25 Screen Free Christmas Activities For Kids

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.