Each year, we put on Christmas pajamas and decorate our Christmas tree.
While I love carrying out traditions, I also love trying new holiday activities that spark joy and excitement.
If you, too, are looking to add a little sparkle this year, try out some of the below ideas.
Here are 50 holiday traditions you can try with your family:
1. 🎄 Decorate the Christmas tree together
2. 📆 Create a family holiday calendar with daily activities
3. 🛷 Go sledding or play winter sports together
4. 🕰️ Christmas Eve game night
5. 🍨 Making festive ice cream sundaes with holiday toppings
6. 🎁 Secret Santa gift exchange
7. 🥘Celebrate with a special holiday meal
8. 🎶 Host a family karaoke night with your family’s favorite holiday music
9. ⛪ Attend a Christmas Eve church service
10. 🧦 Hang stockings for Santa to fill
11. 🚗 Drive around to see Christmas lights
12. 📸 Family holiday photo sessions
13. ⛄ Build a snowman together
14. 🍪 Bake and decorate festive cookies
15. 📦 Volunteer or give back to the community
16. 🧑🍳 Cook a special Christmas breakfast
17. 🎮 Play festive board games
18. 🌈 Craft a family gratitude jar
19. 🧥Organize a coat drive for those in need in your community
20. 🎊 Open one present on Christmas Eve
21.🌟 Craft personalized ornaments together
22. 🌌 Stargaze on a crisp winter night
23. 🎠 Visit a local holiday market or craft fair
24. 🧣 Make and exchange handmade scarves or blankets
25. 🕰️ Time capsule night – fill a box with memories from the year
26. 🍿 Host a Christmas movie marathon night
27. 🎠 Ride a holiday-themed carousel or Ferris wheel
28. 🍭 Go on a holiday-themed scavenger hunt
29. 🎭 Organize a family talent show with holiday acts
30. 🎨 Craft homemade holiday greeting cards for those who are in a hospital
31. 🎅 Participate in a Santa fun run or charity walk
32. 🕯️ Participate in a candlelight family meditation
33. 📸 Create a photo album of holiday memories
34. 🛷 Go on a winter hike or nature walk
35. 🎨 Paint festive scenes on canvas together
36. 🎁 Do a “12 Days of Kindness” challenge as a family
37.🧹 Have a family cleaning day to prepare for guests
38.🎉 Organize a virtual holiday gathering for distant relatives
39. 🚗 Take a holiday lights tour in your community.
40. 🍵 Host a cozy hot cocoa and storytime night.
41. 🏰 Build a gingerbread village as a family
42.🎅 Dress up in matching festive pajamas
43.🚛 Donate toys or volunteer as a family
44.🍕 Make personalized holiday pizzas together
45.🧺 Plan a festive family picnic indoors
46.🛌 Have a family sleepover under the Christmas tree
47.📜 Write letters to each other about the year’s highlights
48.🚂 Set up a model train display with a holiday theme
49. 🎨 Create a family handprint ornament each year
50. 🎁 Organize a white elephant gift exchange
What other traditions do you and your family partake in? Let me know in the comments 🙂