location
- Watch a new holiday movie
- Attend a local Christmas party, tree lighting, or holiday parade
- Donate a toy(s) to a local shelter or family that may be in need
- Build a snowman and make a snow angel
- Attend a Christmas church service
- Make and wear an ugly sweater
- Have a snowball fight
- Read Luke 2 in the Bible and act out the Christmas story
