The stockings are ready and hung up, the gifts are wrapped and under the tree, the turkey is being roasted to perfection in the oven and everything is going as planned. What’s next? What’s missing you ask? Well, a festive plan for Christmas day of course! When the build-up and excitement for Christmas Eve is behind us, the perplexing feeling of “what to do now?” is inevitable.
If you still do not have a fixed Christmas day tradition that keeps you (and the kids) occupied all day long, then this list will aid you and your family to get the most out of this most needed quality time. We hope it will inspire you and may you all have a blessed holiday!
1. Become Involved
Acts of kindness are vital in these harsh times we live in, so we kick start out list with the hopes to inspire you to do more good deeds. A single tweet from Ann Currey lead to the whole #26Acts of Kindness movement that aims to aid somehow in the tragic Newtown Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. There is no good deed that is too small to be reckoned with, so participate in the way you find most suitable.
2. Move it
While the holidays may keep us indoors for most of the time, and with all the delicious dinners everyone’s preparing, we are in the utmost need for some fresh air and exercise. So, take a stroll down the neighborhood, enjoy the beautiful lights that illuminate every sidewalk and do something active and fun with the whole family outside!
3. Embark on new traditions
Gather your whole family, sit around the Christmas tree and discuss what you’d want to achieve next year. Motivate every member of the family to participate and write down at least one goal and then place it somewhere special until next Christmas. This is a very nice new tradition to adopt for years to come.
4. Go Caroling
There are always those in need of a little Christmas cheer, so why not make it festive and gather the whole family as well as your friends and go sing your way to enlighten their day!
5. Give back
‘Tis the season to give back to your community, so why not contribute by doing a charity work of some sort this Christmas? If you do not have anything on your agenda for Christmas day, then giving out meals at a shelter or any similar charity work would be ideal.
6. Bake treats
We don’t know any kids who don’t enjoy baking cookies and treats. However, they are usually deprived this joy in the interest of time. Yet, if everything is ready and going as planned, there is no harm in adding this to the list for Christmas day festivities.
7. Movie Marathon time
What’s better than getting comfy on the couch, cuddling up with the family and enjoying a movie marathon? Pop some popcorn, light up the fireplace, turn the lights down low, watch the snow and enjoy the movie fiesta!
8. Story telling time
If you and your kids are not into movies and are more of the intellectual reading type, then you can get cozy, and set up the same atmosphere but with your favorite Christmas stories. Here is our favorite children’s books collection for everyone to enjoy.
9. Help the Reindeers
If you have little kids then this one is sure to impress and entertain them. We’ve stumbled upon an amusing website that has a fun and unique idea of making Magical Reindeer Food l to sprinkle in the snow. “The special food” is meant to aid the reindeers to get correctly to your house and giving them a snack while Santa is delivering his gifts. Fun and really entertaining for the little ones!
10. Stalk Santa
Yes, the stalkers among you will be thrilled with this one; not only can you stalk Santa nowadays, even Reindeers can be tracked down with this website www.ReindeerCam.com where you can enjoy the live feed of Santa’s helpers. If you stick around long enough you’ll even be able to spot Santa.
Not satisfied and need more convincing? Well, with the latest technological enhancements, not even Santa can stay off the radar. Track down Santa as he makes his way across the globe. For more fun and activities, you can play online games North Pole style.
Finally, if you’ve got a long drive for Christmas Eve to someone’s house, you can keep the kidos entertained with some cyber-fun with the Mobile App versions of those websites.