Free Printable: 51 Christmas Bucket List Ideas

Last updated on December 20th, 2022 at 12:39 am

Looking for fun ways to get your family in the Christmas spirit? Or, maybe you want to start some new holiday traditions with your little ones. 

Check out our big Christmas bucket list for all kinds of of ways to help make this holiday season one of your best ever!

Christmas is always on December 25th, so how does it still seem to sneak up on us? There’s so much to do, that we can all get a little (or a lot) frazzled. But, remember, part of the magic of the season is spending quality time with our families. Be sure, even in all the rushing around, to make time to enjoy your loved ones and all that this festive time of year brings.

Here are 51 ideas that will motivate you to slow down and make some holiday memories–and maybe even start some new traditions. 

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51 Christmas Bucket List Ideas

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1. Write a letter to Santa
2. Track Santa on Christmas Eve
3. Send Christmas cards
4. Bake Christmas cookies
5. Drink hot cocoa
6. Spend time with family
7. Sing Christmas carols karaoke style
8. Hang a Christmas wreath
9. Make an ornament
10. Hang Christmas stockings
11. Decorate your Christmas tree and your home
12. Visit a Christmas tree farm
13. Take pictures with Santa
14. Wear an ugly Christmas sweater
15. Listen to Christmas songs
16. Drive around and look at Christmas lights
17. Attend your local tree lighting
18. Create an advent calendar
19. Attend a Christmas parade
20. Visit your local Christmas market
21. Watch a Christmas movie
22. Go ice skating
23. Go sledding
24. Go for a walk in the snow
25. Take pictures in the snow
26. Make snow angels
27. Build a snowman
28. Learn about Christmas in another country
29. Wear matching pajamas
30. Put together a gingerbread house
31. Decorate sugar cookies
32. Volunteer
33. Donate to a non-profit
34. Visit a friend or neighbor who needs company
35. Do something else extra kind for someone
36. Start a new tradition
37. Elf on a shelf
38. Wrap gifts by the fire
39. Play a board game
40. Host a cookie exchange party
41. Make a Christmas morning charcuterie board
42. Make cinnamon rolls for breakfast
43. Make hot cider
44. Roast marshmallows
45. Try a holiday drink at your favorite coffee shop
46. Complete a Christmas puzzle
47. Enjoy a Christmas scavenger hunt
48. Build an indoor fort
49. Make a Christmas craft
50. Go on a winter nature walk
51. Go to a Christmas Eve church service

Which of these Christmas bucket list ideas will your family be doing? Which are already part of your yearly traditions?

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Also read:
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