Home for the Holidays Bucket List

There’s no place like home for the holidays! Make it a December to remember by checking a few things off our holiday bucket list! (Bonus: There are over 50 seasonal ideas to choose from)

How many activities can you check off?

Home for the Holidays Bucket List:

1. Drive around and find the house with the best Christmas light display
2. Participate in a cookie exchange party
3. Organize an area of the house that you’ve put off
4. Set up a hot chocolate bar with fun toppings
5. Host a game night with your family
6. Deliver treats to your neighbor’s doorstep
7. Go caroling (it’s harder to hear how out of tune your singing really is with a mask on)
8. Donate a meal to healthcare workers
9. Try a new recipe or two
10. Host a Zoom party with your extended family
11. Watch a Christmas movie marathon
12. Spend all day in your pajamas
13. Cook a Christmas brunch
14. Go through your family photos and frame special memories
15. Drive through ZooLights at the Oregon Zoo
16. Update your address book to send holiday cards next year
17. Read a book (Powell’s is open!)
18. Order take out from your favorite local restaurant
19. Buy a coffee for the car behind you in the drive-thru
20. Organize your closet and donate to an organization
21. Buy a holiday ornament to symbolize this strange year
22. Write thank-you notes
23. Binge on Dream Home Makeover on Netflix
24. Drive until you find snow
25. Create a time capsule
26. Interview a relative and record their answers
27. Document your family tree
28. Have a “no-screen time” day
29. Donate to a food bank
30. Plan your next vacation
31. Get creative – paint, knit, build, etc.
32. Try a virtual fitness class
33. Dress up for New Year’s Eve
34. Create a vision board for 2021
35. Organize your passwords
36. Clean your car
37. Take a day road trip
38. Go on a winter hike
39. Sponsor a family for Christmas
40. Create a new playlist & share it
41. Start a gratitude journal
42. Have a family photoshoot
43. Create a year in review photo book
44. Build a gingerbread house
45. Drink a seasonal beverage
46. Create a home spa
47. Make dinner together
48. Complete a puzzle
49. Light a holiday candle
50. Tackle a DIY project
51. Visit the Silverton Christmas Market at the Oregon Garden

What other holiday ideas would you add to the list?