Opinion

15 Fun Activities to Make Your Christmas Even Merrier

Jamani Barriera, Staff Reporter • December 19, 2024

1. Put up Christmas lights

Putting up Christmas lights adds a festive touch to your home. You can even decorate the inside of your house with lights to spread the holiday cheer.

2. Watch a Christmas movie

There are many Christmas movies to choose from, whether they’re cartoons or live-action films.

3. Build a snowman

Building a snowman is a fun activity, and it can be a great way to add a festive touch to your yard during the winter season.

4. Go ice skating

Ice skating is fun for everyone! It can be tricky at first, but anyone can learn and enjoy gliding across the ice.

5. Bake some Christmas cookies

Christmas cookies are delicious and fun to make. It’s a relaxing activity, and if you have younger siblings, they can even bake them for Santa.

6. Go sledding

Sledding is a great activity to enjoy with family and friends, and racing down a hill makes it even more fun.

7. Decorate the Christmas tree

Decorating the Christmas tree is fun, especially when using ornaments from years past, as they hold special memories.

8. Build a gingerbread house

Building a gingerbread house is fun, even if it doesn’t turn out perfect or falls apart—it’s all part of the fun!

This is a gingerbread house but this is not the normal gingerbread house.

9. Do a Christmas puzzle

A Christmas puzzle is a great way to pass the time if you’re bored—it’s both challenging and fun!

10. Visit a family member

Visiting a family member you haven’t seen in a while is one of the best ways to spend the holidays.

11. Play Christmas trivia

Playing Christmas trivia will test you Christmas knowledge and you could have fun

12. Play a board game

Playing games is a great way to spend time with family and friends while having fun.

13. Play secret Santa

Playing Secret Santa is fun because you never know what you’ll receive or who you will receive the gift from.

14. Make an ornament

Making an ornament is fun because you can get creative with it, using any design or color you like.

15. Play Christmas songs

Playing Christmas songs can include any genre and a variety of tunes, and you can enjoy Christmas music everywhere.

Conclusion

Whether you try something different or enjoy the activities on this list, there’s no wrong way to celebrate Christmas.

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About the Contributor

Jamani Barriera, Staff Reporter

Hi! My name is Jamani Barriera. I am a freshman at EPHS, and this is my first year writing for The Tiger. In my free time, I play basketball, football, and other sports. I also enjoy spending time with friends and family. In the future, I plan to become a sanitation engineer for the city of Chicago.