As a family or couple, young or old, these Christmas traditions (paired with movies) are sure to get you into the Christmas Spirit!
These movies and activities can be swapped with any of the others. This is all about YOU and the traditions and movies you choose! They can be mixed and matched for whatever Christmas mood you are in!
Look out for bonus movies at the end!
- Buy an Advent calendar to open daily together
(Movie: Muppets Christmas Carol ) - Go through toys, clothes and items to donate to bless others and to declutter (Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 version or The Grinch 2018 version)
- Decorate the Christmas tree with all the trimmings
(Movie: A Charlie Brown Christmas) - Bake loads of favorite Christmas cookies (and don’t forget to save a few in the freezer for Santa!)
(Movie: The Santa Clause) - Build a snowman! Even if you don’t have any snow, find a way to create a snowman out of things you do have
(Movie: The Santa Clause 2) - Create your own family homemade cocoa with a special ingredient
(Movie: The Santa Clause 3) - See a performance of The Nutcracker or watch the 1993 version at home
(Movie: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms) - Put up all the Christmas lights outside and in the windows (Movie: Deck the Halls)
- Have a classy 1940’s & 50’s Christmas party with your closest friends and take lots of pictures (Movie: White Christmas)
- Order in some pizza and enjoy the mischief! (Movie: Home Alone)
- Visit the toy store or the mall and go Christmas shopping or get some ideas (Movie: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
- Write a list of everything you are thankful for and share them with each other (Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life)
- Wrap up the Christmas presents
(Movie: Polar Express) - Write and craft up some meaningful Christmas cards and gift tags whilst eating some of the 4 main Elf food groups
(Movie: Elf) - Attend a nearby Christmas light show or drive around some ritzy Christmas neighborhoods
(Movie: Christmas with the Kranks) - Visit Santa and get a picture with him. Maybe you can even tell him what you want for Christmas!
(Movie: Miracle on 34th Street 1947 or 1994 version) - Write a letter to send to Santa in the mail
(Movie: Year Without a Santa Clause) - Decorate gingerbread houses together and ask the family to vote for the best one (Movie: Babes in Toyland)
- Take the kids to the dollar store to pick out some gifts for the family so they feel like they are contributing!
(Movie: Eloise at Christmastime) - Bless other children by shopping for a Christmas shoebox for other kids around the world with Operation Christmas Child! (Click link for more info!)
(Movie: The Christmas Story) - Finish all last minute preparations with Christmas meal planning and gift wrapping
(Movie: Love Actually) - Get prepared for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day by picking out your outfits and accessories! Maybe you can even coordinate a family color scheme!
(Movie: Four Christmases) - Read “The Night Before Christmas” book
(Movie: Christmas Chronicles) - Read the story of Jesus’s birth and open one gift before Christmas Day
(Movie: The Nativity, The Little Drummer Boy or Star) - Open presents, eat lots of food and cookies, enjoy family and remember the reason for the season!
(Movie: Disney’s A Christmas Carol 2009 version)
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Some extra family oriented movies you can swap with are Klaus, Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas, Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas, Jack Frost, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Fred Clause or Frosty the Snowman.
Some extra adult geared movies you can swap with are Holiday Inn, Scrooged, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Last Christmas, The Holiday, The Family Stone. Jingle All The Way, Bad Santa, Mixed Nuts, Man Who Invented Christmas or A Bad Mom’s Christmas.
Some extra activities and traditions you can swap with are
-go caroling with some friends and neighbors
-enjoy a Christmas concert or live Nativity scene
-decorate the whole house with one specific theme
-host a Christmas bake-off
-have a Christmas traveling potluck with the neighbors
-volunteer at your local homeless shelter or soup kitchen
-plan a romantic Christmas date
-go ice skating
-“Elf on the Shelf”
What are your favorite Christmas movies and traditions?!
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