December is the most adored month. It is synonymous with celebration and togetherness. It is also known as the silly season. That is why creating a Christmas bucket list is necessary to get the most out of December.
I wanted to tell you about how to plan for a successful year or what to do before 2024. Instead, I decided to keep this first December post light-hearted and fun.
This list is not winter-specific and most items on this Christmas Bucket List apply to people in the Northern and Southern hemisphere.
Be sure to scroll down to download the FREE Christmas bucket list printable. For your convenience, there are 2 versions, the aesthetic one and the checklist. Don’t forget to let me know how many you have completed by the end of this year!
Without further ado, here are my 20+ Fun Christmas Bucket List Ideas With a FREE Checklist!
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20+ Fun and Festive Christmas Bucket List Ideas
- Put up your Christmas tree
- Watch a Christmas movie – even those cringey Hallmark ones could suffice!
- Bake some Christmas cookies
- Decorate your house with Christmas-related decor, such as scented candles, pillows, or mistletoe 😉
- Go a Christmas lights scavenger hunt – This year we are going to a Children’s home that decorates the whole premises with lights as a fundraiser (peep the Instagram).
- Drink hot chocolate or for my southern hemisphere girlies’, an Amarula dom pedro (click here for recipe)
- This one brings back memories – Spend the day in the swimming pool and eat watermelon afterward.
- Buy a Christmas outfit
- Get Christmas-themed nails done
- Do charity work or volunteer at an organization
- Get an advent calendar
- Re-read the story about the Birth of Jesus
- Plan games for Christmas Eve
- Take a family photo
- Buy or make Christmas gifts
- Set your new year goals
- Spend Christmas with loved ones
- Have a Christmas-themed photoshoot
- Make a Christmas bed – In case you don’t know, in South Africa we have this thing called a Christmas bed. It is when you make one huge bed in the living room with a bunch of mattresses and pillows for the whole family.
- Write Christmas letters
- Have a scavenger hunt
- Get a dedicated Christmas mug
- Get a custom Christmas tree ornament
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Conclusion
Share this Christmas bucket list with your loved ones and do it together. It is time for togetherness and this could be a fun experience to create golden memories.
I hope everyone enjoys this Christmas season and don’t forget to download or pin the checklist for future reference.
Have a blessed season.
Love, Steph <3
