It hit me this morning that my kids only have a week and a half before winter break. I need a game plan! I am done with grad school and will be done teaching a few days before they are done, which gives me just enough time to plan. We are not a screen-free home, but it’s not a free for all either. Having a good list on hand is key. Scroll through our 25 screen-free Christmas activities and see if anything sounds like something your kids will LOVE.
Screen-Free Christmas Activities
- Go caroling in your neighborhood.
- Use Christmas tree pencil toppers in a holiday writing center – Here’s how we did it!
- Make candy cane reindeer.
- Create playdough gingerbread men.
- Make a wreath like this one, or that one!
- Read some books about Santa!
- Make bubblewrap Christmas trees
- Go visit Santa!
- Make your own gift boxes in a snap!
- Use LEGO to make wrapping paper.
- Go on a nativity scene scavenger hunt!
- Print out this FREE color by numbers printable and use it to sneak in a little math.
- Go to a paint your own pottery place and make a special plate for Santa’s cookies.
- Bust out the Q-Tips and make this simple ( and not too messy) Christmas tree art project.
- Turn old alphabet puzzles into personalized ornaments.
- Bake cookies for a neighbor or friend!
- Turn mason jars into candy terrariums, then give them away as gifts!
- Find fun things to fill plastic ornaments with – we have some great ideas!
- Transform a corner of your house into the North Pole and pretend!
- Play a board game or two!
- Use shapes to make this nativity craft, don’t forget the glitter.
- Make elf houses from birdhouses!
- Make button Christmas trees.
- Find holiday words in this FREE printable word search.
- Read some diverse Christmas books together.
katieh says
Thank you for the diverse christmas books list! I love our christmas books but I have been thinking recently about how white they all are. This list will help me balance things up for our family, while add great new stories to the mix. thank you for doing the work of finding them! I really appreciate it.
Allison McDonald says
You are so welcome!!