Looking for some meaningful ways to spend time with loved ones this holiday season and create memories to cherish? Just save or print off this calendar and then complete the suggested task each day! You’ll have three weeks worth of activities at your fingertips, no planning required!
These activities are simple and fun. Be creative, ask your children what they would do for each activity and adapt anything these suggestions to fit your family! From crafts, to baking, to outdoor adventures, and more, these activities are hands-on and fun for the whole family!
These activities are simple and fun. Be creative, ask your children what they would do for each activity and adapt anything these suggestions to fit your family! From crafts, to baking, to outdoor adventures, and more, these activities are hands-on and fun for the whole family!
December19th - Make holiday cookies
20th - Take a festive outdoor family photo 21st - Winter lantern solstice walk - make simple craft lanterns and go for a walk in the dark with your lanterns lighting the way 22nd - Creat a holiday ornament out of outdoor nature materials 23rd - Neighbourhood Christmas light walk - for fun your family can rate the lights on each house to see which on your family loves best 24th - Kindness Day - Do an act of kindness for someone - shovel a neighbours sidewalk, create a handmade gift, spread holiday cheer, the opportunities to choose from are plentiful 25th - Celebrate Christmas Day with an outdoor skate, sled or ski 26th - Enjoy maple syrup snow candy - here is an example of how to make this sweet treat 27th - Hot cocoa hike - make hot cocoa and put in a thermos and take your family for a hike! 28th - Create a nature table centrepiece - head outside to gather items from the forest and bring them home to craft into a centrepiece for your dinner table 29th - Winter tea party - pick your family's favourite tea and treat, pack them up to take to a favourite outdoor spot for a tea party 30th - Search for animal tracks 31st - Paint and hide a festive rock - find a rock, paint it in a festive way and hide it somewhere in the neighbourhood - make someone smile when they happen upon it |
January 1st - Cook s’mores or an outdoor meal
2nd - Snow painting art 3rd - Make colourful frozen water balloons 4th - Create a hiking journey stick 5th - Pick up litter on a local trail - put on some gloves, grab a garbage bag and clean up a local path or trail 6th - Build a snowman (or draw or craft one if the snow outside makes it challenging) 7th - Make instant snow from boiling water (if it's cold enough) 8th - Make stars out of twigs and twine 9th - Find an outdoor sit spot for storytelling - have a storybook in your backpack or in your mind, grab your kids and head out and find a quiet spot to sit and tell your story |
