46 Festive & Fun Activities Your Family Can Enjoy at Home for Christmas

Published:
December 1, 2020

Contributor:
Shannan Swindler

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image of 6 feet in Christmas socks infront of the fire with text overlay. Home for Christmas 46 Festive Activities for Your Homeschool46 Festive & Fun Activities Your Family Can Enjoy at Home for Christmas

If there was ever a year to stock up on things to do at home for Christmas, this may be the year! Even if you get out to explore and enjoy the holiday season where you live, there will be a few down days of relaxed activities on the calendar.

Visiting friends & family, going to concerts, museums or the theatre may (or may not) be on your list. But with these forty-six (46!) resources there are absolutely enough to get you through December and much of January. Preschool to high school and everything in between! There are fun games, apps, recipes, and Christmas unit studies for everything from Shakespeare & Dickens to Photo Scavenger Hunts and 64 pages of coloring & journaling pages to help you celebrate the season with exciting activities and ways to connect as a family.

Get your 64 Pages of Christmas Coloring & Journaling Pages at the end of this post.

Printables, Coloring & Notebooking Pages

There is always one person who would rather stay inside by the fire with a good book, a coloring page or a journaling activity. If you have someone like that in your house, these resources will keep them warm and bored-free for quite some time.

Art

Go on a walk, explore Christmas food from around the world. It’s all about having fun crafting and drawing. Christmas art can take your imagination to places you haven’t considered. For your artsy-craftsy kids, these activities will be so enjoyable. 

Games To Play At Home For Christmas 

Family game night, movie night  & read alouds! Yep, that makes for a bundle of fun on cold winter evenings when everyone is done sledding skiing, and building snowmen.

Literature & Languages

Who doesn’t love a good book to read and learn about over the winter months? A Christmas themed book is always enjoyable at any age. Are your kids curious about what Christmas was like ‘in olden times’? Maybe they are already studying Shakespeare and Dickens and it just makes sense to enjoy learning about Christmas in Medieval or Victorian England. These resources, and a few more covering literature and languages, are perfect for the whole family to enjoy together.

Get your 64 Pages of Christmas Coloring & Journaling Pages at the end of this post.

Cooking & Planning

Christmas just isn’t Christmas without planning, baking & cooking up a storm, is it? Make being at home for Christmas memorable by carving out some time for baking and having fun in the kitchen or making gifts together. If your kids are ready to have fun in the kitchen with you or you want to re-focus & intentionally prepare for a meaningful Christmas season with your family, these recipes and planners will help you make it the best Christmas ever. 

Crafts & Gift Ideas

Finally, craft and gifts ideas are always good to have on hand. Grandparents and relatives love receiving gifts from family members that are keepsakes. Homemade ornaments, acts of service, and quality time together are perfect gifts to give.

Make It The Best Christmas Ever!

Get your Colors Of Christmas Journal & Coloring pages (64 pages in total) and make it a Christmas to remember.

Shannan Swindler

Shannan is a wife, mum, and saved by grace child of The King. Her home base is in Scotland, where she homeschools her two kids (ages 12 & 15) and learns on location throughout Europe as much as possible. She is a classical/Charlotte Mason style home educator living out her God-breathed dream of raising her family in Europe. She’s passionate about many things, especially helping others learn on location using the world as their classroom. She encourages you to pursue your God-breathed dream, no matter what it is! You can join her at Captivating Compass for homeschool and family travel inspiration.

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