What do you do to get in the Holiday Spirit?  With all the parties and running from one event to the other do we stop long enough to remember what the season is really about?

My daughter shared a list of “Holiday Spirit Prompts” with me .  Simple things we can do, that add the love, the warmth, and the sparkle.  I thought I would share them with you.

“Holiday Spirit Prompts”

1. Write letters to Santa
2. Read from your favorite Christmas story
3. Have a late night Cookie & milk break
4. Make candy cane milkshakes
5. Sing Christmas songs before bed
6. Watch a Christmas movie with popcorn
7. Cuddle under a blanket
8. Bake and take gifts to neighbors



9. Give experiences instead of material gifts
10. Play board games
11. Make cards for teachers
12. Have breakfast for dinner and eat in your pajamas
13. Memorize a poem to recite at the dinner table
14. Sleep under the Christmas tree
15. Make your own wrapping paper
16. Gaze at the winter stars
17. Visit Christmas decorations in town
18. Warm yourself by a roaring fire
19. Cut out paper snowflakes
20. Take a long winter’s nap
21. Host a holiday dance party
22. Write a list of 100 things you are grateful for
23. Go caroling in your neighborhood or at a local nursing home
24. Pray for peace.
25. Spend 30 minutes of silent reflection on the meaning of the holiday season in your life.
26. Call 5 people you love and tell them why you love them.
27. Invite someone new to dinner.
28. Attend a Christmas concert.
29. Share the story of the best present you ever received.

Print these as a pdf file – Christmas Spirit Prompts