Tips for Bringing the Fun into Christmas

Christmas is a magical and exciting time. Bringing the family together, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to do something fun. From games to crafts, there is something to suit everyone you can add to your festivities.

So, if you’re looking to bring more fun into the Christmas period, here you’ll discover some great tips you can follow.

Family Christmas Quiz Night

What better way to add fun to the days leading up to Christmas than with a family quiz night? The great thing about this idea is that it can be tailored to match the age of each family member.

You’ll find a lot of Christmas quiz questions online. Or, you could always create your own to ensure there are questions the whole family will know. You can either just do a quiz for fun, or you could add prizes to make it more competitive.

Christmas Crafts with the Kids

If you’re looking for something fun to do with the kids, why not create Christmas crafts together? There are literally hundreds of ideas you can follow online. Simply take a look on sites such as Pinterest, and you’ll be met with lots of family Christmas craft ideas.

You could create your own Christmas cards or construct a Christmas wreath you can hang on the door. If you want to make Christmas even more fun and sentimental, you can also make gifts for each other. There are so many different craft ideas you can utilize that will add a lot of fun to the festive holidays.

Host a Christmas Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger hunts are popular at any time of year. However, they can especially be great fun to do around Christmas. Why not host your own Christmas scavenger hunt around the home?

The clues can be popular Christmas items easily found around the home. If you can’t think of clues yourself, you’ll find some great ready-made scavenger hunts online. These often come with both indoor and outdoor clues. So, you can choose how far you and the family go during the hunt.

See or Host a Christmas Show

You don’t need to live in a theatre district to enjoy a Christmas production. You’ll find many local theatres host their own Christmas shows. Taking the family to watch a Christmas show can be a memorable and enjoyable experience.

If there aren’t any productions happening in your area, you could even create your own. Have each member of the family participate. You’ll have a lot of fun putting on your own Christmas production!

Oven Mitts Game

Wish the present-opening stage could last a little longer? With the oven mitts game, it can. You’ll simply use oven mitts to try to open your presents.

As you can imagine, this isn’t easy so it’s going to produce some pretty funny results. Of course, you don’t want to open all of your presents using this method. However, for just a couple of presents, it can be a hilarious way to slow it down and make it a little more fun. 

There are so many ways to bring a little more fun into Christmas. The above are just some of the things you can try out with the family this year.

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