Christmas Bucket List for a family with a toddler – 15 festive Christmas bucket list ideas

Christmas with a toddler can be a season full of wonder and discovery. If you’re looking for family-friendly ideas to keep your little one entertained and make the most of this magical time, here’s a winter bucket list filled with activities that will bring joy to everyone in your family—especially your two-year-old!

1. Christmas Movie Night: Set up a cozy fort and pick the most festive movie to watch – check out my list of 25 movies to watch!
2. PJ and Pancake Morning: Stay in your PJs a little longer and have the whole family flip pancakes. As a bonus, get festive decorations to make them look like reindeer or a Christmas tree.
3. Make a Snowman or go Sledding – these are CLASSIC! Or snag a DIY snowmankit for an indoor activity.
4. Visit a Holiday Lights Display – drive through that festive neighborhood or check out your local parks.
5. Decorate Gingerbread Houses – whether you make them yourself or buy a kit like this, your toddler will have a blast.
6. Go Christmas Tree Picking: Not everyone likes a fresh tree, but it is a blast to venture out into the farm to find the perfect tree to chop down.
7. Create Paper Snowflakes: If your little one is too small to cut, buy a fun craft kit to decorate snowflakes!
8. Decorate Christmas Cookies: Nothing says Christmas like decorating theme-shaped sugar cookies!
9. Have a Hot Cocoa Date: Make some homemade hot chocolate or head to your local coffee shop to tree your little one to a classic cup of hot cocoa.
10. Set Up a Christmas Sensory Bin
11. Read Holiday Books: Every year, wrap 25 Christmas or holiday books and unwrap one each night to read before bed!
12. Snow Paint: Fill some spray bottles with food-colored water and let the kids have a blast painting the front yard festively.
13. Donate toys: The best time to get rid of toys is BEFORE Christmas so families in need can get their kiddos gifts, too! Make it a family activity to teach the little ones the joy of giving at a young age.
14. Set up a Holiday Music Dance Party: Throw on some classic Christmas tunes and get the whole family rocking around the Christmas Tree!
15. Decorate the House Together: Nothing brings more holiday spirit than preparing the house for the year’s most festive season!

Keep your family’s days filled with wonder, warmth, and fun this Christmas! These simple and seasonal Christmas Bucket List activities will create beautiful memories for you and your two-year-old. Here’s to a magical winter season! Looking for all the magical festivities to do during the Christmas Season? Or are you in need of some killer gift guide ideas? Check out all of Beauty Within the Hills Christmas ideas here.