Christmas holidays are magical but they’re also long, exciting, and full of “What do we do now?” moments. While one festive movie is always fun, the best holiday memories often come from screen-free activities that keep kids busy, creative, and connected with family.
Here are some simple, meaningful, and fun ways to entertain kids during Christmas without relying on screens.
1. Make Your Own Christmas Decorations
Set up a tiny craft station with coloured paper, ribbons, glitter, glue, and bells. Kids can make stars, paper chains, snowflakes, and window décor. Crafting keeps their hands busy and their imagination buzzing and the house feels more festive because they helped create it.
2. Decorate the Christmas Tree with DIY Ornaments
Instead of store-bought ornaments, encourage children to create their own. They can make salt-dough ornaments by mixing flour, salt, and water or design popsicle stick shapes like stars, mini Christmas trees and snowflakes (painting them or glueing sequins and pom-poms on them is so much fun!). They can even print tiny photos of family members, glue them onto cardboard circles, and decorate the edges to make personalized ornaments. Every ornament tells a story and becomes a memory you’ll hang again every year.
3. Listen to Christmas Stories
Let storytime fill the house with magic. WonderBuddy’s preloaded audio stories keep children entertained without screens, and with Christmas tales and adventures from around the world that spark imagination. Kids can listen while colouring, crafting, or relaxing, giving parents a much-needed breather.
4. Bake Christmas Cookies Together
Nothing brings a family closer than flour-covered hands and warm biscuits. Let kids stir, mix, shape, or decorate cookies with icing and sprinkles. It’s messy, fun, and delicious and teaches them basic cooking skills.
5. Build a Gingerbread House
Give kids full creative freedom, whether it ends up picture-perfect or wonderfully chaotic. Add candy canes, gummies, or mini marshmallows to make it extra fun. Building together encourages teamwork and problem-solving disguised as play.
6. Plan a Christmas Treasure Hunt
Hide tiny surprises like stickers, chocolates, handwritten clues, or mini toys around the house. Create a simple map or rhyme-based clues. Kids can spend a good chunk of time solving, searching, and laughing.
7. Have a Christmas Craft Afternoon
Make holiday cards, handmade gifts, wreaths, or gift tags. Use scrap fabric, buttons, old newspapers, or natural elements like leaves and twigs. Kids feel proud when they create something meaningful for loved ones.
8. Host a Family Game Night
Board games, card games, charades, Pictionary, anything that brings everyone together counts. These moments become cherished traditions and keep kids happily off screens.
9. Do One Festive Movie (and Make it Special!)
Screen-free doesn’t mean zero screens. Pick one Christmas movie for the week, build a pillow fort, keep the lights dim, and make warm popcorn. When it isn’t an all-day activity, it becomes a magical family ritual.
Christmas doesn’t need to be busy or overwhelming. With a little creativity kids can enjoy a season full of connection, imagination, and meaningful screen-free fun.
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