1.
Ask what old traditional food people remember
having for that holiday and make some of it
2.
Cookie making contest. No recipes allowed.
All from your head.
3.
Hang donuts from something and then have fun
eating them with no hands
4.
Make jolly rancher lollypops—stick three on a
pan together, put a stick on it and melt
5.
Are there any traditional songs for this
holiday? Learn a new one.
6.
Make holiday cards/cookies and give them away
to neighbors
7.
Read a book about the holiday (or just a good
book) aloud
8.
Fire in the fire place (if cold), fire
outside (if hot)
9.
Call people you won’t see on the holiday to
connect. YEA SKYPE!
10.
Choose/create one “traditional” holiday movie
to watch together, and do it every year
11.
Play gestures/charades
12.
Take time to reflect and write a letter to
your past self (5 years ago) and future self (5 years in the future) of your
ideas, what you like, don’t like, want…
13.
Share best memories/lessons learned of the
year
14.
Share favorite memories of past holidays you’ve
had
15.
Make a fort/sleep on the floor together
16.
Listen to radio theater
17.
Do a “black out poetry” contest where you
write a poem circling words and black out the rest
18.
Sparklers! For any and all holidays
19.
Secret Stalker (pick names from a hat to
leave love notes/messages for them all day without revealing who you are)
20.
Make a movie/video/skit something
21.
White elephant gift exchange
22.
Light a buncha candles
23.
No internet/video games/news watching! More
family/real people time
24.
Spend 10 minutes on Pinterest or Google,
getting good holiday ideas to do
25.
Joke telling contest
26.
Talent contest—everyone must do something!
27.
Brainstorm what family traditions you want to
create for that holiday in the future
28.
Break out the board games
29.
Find a way to serve/include/bless others on
that holiday
30.
Don’t waste this day being normal
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