25 Dates of christmas
CATEGORIES
- AUDIENCE: All Families 27
- AUDIENCE: Broad Communities 5
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Kids 35
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Teens 41
- AUDIENCE: Friends and Groups 12
- AUDIENCE: Romantic Couple 29
- BEST OF: Activities 5
- BEST OF: All 15
- BEST OF: Foods 5
- BEST OF: Memories 5
- DIFFICULTY: Elaborate 37
- DIFFICULTY: Medium 64
- DIFFICULTY: Simple 45
- STYLE: Activities at Home 86
- STYLE: Family Outings 9
- STYLE: Nights In and Chill 33
- STYLE: Some Adventures Out 16
- THEME: "A Christmas Carol" 3
- THEME: 12 Days of Christmas 13
- THEME: Characters and Gift Bringers 18
- THEME: Community Celebrations 9
- THEME: Countries 12
- 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 3
- THEME: Hot Chocolate 3
- THEME: Movies and TV Shows 65
- THEME: Out of Season 3
- THEME: Parties and Fun 6
- THEME: Reindeer 3
- THEME: Rhyming Hygge 13
- THEME: States 10
- 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 13
Cold December Night
A candlelit, Bublé-themed evening with pine aromas, cozy-couture pajamas, lyric-inspired games, sheet-music singalongs, sweet treats, and a romantic winter dinner. A gentle, heart-warming start to December shaped by the glow of “Cold December Night.”
Holiday Croons & Hallmark Swoons
A golden-age Christmas celebration filled with crackling vinyl classics, mid-century hors d’oeuvres, elegant cocktails, Hallmark plot games, and a cozy movie night. A festive fusion of crooner nostalgia and feel-good holiday storytelling.
Chai Tea & Kenny G
A festive celebration with friends that featured one of the top selling holiday albums of all-time via Kenny G as well as many ways to spotlight chai tea.
Snowflakes & Pancakes
A cozy and comforting day surrounded with many baked goods and craft projects reflecting all things pancakes and snowflakes!
Christmas in Madagascar
A continuation of our journey of Christmas celebrations around the world celebrating pirates, lychees, vanilla, Boney M., and more!
“Mistletoe & Wine”
A relaxing date spent commemorating Cliff Richard's iconic Christmas song with mistletoe-inspired foods and wines plus many airings of his heartwarming song.
Rudolph’s Nose & A Mid-Day Doze
A crafty family date incorporating Rudolph's iconic nose into every meal of the day as well as playing Pin the Nose on Rudolph, making Rudolph-themed crafts, watching the "Rudolph" movie, and reindeer jammies for our mid-day nap!
Little Lamb from Bethlehem
A heartwarming family date with a variation of Elf on the Shelf.... The Little Lamb from Bethlehem... and how everyone should remind themselves that Christmas is a time of giving, serving, and showing love to others.
Festive Fudges & Small Ones’ Smudges
A cheeky evening full of hygge with art projects and fudge creations for kids and some games, activities, and cocktails cleverly inspired by other variations of "smudge" and "fudge" for the adults.
Christmas in Morocco
A fascinating take on how Christmas is (or more appropriately is not) celebrated in Morocco including Christmas Taboo, "Mo-Rocking Around the Christmas Tree", and the iconic "Moroccan Christmas" episode of "The Office".
Teddies & Toddies
A cozy evening for the family exploring the history of the cherished teddy bear while also getting cozy with some holiday variations of hot toddies.
“Mr. Dickens & His Carol”
A relaxing evening enjoying the bestselling book "Mr. Dickens & His Carol" while savoring some of the classic English Christmas dessert of Spotted Dick.
“A Merry Mancini” & Holiday Martinis
A romantic date full of hygge with orchestral serenades by the wonderful "A Merry Mancini Christmas" on vinyl and sipping some cheery holiday martinis.
Hardrock, Coco, & Joe
A fun evening featuring the beloved black-and-white, stop-motion Christmas film that aired on WGN-TV in 1956 and became a Chicago-area tradition complete with Christmassy Chicago-style hot dogs, mochas (Coco + Joe), hard rock Christmas albums, and more!
A Bubbly Bublé Christmas
A heartwarming and relaxing date for the family celebrating Michael Buble's beloved Christmas album and the many forms of Christmas bubbles from bubble baths to bubbly champagne to Bubble & Squeak!
Holmes for the Holidays
A quaint but heartwarming evening spent cozying up with Christmas cocktails and listening to Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" then playing a wonderful Sherlock Holmes Christmas-themed digital escape room.
Letters To & From Santa
A fun family date featuring a "Letters to Santa Claus" book, J.R.R. Tolkien's "Letters from Father Christmas", and adopting a child's Letter to Santa via the USPS' "Operation Santa".
Christmas Stories
A date celebrating the many variations of Christmas stories that exist by reading Luke 2 in the Bible, cooking a menu inspired by “A Christmas Story”, reading “Hercules Poirot’s Christmas” by Agatha Christie, and more!
Christmas Puzzles
A relaxing Christmas date of holiday cocktails, holiday LoFi, Christmas puzzles, and more!
Plum Pudding
A romantic holiday evening inspired by Plum Pudding including homemade plum pudding, plum wine, and the movie "Murder She Baked: Plum Pudding".