5 Exciting and Inexpensive Family Christmas Activities for a Fun Family Holiday

This Christmas many families will be looking for ways to celebrate the holidays on a smaller budget without diminishing the enjoyment of their children. This can be a tricky proposition. However if you do some research and use imaginative thinking, you will be sure to pull it off. Here are some simple but effective ideas for planning low cost holiday activities that your entire family can enjoy.

Arts and Crafts are something that your kids probably do already at school whenever a major holiday draws near. Why not have them do it at home as well? Pick some great Christmas decoration and cooking projects that you can do together. Then you can have your kids make great homemade decorations that cost much less than buying them at the store. Make sure to set a budget for materials and make the experience a fun one. You will end up making fond memories and great holiday mementos.

You can read holiday books and poems to your children. Reading to your kids is something that every parent should do. The best part is that it is free. All you have to do is read their favorite books that you have bought in the past or just go and check out a book from your local library. In either case you will end up giving your kids the opportunity to use their imagination. A great idea is to read a classic like the Christmas Carol or Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Have a Christmas Breakfast. It can be expensive trying to have another big holiday meal when you had one just a month ago in November. So avoid the cost and have a sit down breakfast for Christmas day. This is a great idea because you will likely have on hand the ingredients to make pancakes, waffles, eggs, and bacon. That just leaves some small inexpensive purchases of ingredients that will add holiday flair to your breakfast. Your family enjoys a great meal and creates a great Christmas moment without breaking the family budget.

Have a movie marathon with all of your family's favorite holiday films. Try to watch any movies that you already own or check some out from the public library. For more recent titles you can rent them from cheap rental service such as Netflix or Redbox. Make it an event by purchasing some snacks such as popcorn, trail mix, chips, and soft drinks. This will make it like you are actually at the movies with the added benefits of the comfortable surroundings of your home. It is a great opportunity to enjoy yourself and have great time with your family.

Finally enjoy the winter weather by going out to your local park. If you have snow on Christmas day, take advantage of the weather and go have snow fights and sledding races. If the local pond has frozen over and is considered safe to go on you can go skating on your own natural skating rink. To maximize everyone's comfort you will have to make sure everyone is prepared to play outside. Have everyone wear warm clothing, gloves, and a hat to trap body heat. Prepare some thermoses full of hot cocoa, cider and other warm holiday drinks. This will allow everyone to play as long as they want and make great holiday memories.