25 Dates of christmas
CATEGORIES
- AUDIENCE: All Families 28
- AUDIENCE: Broad Communities 6
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Kids 39
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Teens 41
- AUDIENCE: Friends and Groups 15
- AUDIENCE: Romantic Couple 31
- BEST OF: Activities 6
- BEST OF: All 18
- BEST OF: Foods 6
- BEST OF: Memories 6
- DIFFICULTY: Elaborate 41
- DIFFICULTY: Medium 68
- DIFFICULTY: Simple 48
- STYLE: Activities at Home 93
- STYLE: Family Outings 9
- STYLE: Nights In and Chill 34
- STYLE: Some Adventures Out 18
- THEME: "A Christmas Carol" 3
- THEME: 12 Days of Christmas 13
- THEME: Characters and Gift Bringers 20
- THEME: Community Celebrations 10
- THEME: Countries 13
- THEME: Dance Party 6
- THEME: Decades 3
- THEME: Egg Nog 3
- THEME: Family Celebrations 2
- THEME: Flavors and Foods 7
- THEME: Generic Themed Fun 4
- THEME: Holiday Whodunnits and Christmas Crimes 4
- THEME: Hot Chocolate 3
- THEME: Movies and TV Shows 68
- THEME: Out of Season 3
- THEME: Parties and Fun 7
- THEME: Reindeer 4
- THEME: Rhyming Hygge 15
- THEME: States 12
- THEME: Symbols of the Season 25
- THEME: Traditions Around the World 17
- THEME: Trimming The Tree 9
- THEME: Yule Goat 5
- YEAR: 2020 38
- YEAR: 2021 28
- YEAR: 2022 28
- YEAR: 2023 28
- YEAR: 2024 28
- YEAR: 2025 28
Christmas in Argentina
A celebration of the Christmas traditions in Argentina complete with cotton balls as snowflakes, building a paper mache goat to burn it down, listening to Christmas tango, and a spread of vitel tone, beef tongue, and Andes mints!
“Fancy Like Christmas”
A festive recreation of Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like Christmas” complete with egg nog, matching pajamas, “Home Alone”, an Applebee’s gift card, and more!
Christmas in Denmark
A family date celebrating the unique traditions of Christmas in Denmark with ebelskevers, risengrod, tomte costumes, as well as a prominent feature of their Christmas Goat!
Feast of the Seven Fishes
An ambitious date observing the iconic Italian tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes complete with seven different types of seafood courses as well as a viewing of the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" movie.
NO EL….ectricity
An electricity-free date of French-themed Christmas dinner and games including fondue, champagne on snow, chocolate chaud, shadow puppet Christmas charades, French Christmas carols, and more!
“Mary, Did You Know?”
A clever evening of fun that ties in elements from "Mary Did You Know" including the wonderful Pentatonix version, Rose-"Mary" crescent rolls, "Did You Know?" Christmas trivia, and more!
Christmas in Connecticut
A heartwarming evening celebrating Christmas in Connecticut including Christmas Connect(icut) 4, Nutmeg State Spiced Cookies, and a viewing of the beloved "Christmas in Connecticut" including a menu inspired by the movie.
Scents & Senses of the Season
A fun brunch to have with friends that celebrates the many scents and senses of the season including pecan rosemary candied bacon and cranberry orange mimosas for the parents and a holiday sensory board and Christmas tree shaker bottles for the kids.
Vixen’s Festive Foxtrot
A celebration of Santa's reindeer "Vixen" including tangential forays into Christmas with the Nixons, Dixons, Fixings, etc… as well as numerous fox-related events including a "Vixen's Festive Foxtrot" dance party.
Christmas is the Bomb Dot Com
A cheeky date highlighting the many variations of Christmas bombs including Chocolate Cherry Bombe for dessert, bath bombs, homemade cocoa bombs, Die Hard 2,”, and many more!
Christmas in Romania
A fascinating family date exploring the interesting history of Christmas in Romania including their Communist Santa (Mos Gerila), several of their cherished Christmas dishes, the making of a star carol, and much more!
“Baby It’s Cold Outside”
A cheeky family date delving into the history of the iconic song and the controversy surrounding it but also keeping it lighthearted via bringing one's own babies outside into the cold, parody videos, and a wintry menu full of "baby" related items.
Christmas in Virginia
A family celebration of Christmas in Virginia with York(town) Peppermint Patties, a Monti-Cello Christmas Playlist, and (of course) "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus".
St. Nick’s Scary Sidekicks
A bizarrely enjoyable evening featuring the stories from around the world of the creepy characters said to accompany Santa from Krampus to Knecht Ruprecht with food, games, and movies inspired by them and their legends.
Red & Green
A festive and cheery family date spent learning about how red and green became the colors associated with Christmas as well as menus and activities abounding in the two colors!
Snacks for Santa
A tasty family date exploring the various snacks that are left out by children around the world for Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve from beer to mince pies to rice pudding.
Gifts of Christmas
A fun family date full of crafts and activities including cookie cutter pancakes, peppermint candy ornaments, and the “12 Gifts of Christmas” movie.