Christmas Bucket List Activity Jar

There is something about a new season that makes me so excited! I especially look forward to doing fun holiday activities with my family and am so excited to be able to include Henry in them this winter!

I love the ever so popular seasonal bucket lists that float around social media this time of year–but sometimes looking at those lists can seem a little overwhelming–which completely defeats the idea of a fun bucket list, right?! I wanted to make something similar that would encourage us to enjoy some festive activities, but didn’t seem daunting–so I created this holiday activity jar!

You can add as many or as few sticks as you would like and the best part is– the sticks are color coded! I used the green sticks to denote an activity that we would go do, the “white” sticks are activities that involve making something and the red sticks are easy, no prep activities! You don’t have to color coordinate, but if you do, it allows your little ones to still randomly choose an activity while being something that fits in that day’s schedule. If it is a busy weekday night you could have them grab a red stick, but if it is a weekend with nothing to do, you could have them choose a green stick and go on a holiday adventure!

Ideas for green sticks:

• Go on a drive and look at Christmas lights
• Visit Santa!
• Go ice skating
• Take Christmas cards to a nursing home
• Volunteer at a food bank
• Go sledding
• Cut down your own Christmas tree
• Make a snowman
• Go Christmas shopping for a family member or friend
• Go shopping for a toy to donate to a toy drive
• Go caroling

Ideas for “white” sticks:

• Make a gingerbread house
• Decorate Christmas cookies
• Make Christmas cards
• Make hot chocolate
• Make paper snowflakes
• Make Christmas cookies for a neighbor
• Make ornaments for your tree
• Make a homemade gift

Ideas for red sticks:

• Christmas song dance party
• Sing Christmas songs
• Watch a Christmas movie
• Read Christmas books
• Gather toys to donate
• Write a letter to Santa
• Make a fire
• Wrap presents
• Build a fort
• Color a Christmas coloring book

To make your jar, simply write activities on the popsicle sticks, put them in a jar and tape your label to the jar!

I hope this inspires you to enjoy some festive activities with your family this holiday season! If you make a jar, I would love to see it– tag me on Instagram!

You can find your free printable labels by clicking on the image below.

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