A List of 50 Stay-At-Home Holiday Activities
It’s true that Christmas and the holidays will look a lot different this year. There are still ways to make it special and even create new traditions! We compiled a list of 50 different, safe things you can do, all from home.
- Build a fort
- Christmas Karaoke!
- Bake holiday cookies
- Take a drive with hot chocolate to look at lights
- Go on a walk in the snow
- Build a snowman
- Have a Zoom holiday party with friends and get dressed up!
- Craft a new holiday drink
- Make a big, savory breakfast
- Give yourself a holiday manicure
- Snuggle up with a Christmas book by the fire
- Put together a holiday puzzle
- Host a virtual gingerbread house competition and mail a small, fun prize to the winner
- Decorate as festively as possible
- Make a holiday craft
- Sew holiday-themed face masks
- Make a commemorative ornament
- Create a wreath for your front door
- Cut out paper snowflakes and hang them from your ceiling!
- Write down a list of all the things you are grateful for this year
- Buy an ugly sweater or make one
- Pick out a real tree from a local Christmas Tree Farm
- Watch The Nutcracker
- Go sledding
- Sleep under the Christmas tree
- Have a holiday movie marathon with all the snacks!
- Kiss under the mistletoe
- Go ice skating
- Decorate your stocking
- Go snow shoeing
- Display your holiday cards in a fun way
- Knit a holiday scarf
- Host a Christmas game night
- Be creative with your present wrapping by adding personal touches
- Take a candlelit bath while listening to acoustic holiday songs
- Bake a traditional dessert
- Sip mulled wine
- Set up a DIY hot chocolate bar
- Participate in a Secret Santa or White Elephant gift exchange
- Decorate mini trees for every room
- Write your friends a holiday card and mail off
- Make your own garland
- Try making a non-tree, tree with photos!
- Host a neighborhood (socially distant!) cookie swap
- Create your own advent calendar
- Make a Christmas centerpiece for your table
- Go on a drive and play Christmas tree “Eye Spy”
- Mail a letter to Santa Claus!
- Roast marshmallows in the fireplace for homemade s’mores
- Leave small gift cards, like to a local coffee shop, on friend’s or neighbor’s porches to spread some joy!