The Christmas holidays are getting closer every day and without a doubt we are all preparing for their arrival, from the purchase of gifts to the planning of the dinner and parties that we will attend or have on those days full of joy and hope.
A fun way to live it, is taking advantage of the Christmas spirit in the environment to spend memorable days with our children, inside and outside the home. We share you eleven plans to make at Christmas with children.
Afternoon popcorn and movie
A plan, which although we can do all year round, at Christmas is even more special, because we take advantage of the holidays and the cold weather to be locked up and enjoy a family evening at home while watching a movie together. And of course, do not miss popcorn!
To go according to the time, we recommend watching Christmas movies as a family and in Babies and more We have several suggestions, some sorted by age, as well as the best Christmas movies of all time and a list of Christmas movies that we can find on streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO and Movistar.
Do crafts at home
If we are a little handyman and our children also like that whole process of cutting, drawing, painting and decorating, a perfect plan for those Christmas afternoons is to make crafts at home. We can choose to make funny and fun crafts, or make some crafts inspired by Montessori.
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Something that many children love to do, both alone and as a family is singing. So let's take advantage of the musical repertoire that this era offers us and let's spend a fun afternoon singing Christmas carols (We can also accompany it with a delicious drink, such as hot chocolate). It will be fun to sing together and teach the children those traditional Christmas carols that we have been passing from generation to generation.
Cook together
Another great plan that we can do inside the house is to spend an afternoon (or a morning, why not) to spend it with the children inside the kitchen, preparing a delicious meal. Or, we can take advantage of the time to prepare something related to Christmas, like some delicious cookies or a gingerbread with apple.
Read Christmas stories
An activity that besides being beautiful, brings many benefits for children, is to read stories in family. Now is the ideal time to read children's stories about Christmas and all the traditions that surround this date.
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In some countries like the United States, impressive Christmas parades are held every year. Fortunately and thanks to technology, we do not need to travel to not miss them and we can enjoy them from our sofa. In my house it has become a kind of tradition Sit down as a family to enjoy some of the Christmas parades that we can find on YouTube (our favorite is the "Mickey's Once Upon A Christmastime Parade" of Disneyland).
Afternoon games
An activity that is always fun and requires few things, is organizing an afternoon of family games, in which we can certainly laugh and share a good time together. Remember that playing with your family has many benefits and is also an activity in which you can participate from the smallest to the largest.
Go ice skating
A plan that will undoubtedly delight kids and that is traditional of the Christmas season, is go ice skating. In Madrid every year they usually place tracks in some places, but on the site of the Royal Spanish Ice Sports Federation we can find the list of ice rinks available in Spain by communities.
If we plan to travel abroad, we can also visit some of the cities that have ice rinks, such as Zurich, London, Copenhagen, Berlin, Amsterdam or New York, and take advantage of the Christmas attractions offered by each city.
Make Christmas cards for friends and family
Sometimes, with the use of technology we leave aside certain details and traditions that are very significant and that we should keep. If you have family that lives far away (or even in the same city), a fun activity to do as a family, it is make Christmas cards for friends and family. It will certainly be a pleasant surprise for those who receive them and an activity that children will enjoy.
Donate toys and clothes
Christmas is also a time to give, so why not give a little of what we have? We can plan an afternoon so that, with the help of the children, we can select some toys and clothes that we no longer need but are in good condition to donate. In addition to spending time with the family, we can teach them values such as generosity and solidarity.
Have a homemade Christmas photo shoot
And finally, an activity for which most people hire a photographer: a Christmas family photo session. But if we don't want or don't want to hire one, we can organize one at home. With the help of the timer of our mobile and the decoration that we already have at home as background, we can get some natural and beautiful photographs of the environment that is lived at home during these dates.
I hope those suggestions from plans to make at Christmas with the children They will be useful to enjoy even more the magic of the Christmas season.
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