101 Christmas Instagram Story Ideas

Over the last year or so, Instagram Stories has become one of the most popular social media platforms for content creators and social media lovers alike, and it's not hard to see why. It's great for sharing little snippets from your daily life, promoting your work, and connecting with your followers on a more personal level. It's definitely my favourite channel for sharing little moments of my life with you guys.

It can be difficult to know what to share on Insta Stories, but with the festive season upon us, the possibilities are almost endless. You can post photos of your Christmas decorations, show off your present wrapping skills, make everyone hungry with your beautifully decorated Christmas cookies, share photos from your Christmas outings, and so much more. 

If you're hoping to utilise Stories more this Christmas, but are in need of some inspiration to get you started, never fear; I've compiled a list of over 101 Christmas Instagram Story ideas to give you all the ideas you need!  Y'know, 'cause I'm good like that.

Here's my 101 Christmas Instagram Story ideas:

1. Your goals for the festive season or your festive to-do-list for the day.

2. A peek at your Christmas organiser, planner, or bullet journal pages.

3. Shopping for your Christmas tree.

4. Decorating your Christmas tree / home for Christmas.

5. Your beautifully decorated Christmas tree.

6. A peek at rooms in your home decorated for Christmas.

7. The wreath on your front door.

8. Twinkling Christmas lights.

9. Your favourite Christmas decoration(s) and what they mean to you.

10. Share the scene while you're shopping for Christmas decorations.

11. Your Christmas decorations / homeware haul.

12. Local Christmas lights you love / hate.

13. Visiting a Christmas market.

14. Share a daily reveal of what's in your Advent calendar.

15. Share what Christmas movies you're watching.

16. A list of your favourite Christmas movies.

17. What festive books you're reading or festive books you love.

18. Write a mini festive book review.

19. Share a Christmas playlist or what festive songs you're enjoying.

20. List your favourite Christmas songs.

21. Take that cliche shot of your seasonal coffee or hot chocolate. (Bonus points if it's in a Christmas takeaway cup!)

22. Christmas cocktails you're enjoying.

23. Photos taken while you're baking and decorating Christmas treats.

24. Christmas food you've made or a festive recipe.

25. Festive food you're eating and enjoying.

26. A Christmas meal you're about to tuck in to.

27. Foodie gifts / hampers you've made for loved ones.

28. Shopping for Christmas craft supplies.

29. Progress photos of a Christmas craft you're working on.

30. Show off a Christmas craft you've completed.

31. Relaxing with a Christmas colouring book? Show off your colouring skills!

32. Share some festive art journaling you've done.

33. Photos of festive art you've created.

34. Links to Christmas blog posts / vlogs you've published.

35. Tired arms full of shopping bags.

36. Share Christmas bargains you've found and where from. (Gifts, decorations, food etc.)

37. Compile some Christmas gift ideas.

38. Post photos taken while you're wrapping presents.

39. Show your followers what gift wrapping supplies you're using.

40. Photos of your Christmas gift wrapping skills.

41. Presents under the tree.

42. Share a snap while you're writing your Christmas cards.

43. Reveal what festive mail you've been receiving.

44. Share what's on your Christmas list this year.

45. Post a festive make up look. (Bonus points if you add a tutorial).

46. Share some Christmas nail art or a festive manicure.

47. Your favourite festive make up or nail polish products.

48. Festive beauty products you're enjoying like Lush bath bombs or The Body Shop shower gels.

49. Christmas outfits you're wearing.

50. A photo of yourself looking glam in your party-wear.

51. A photo of yourself in a Christmas jumper.

52. A photo of yourself in your Christmas PJs.

53. A photo of yourself in a Santa hat.

54. Share a peek at your Christmas novelty bags.

55. Show off your Christmas jewellery collection.

56. Feature your favourite Christmas accessories.

57. A cosy shot of yourself relaxing in your Christmas slippers.

58. Take a snap of your Christmas bedding.

59. Enjoying a festive night in? Share the scene.

60. Having a festive pamper night? Show us how it's done.

61. Take your kids to see Santa, and share a cute photo.

62. Visit some reindeer, and post a photo of Rudolph and his friends.

63. Share snippets from any Christmas outings you take.

64. Photos from the Christmas party.

65. Document your journey as you're travelling home for Christmas- but don't take photos or videos while you're driving.

66. Wish your followers a merry Christmas.

67. Show everyone what's in your Christmas Eve box.

68. Your home ready for Christmas on Christmas Eve night.

69. Share that Christmas morning magic.

70. Unwrapping presents with your family.

71. A photo of your Christmas day outfit.

72. Cute shots of your pet dressed up for Christmas.

73. What you've bought your pet for Christmas.

74. Post a photo of your Christmas dinner.

75. Take that obligatory photo of the Christmas turkey.

76. What your Christmas dinner table looks like once it's been set for dinner on Christmas Day.

77. Show off you Christmas table favours.

78. Share your pretty Christmas place setting.

79. Take a photo of your Christmas crackers as they're being pulled over the dinner table.

80. Photos taken while playing board games with the family.

81. Be brutally honest and share any Christmas disasters (past or present).

82. Reveal what you got for Christmas.

83. Talk about the best and worst presents you received.

84. Write a chatty post about a cause you feel passionate about and where your followers can donate / help out.

85. Share info on how to help people in need, and where people can turn to if they need help this Christmas.

86. Focus on what Christmas means to you.

87. Share memories of Christmases past.

88. Know any good Christmas hacks? Share them with your followers!

89. Share your money saving tips for the festive season.

90. Post a few Christmas shopping tips.

91. Take photos or videos while you're ice skating (or enjoying hot chocolate from the sidelines)!

92. If it snows, post lots of images of the gorgeous snow draped scenery.

93. Have a snowball fight and share a video of the fray.

94. Photos of you / your family making snow angels.

95. Building a snowman? Show him off to the world!

96. Take a walk in the snow, and share photos or videos from your walk.

97. Go sledding, and share the memories.

98. Mistletoe hung from the eaves.

99. Holly and ivy.

100. Fir branches decorating the mantle or banister.

101. Festive poinsettias.

102. Buy a bag of hot chestnuts from a street vendor or roast some at home, and take a photo.

103. Your Christmas pudding / cake.

104. Make a chocolate yule log, decorate it, and show it off.

105. A plate of warm mince pies dusted with icing sugar.

106. Mulled wine.

107. Glittery tinsel strung on the tree.
108. Build a gingerbread house and share your creation.

And those are my Christmas Instagram Story Ideas.

You can interpret the prompts any way you like, post photos or videos, and even use most of the ideas for your Instagram feed and other social media accounts, too. How you use them is completely up to you!

I hope you've found this post helpful, and that it's given you a few ideas for how to make your Insta Stories extra festive this Christmas. I'll definitely be posting about many of these topics on my own Stories this December, and if you'd like to follow along. you can find me on Instagram here.

What do you enjoy posting about on your Instagram Stories?

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Currently | November 2018

It's been a few months since I last sat down and wrote a 'currently' post about what I've been doing and enjoying lately, so I think it's about time I rectified that with a fresh post.

Let's start with what I've been reading lately...

Reading

Over the last few months, I've really found my reading mojo again, and have been devouring books like there's no tomorrow. During September and October, I managed to read seven books, which may not seem like a lot to some people, but it was a lot for me; I can't even remember the last time I read so many books in that space of time- probably more than a decade! To compare, last year, I only managed to read that many books during the whole year! I've read some fantastic books this Autumn, including Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Light of the Fireflies by Paul Pen, and The Extinction Trials, and The Extinction Trials: Exile by S. M. Wilson. Surprisingly, I thoroughly enjoyed every single one of them, especially The Day of the Triffids and The Light of the Fireflies, which have to be two of the best books I've ever read. Would anyone like me to blog reviews of any of them? 

I haven't read much at all this month as I've been so busy and uninspired, but I've just finished reading Desert Flowers by Paul Pen, and it was another one of those books that I just couldn't put down. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next.

Watching

I haven't watched a lot of new movies or TV shows lately, as I've been in one of those funks where I just can't concentrate on anything new. I've been enjoying the new series of The Big Bang Theory, and The Secret Life of the Zoo, but apart from watching a few episodes of Vanity Fair, that's about it for TV. I've mostly just been watching reruns of old favourites, and enjoying some of my favourite Autumn and Halloween movies like Hocus Pocus, Scream, War of the Worlds, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, and Practical Magic. I also recently watched the new Jurassic World movie for the first time, and loved it, although it broke my heart when the brachiosaurus was left behind to die in the ash cloud. I don't think my heart will ever recover. I also now need a baby velociraptor! (How cute was baby Blue?!)

Listening

I don't know what's wrong with me at the moment, but I haven't been listening to a lot of music, either. I've listened to a little Fall Out Boy and Linkin Park, as per use, and have played a few Christmas tunes while I've been building some new festive playlists, but I really haven't listened to a lot else. I did purchase Boyzone's new and last ever album 'Thank You and Goodnight' about ten days ago, because I've been a big fan of them since I was nine, and old habits die hard, (hey, don't judge!) but I'm actually really underwhelmed with the album, and don't know what to think about it. They've changed their sound to something akin to R&B and I'm just not feeling it. I'm just not a fan of R&B and modern pop music. Don't get me wrong, there are some great songs on there, but it's just not wowing me. Maybe it'll grow on me?

Stitching

This Autumn, I've been working on another fun, colourful mandala cross stitch from The World in Stitches, and I'm currently over half way through- apart from the black outlines, which I've left for now because I can't decide whether to change them to a different colour. I had to put it aside about a month ago so I could start working on some Christmas designs, but I'm planning to pick it up again in the new year.

Over the last few weeks, I've stitched and finished a small retro fifties deer cross stitch, a Christmas tree ornament, and a Christmas card but you'll have to wait until December to get a look at my festive makes. (Unless you've already seen the deer on my Insta Stories!)

Crafting

I've already made a start on my Christmas crafting, and recently made a Christmas pudding pom pom wreath for the first time. I'll be sharing a tutorial for it next month during Blogmas, so keep your eyes peeled for that! I've also painted a wooden house-shaped shelf unit that I'm going to decorate with Christmas paper / fabric for the holidays, and started working on some felt Christmas wreaths, which I'm hoping to bring to the blog next month, too, but we'll have to wait and see how they turn out first.

Carving

On Halloween, I decided to have a go at carving a sugar skull pumpkin, instead of making a simple Jack o' lantern like I always do. I drew free-hand on to the pumpkin with a picture as a guide, and spent an hour and a half carving this monstrosity, with a lot of difficulty. It turns out that carving pumpkins now aggravates the arthritis in my hands, and wielding a knife just turns my hands in to painful twisted claws. (Think Phoebe Buffay teaching Joey guitar chords, and that's how my hands looked). I couldn't grip the knife properly and made a complete mess of the pumpkin, but at least I tried, right? (I think it would've been better if I hadn't! Haha!) The worst part was I couldn't use my right hand for ten days afterwards as my hand was so painful and contorted, so I guess I'll be adding pumpkin carving to the list of things I can no longer do. How will the world will cope without my 'artistry'?

Buying

With Christmas presents to pay for, I haven't had much cash spare to spend on myself, but I have treated myself to a couple of little things whenever I've earned some extra cash participating in surveys. Over the Black Friday weekend, I treated myself to a couple of Christmas cross stitch kits from The Make Arcade (this one and this one), some fifties-style Christmas bedding from ASDA, and a retro deer Christmas decoration from Paperchase. Over the last few months, I've also bought some Erstwilder Christmas brooches (reviewed here), some new notebooks from Cath Kidston and The Disney Store, and some of The Body Shop's new Peppermint Candy Cane collection, which smells amazing and I can't wait to review it for you next month, I'll be showing you all the festive things I've bought in a Christmas haul post really soon, too.

Receiving

My sister, Marie, came home for a visit at the start of the month bearing gifts from the American air force base she lives at in Germany. This time, she gave me some Halloween Peeps and Pez dispensers, a big bag of 3 Muskateers chocolate bars (they're kind of like Milky Ways), and The Balm Nude Beach eyeshadow palette. She originally gave me this palette for my birthday in July, but we had to return it as it turned out to be a used tester. Sadly, at the time it was out of stock, so I got the equally gorgeous Anastasia Modern Renaissance palette instead. She really didn't owe me another palette, so it was such a lovely surprise and a really kind and thoughtful gesture. The palette is gorgeous! I have the best sisters.

Winning

I've been a really lucky lady lately, and have won a few giveaways over the last couple of months. I won a stationery bundle from Emma of A Cornish Geek, which included a set of pastel highlighters, a rainbow notebook, a folder, and a cloud-shaped pencil case. I'm a bit of a stationery addict, so this was the perfect prize. I then won some gorgeous high-end make up from Rosie Loves Life, including the Urban Decay Naked 2 Basics eyeshadow palette, an Urban Decay After Glow Highlighter, and a Charlotte Tilbury lipstick in Pillow Talk. I'd never tried any of those products before, so I'm still absolutely thrilled with them. I've also just found out that I've won a Selfridges beauty Advent calendar from a Twitter comp ran by Navabi, and I couldn't be more excited! It's something I could never afford to treat myself to, so the news has really made my Christmas. I'm looking forward to counting down to Christmas even more now! I'll do my best to review it for you once it arrives, and will be revealing what product I get each day of Advent on Instagram, along with the contents of my OPI calendar from the 1st, so make sure you give me a follow on Instagram if you want to follow along!

Wanting

All the amazing Christmas jewellery and dresses that are everywhere right now, this retro deer Christmas decoration, the NARS and Ciaté beauty Advent calendars, the Breathe magazine journals, lots of new books, a lotto win, all the gig tickets, and a big slice of chocolate cake.

Needing

Some money so I can afford Christmas, some new ankle boots, some new clothes, a new tub of my favourite The Body Shop Vitamin E moisturiser, new white fairy lights for this year's Christmas tree, a solution for my tachycardia and the painful arthritis in my hands, a holiday, and some hair dye so I can touch up my atrocious roots.

Wishing

I had more hours in the day to prepare for Christmas and Blogmas. Time is moving too fast!

Loving

The new Peppermint Candy Cane collection from The Body Shop- it smells soooo good! You guys need to try it!

Hating

the short hours of daylight, and dark dreary days we've been getting lately. There's not been any decent daylight for taking blog photos for weeks, and some days it's barely felt like we've had any daylight at all. Roll on spring!

Enjoying

Spending the dark, dismal days and evenings working on lots of crafts and blog posts.

Eating

All the American Candy Corn, and Malteaser Buttons.

Drinking

When my sister was visiting a few weeks ago, we finally discovered a Hotel Chocolat cafe in Milton Keynes and stopped off for the most amazing hot chocolate. I'm lactose intolerant, so I couldn't add it to mine, but the cream they put on top is some divine chocolate concoction that tasted like the chocolate icing on a Patisserie Valerie cake. (I obviously had to taste-test Marie's). Even without cream it was probably the best hot chocolate I've ever had. 

Looking

forward to Christmas and enjoying lots of festivities with my family during December. I can't wait to start decorating the tree and my home for Christmas, give my family their gifts, watch lots of Christmas movies, and eat my body weight in roast potatoes and cake! Christmas is the best.

Preparing

I've been busy planning and preparing lots of festive content for Blogmas, and taking festive photos for many of them whenever there's been some decent daylight, so I'm feeling fairly organised for a change. I still have so much work to do and more photos to take, but I can't wait to share what I've been working on with you guys. There'll be a few crafts, a little fashion, some beauty, homeware, books, helpful tips and ideas, and so much more. Not long to go now!

What have you been enjoying lately?

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Wednesday Wish List: Christmas Special

As we're swiftly approaching the festive season, I've mostly been lusting after Christmas-themed clothes and accessories lately, and I thought I'd share some of my favourites with you today to give you lots of outfit inspiration for the holidays. Who's ready to get in to the Christmas spirit with me?

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Acrylic jewellery brand La Vidriola have just released their Christmas collection for 2018, and it has to be one of the best Christmas jewellery ranges I've ever seen. The range includes twenty-nine statement necklaces, brooches, and earrings, in a wide variety of festive designs, with everything from presents and plum pudding to a Christmas cactus and a snowman made of sand.The designs are all amazing, and would be perfect for building a Christmas outfit around or for finishing any festive ensemble. What I wouldn't give to collect every single piece! 

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Another seasonal jewellery collection I'm loving at the moment is Tatty Devine's new Christmas collection. They recently launched over twenty new festive pieces in a variety of eye-catching designs including mid-century style pink fawns, kitschy Christmas trees, snowflakes, holly, Christmas puddings, mistletoe, and more. My favourites have to be the pink fawns, and the amazing Christmas Spirit statement necklace.

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Little Moose have the most adorable range of handmade Christmas acrylic jewellery, including necklaces, brooches, and earrings in the design of penguins, reindeer, Christmas jumpers, and Christmas trees. The penguins are my favourites, but the Christmas jumper necklaces are pretty cute, too.

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Lady Vintage have just released this year's Christmas dresses, in a variety of styles and prints. As always, they're already selling out fast, and won't be around for long. I particularly love the Lyra Dress in the 'Tis The Season' print, but it's already sold out in my size. Sob!

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Lindy Bop have added more pieces to their Christmas collection, including these stunning holiday swing dresses. If I didn't have so much Christmas shopping left to do, I'd happily collect them all to wear this December. They're all so beautiful!

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The acrylic-jewellery wearing cat-lovers among us may appreciate I Love Crafty's little collection of Christmas Kitty jewellery. I think they're absolutely adorable, with their little pink cheeks, big black eyes, and festive glittery red bows around their necks. The necklace is already sold out, but there's a small number of brooches and earrings still available, so snap them up fast before they scamper away!

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And last but not least, Silly Old Sea Dog have returned with another fantastic Christmas collection for 2018, featuring the most amazing selection of Christmas print swing dresses in UK sizes 6-24, along with a variety of matching hair accessories. Some of the prints are new for 2018, and some are old favourites, but every design is gorgeous and perfect for wearing for all kinds of festive occasions. I want them all!

For more Christmas fashion inspiration, check out my last few Wednesday Wish List posts here, and my Christmas Fashion board on Pinterest.

Which pieces do you like best?

Sunday Favourites #354

Here are some of my favourites from the last seven days...

Paper and Stitch's decadent drunken s'more pop tarts sound and look amazing.

How pretty is this mini cone-a-copia place setting from Oh Joy?

Here's one for all you stationery addicts- Damask Love can show you how to print your own notebooks! I really want to give this DIY a try!

A Kailo Chic Life's DIY 80's inspired gift wrapping ideas are really fun, and would look perfect under a white or colourful Christmas tree.

These embroidery patterns from Lark Rising Embroidery are so beautiful.

Design Sponge shared three ways to customise a plain notebook with their stylish gold detail notebooks DIY.

I love this DIY colourful houses Advent calendar from Sugar and Cloth. I've already bought this year's Advent calendars, but I may have to bookmark this one to try next year.

These stunning creations are 3-D jelly cakes made from seaweed jelly and natural colourings by Siew Heng Boon of The Jelly Alchemy, and if her designs weren't inspiring enough already, she began creating them while she was battling stage three breast cancer! Amazing.

Perfect hand-stitched embroideries for the introverts, the socially anxious, and the anti-socials alike from Jojo Giltsoff.

I love this embroidery calendar from Heather Lins Home, which allows you to stitch a page of the calendar each month. It's so unique.

I'm obsessed with this Sir Hiss tattoo by The Golden Rabbit. Robin Hood has always been one of my favourite Disney movies, and I watched it to death when I was growing up. It's such an underrated movie.

I'm loving this fun and colourful Advent calendar DIY from Little Big Bell. It looks like it would be easy to make in time for Advent, too.

This dinosaur canvas tote bag from James Barker Draws would be perfect for doing the food shop in style.

Forget Joseph and his technicolour dreamcoat; the most colourful award goes to Sara and her amazing rainbow skirt! Gah, I wish it came in my size.

A 96-year-old Taiwanese man saved his village from demolition by turning it in to a rainbow village.

Lovely Links

♥ Rebecca of From Roses wrote about how to fall in love with Instagram and craft your own community.

♥ Gemma from The Pink Princess shared a peek at her amazing Irregular Choice Disney shoe room collection.

♥ Georgina, Sarah, and Beth each wrote about the issues they faced with accessibility at The Curve Fashion Festival last week.

♥ Bee from Vivatramp shared an amazing list of 100 Christmas gift ideas that will help you think outside the box when gift giving this Christmas.

♥ '13 things I hear a lot as someone living with a chronic illness.'

♥ 8 wrong things people often say about chronic illness- and the truth.

♥ A 27-year-old Australian lady is documenting herself slowly dying from a rare disease to show why euthanasia should be legalised.

♥ A guy noticed someone hit and run his car, and then found a hilarious note from a young eye-witness.

♥ 15 pretty nature-inspired cakes.

♥ A man shared tragic before and after photos of his tiny DIY house destroyed by the California wildfires.

♥ These tourists found out the hard way why you should never ride an elephant- and then went to the best place ever.

If you'd like to see more stuff like this, check out my Pinterest and Tumblr. You can also find all previous Sunday Favourites posts here.

Pop back next Sunday for the first of this year's Sunday Favourites Christmas specials, which will be packed full of festive inspiration!

Thanks for reading. Have a great Sunday!

Any favourites this week?

101 Inexpensive Things To Do This Christmas

With just over a week to go until December, and less than five weeks 'til Christmas Day, there's no denying that the festive season is on its way. It's almost time to deck those halls, trim the tree, eat your body weight in mince pies, rewatch Home Alone for the millionth time, and get well and truly hammered at the Christmas party. Who's excited? I know I am! I'm fully intending to fill the next four and a half weeks with as much festive cheer as possible!

Like most people, I never have much money to spare at this time of year for Christmas activities and entertainment- not with all of those Christmas presents to pay for and festive food to buy- but you don't need to spend a fortune to be able to fill your time with fun and memorable moments this Christmas. In fact, most of my favourite Christmas activities are the ones that cost very little or nothing at all, like decorating the tree with my family, baking yummy treats on Christmas Eve, going to see the Christmas lights being switched on, and settling down for a festive movie marathon or two. The best festive things in life really are free!

I know I'm not the only one who has to watch the pennies in December, and if you're looking for some fun and inexpensive ways to enjoy the festivities with your family and friends this December, never fear; I've compiled a list of 101 ideas to give you guys a little inspiration. Many are completely free, and the rest are budget-friendly, but all 101 will help get you in to the Christmas spirit without breaking the bank, and make this Christmas memorable for years to come. 

Here are my 101 inexpensive things to do this Christmas:

1. Spend a day / evening decorating your tree and home for Christmas with festive tunes playing, and a few tasty treats and drinks.

2. Have a Christmas movie marathon with plenty of snacks and cosy blankets to snuggle under.

3. Go to your local turning-on-of-the-Christmas-lights street fair. They're usually free to visit.

4. Spend an afternoon baking and decorating delicious Christmas treats in the kitchen.

5. Host a Christmas cookie decorating party. (Have everyone bring supplies, and a few nibbles).

6. Have a board game night.

7. Go to the cinema to watch a festive film. (Sneak in your own snacks to keep the cost down, if necessary).

8. Go for a long drive to spot Christmas lights.

9. Go for a walk to spot Christmas lights in your neighbourhood.

10. Go out for hot chocolate- or make your own at home. (Don't forget the whipped cream and marshmallows!)

11. Spend a cosy day reading a festive book like Little Women or A Christmas Carol. (Borrow books from the library or from friends to read for free).

12. Visit your local garden centre or department store to browse the Christmas department and soak up the festive atmosphere. It costs nothing to look.

13. Go to a local Christmas market. The ones in the UK are usually free to access.

14. Wrap your Christmas presents as beautifully and creatively as you can while listening to some Christmas tunes.

15. Sit and write your Christmas cards, and a personal Christmas letter to go in them, if you like to write one.

16. Make and decorate a gingerbread house- and then enjoy eating it!

17. Listen to a brass band playing carols.

18. Go to your kid's nativity. Or watch a public nativity in your community.

19. If you have a good stock of craft supplies, have a Christmas craft afternoon / evening at home with your craft-loving friends.

20. Make paper snowflakes and paper chains, and hang them all over your house.

21. Go scavenging for natural decorations for your home, like holly and pinecones.

22. Make your own wreath using natural decorations, pom poms, or even old decorations.

23. Set up your own festive photo booth at home with a fun backdrop and festive props, and take silly photos for Instagram / Facebook / your family photo albums.

24. Dress up your pets in silly Christmas outfits.

25. Volunteer your time for a worthy cause- such as helping out at a soup kitchen for the homeless, a food bank for those in need, or an animal rescue centre for injured and abandoned animals. You'll have fun doing something worthwhile for others, and the atmosphere will likely be super festive, too.

26. Learn a piece of Christmas music on an instrument.

27. Have a go at creating a festive make up look.

28. Attempt some festive nail art. You'll find heaps of inspiration on Pinterest and Instagram.

29. Go out for a turkey roast dinner (or veggie equivalent) at your local carvery.

30. Do some Christmas journaling to record all your favourite festive fun times.

31. Spend a day watching cheesy Christmas TV movies.

32. Put your feet up and enjoy some festive TV. Don't forget to rewatch festive classics like The Vicar of Dibley's Christmas Lunch Incident, and The Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special!

33. Relax and destress with an adult Christmas colouring book. Trust me; it's extremely therapeutic.

34. Make old-fashioned popcorn and cranberry garlands to sting up on the tree.

35. Have a Christmas carpet picnic by the tree with lots of delicious festive nibbles and drinks.

36. Go ice skating.

37. Make a Christmas cake.

38. Blog about all the fun things you get up to over Christmas.

39. Have fun taking lots of creative festive blog photos for your festive blog posts, whether at home,  or going out and about to shoot some festive scenes.

40. Make your own Christmas cards.

41. Take your kids / grandkids / nieces / nephews to see Santa.

42. Visit some reindeer. (Try to find out if the animals are well cared for first, if you can).

43. Recreate an old family photo taken at Christmas time.

44. Make a Christmas cross stitch or embroidery.

45. Throw a festive girls' / guys' night in.

46. Visit a Christmas craft fair.

47. Go to a Christingle service.

48. Make your own Christmas crackers for your family Christmas meal.

49. Make your own sloe gin, egg nog, mulled wine, or cocktails.

50. Go to a Christmas church service, learn the true story of Christmas, and enjoy the carols.

51. Go late night Christmas shopping (or window shopping).

52. Go Christmas shopping somewhere local you've never been to before.

53. If you have kids, create daily escapades with Elf on a Shelf.

54. Organise a Secret Santa.

55. Visit family and friends locally.

56. Make a Christmas pudding.

57. Have a festive pamper day / evening at home. Put on a face mask, give yourself a mani pedi... the works!

58. Try a festive meal, dessert, or snack from another country or culture.

59. Try a festive tradition from another country.

60. Light an Advent candle every night to count down the days 'til Christmas.

61. Make your gifts this year.

62. Do a random act of kindness for a stranger, or a good deed for someone you love.

63. Help an ill, injured, disabled, or elderly friend, relative or neighbour with any Christmas preparations they may need help with, like decorating their home for Christmas, picking up some Christmas shopping, or wrapping presents. (Please ask if they actually want help first, though- everyone values their independence!)

64. Go to a Christmas craft class, and learn something new.

65. Make a yule log.

66. Write some festive creative writing.

67. Make a festive centre-piece for your Christmas dinner table.

68. If it snows, have a snowball fight, build a snowman, make snow angels, go sledding, and walk in the snow.

69. If you're in a book club, have everyone read and discuss a festive book.

70. Knit or crochet something festive.

71. Take photos in front of the Christmas tree with your family and friends.

72. If you're talented with a paint brush or a pencil, make some festive art.

73. Have a sleepover underneath the Christmas tree, and sleep in the glow of fairy lights.

74. Buy hot roast chestnuts and mulled wine from a street vendor.

75. Visit a local museum or gallery and see what festive exhibits and events they have to offer.

76. Watch a Christmas film you've never seen before.

77. Go the Christmas party. If you're lucky enough to work for a good company, food and drinks may even be on them.

78. Make your own mince pies.

79. Sing along to your favourite Christmas tunes.

80. Go carol singing or listen to some carol singers singing.

81. Try making your own Christmas decorations.

82. Fill your Instagram feed with festive photos.

83. If you have little ones, leave cookies and milk out for Santa, some carrots for the reindeer, and don't forget to leave some reindeer food on the lawn for when they stop by.

84. Customise an old jumper in to a new Christmas jumper.

85. Have a Brussels sprouts eating content á la The Vicar of Dibley. (Contestant Vixen; you will go on my second whistle).

86. Go out for a couple of drinks down your local with friends.

87. Make Christmas cookies and have fun decorating them as creatively as you can.

88. Organise a White Elephant gift exchange with your family.

89. Look through old photos and home videos taken at Christmas time.

90. Go for a Christmas / Boxing Day walk in the countryside with the family.

91. Donate a few cans of food to a food bank while you're doing your food shop.

92. Invite your friends over for a festive meal.

93. Make a batch of gingerbread men.

94. Watch The Queen's Speech.

95. Make a pom pom garland using red and green wool- or whatever festive colours you like.

96. Check out what festive events are happening in your local area.

97. Put together a Christmas Eve box to enjoy on Christmas Eve. You don't even need to buy all brand-new stuff; make the perfect night-in kit using things you already own!

98. Make foodie gifts for your family and friends.

99. Have everyone unplug from technology for a day, and spend quality time enjoying the festivities with your family and friends.

100. Have a clear out to raise some extra funds to do something special like see a play at the theatre, or visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for Christmas in the Snow.

101. Perfect the world's best Christmas dinner.

What are your favourite things to do at Christmas time that don't cost the Earth?

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