30 Fabulous (and Practically Free) Things to Do with Your Family This Holiday Season
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Hooray! It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Get your whole brood in the holiday spirit with these 30 festive (and pretty much free) family activities.
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1.
Visit the local spot with the best lights
Go for a stroll or a drive-by—it's delightful either way.
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2.
Then string twinklies outside your own home
Let the kids art direct.
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3.
Bake sugar cookies
One adorable army of sugary snowmen, comin' right up.
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4.
Visit a Christmas tree farm
Or you know, an evergreen forest.
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5.
Drink hot cocoa with marshmallows
Preferably while wearing festive pajamas.
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6.
Send holiday cards
Bonus points for enclosing confetti in the envelopes.
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7.
Attend a community play or concert
Warm fuzzies, guaranteed.
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8.
Go to a local tree-lighting ceremony
Hot ciders in hand.
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9.
Scrapbook your family recipes
And let the kids pick one to make.
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10.
Look at old holiday photos and family movies
“See how little Nana was!”
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11.
Read favorite holiday books together
Aka The Nutcracker and The Polar Express on repeat.
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12.
Have a holiday karaoke night
Be prepared to have "Jingle Bells" stuck in your head until March.
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13.
Make homemade eggnog
Let the little ones take turns stirring.
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14.
Decorate a winter wreath for the front door
The more baubles, the merrier.
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15.
Have the kids collect clothing and toys to donate
Teach them the meaning of giving.
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16.
Make a gingerbread house
Totally OK to use a store-bought kit.
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17.
Have a family movie marathon
Nothing better than Home Alone on a crappy winter’s day.
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18.
Go ice-skating
Don’t forget the woolly mittens.
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19.
Take out holiday books from the library
And learn about how other cultures celebrate the season.
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20.
Then make a recipe you learned about
Latke party!
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21.
DIY this year’s wrapping paper
How special?
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22.
Make ornaments together
With backyard treasures like pinecones and acorns.
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23.
Go see your local 'Santa Claus'
And be sure to document the hilarity.
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24.
Make a fire
And have a cozy day of holiday tunes and hangin’.
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25.
Play in the snow
If you’re lucky enough to have some. (Sledding! Snow angels! Snowmen!)
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26.
Help the kids write letters to Santa
And do your best to manage their expectations.
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27.
Make outdoor decor for birds
Popcorn cranberry garland time.
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28.
Go caroling
And be sure to visit your elderly neighbors.
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29.
Pick out the tree
Go ahead, buy the big guy.
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30.
Then trim it.
Downright magical—no matter your age.
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