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Christmas Bucket List Ideas: 80 Best Bucket List Ideas and Date Ideas For Everyone

The mixture of the snowy scenery, the delicious holiday treats, and the fun festivities during this season make this time of year perfect for creating amazing memories with your loved ones!!

Whether you are looking for ideas to plan cozy moments by yourself at home or adventurous outings with your partner, our list of ultimate Christmas bucket list ideas will inspire you to make the most out of this amazing season!

So, get ready to be inspired and create unforgettable experiences with your loved ones this festive season!!!

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Christmas Bucket List Ideas

Budget Friendly Christmas Date Ideas

1. Make burr baskets for each other.

2. Attend a tree lighting ceremony together.

3. Have a Christmas themed couple’s spa day at home with DIY treatments and relaxation.

4. Play in the snow together and build a snowman.

5. Have an at home winery and sample different festive wine or beer flavors together.

6. Build Christmas themed legos together.

7. Make DIY seasonal decorations or decor for your home together.

8. Relax one night in a hot bath or a hot tub together.

9. Meet up for holiday themed happy hour drinks at a local bar or restaurant.

10. A lot of local small businesses will do holiday themed events for either free or a good price so keep an eye out for those to do together!

Budget Friendly Christmas Bucket List Ideas

1. Take a festive bubble bath.

2. Paint a cute Christmas tree on a canvas using your dog’s paws and green paint (you can find inspo pictures online!)

3. Read Christmas themed books.

4. Get plain ceramic holiday themed mugs from Micheals and paint them.

5. Make DIY Christmas ornaments to decorate your tree with.

6. Create a Christmas themed breakfast.

7. Take a cozy evening walk to see Christmas lights in your neighborhood.

8. Have a bookstore date where you spend an afternoon browsing for books and drinking coffee.

9. Do a Christmas themed puzzle.

10. Make holiday themed stained glass inspired art out of glue, acrylic paint, and a plain photo frame’s glass (inspo can be found online)!

At Home Christmas Date Ideas

1. DIY an advent calendar for one another. 

2. Sample festive wines together paired with its best food pairing (you can research what food best fits each wine flavor online.)

3. Build a festive gingerbread house together.

4. Design, paint, and decorate personalized Christmas stockings for each other.

5. Have a game night with holiday themed board games.

6. Choose a delicious Christmas themed recipe to bake together for dinner or dessert.

7. Design matching custom holiday t-shirts or sweatshirts to wear together.

8. Sip hot cocoa together by a warm fire while watching movies.

9. Set up a candle lit cozy winter themed dinner to enjoy together with Christmas music playing in the background.

10. Plan a DIY gift exchange and make homemade presents for each other!

At Home Christmas Bucket List Ideas

1. Spend the day decorating your house together to get ready for the Christmas season. 

2. Paint and stack cheap pots to create a snowman to decorate outside your home with.

3. Make your own at home Christmas themed paint and sip, where you drink wine, enjoy a charcuterie board, and paint a Christmas themed picture.

4. Build your own DIY mini Christmas village.

5. Make a festive brunch one winter morning.

6. DIY a Christmas blanket.

7. Bake tasty holiday treats.

8. Paint a plain doormat with festive Christmas designs and sayings.

9. Binge watch the holiday baking shows.

10. Have a spa day to help reduce stress and keep your skin hydrated through the cold drying months!

Going Out Christmas Date Ideas

1. Go snow tubing together. 

2. Attend a holiday concert or live performance.

3. Visit a winery or brewery and enjoy seasonal drinks.

4. Go ice skating at a local rink.

5. Have a holiday themed picnic in the park with seasonal treats.

6. Go get hot, festive donuts and lattes.

7. Go to a pottery class or a painting class and create something festive together.

8. Bundle up and go on a winter hike together.

9. Go to a festive bed and breakfast for the weekend. 

10. Buy Christmas treats or Christmas decor at Target, Walmart, or Trader Joe’s dressed in your pajamas.

Going Out Christmas Bucket List Ideas

1. Go to a Christmas tree farm and buy a Christmas tree. 

2. Go on a winter walk through a snowy park or trail.

3. Visit a nearby festive Christmas market.

4. Sample different flavors of hot chocolate at a cozy cafe.

5. Go on a photography walk and capture the beauty of winter.

6. Watch The Nutcracker ballet live.

7. Go and watch a Christmas light show.

8. Attend a local holiday parade.

9. Rent a cabin in the mountains for a weekend.

10. Attend a holiday themed workshop, such as wreath making or ornament crafting!

Food Themed Christmas Date Ideas

1. Set up a candle lit cozy winter themed dinner to enjoy together with Christmas music playing in the background. 

2. Have a tasting session with different types of festive chocolate, cheese, or drinks.

3. Get takeout food and drive through a Christmas light display together.

4. Make homemade Christmas themed cocktails together.

5. DIY a hot cocoa bar together with marshmallows, whipped cream, and sweet holiday treats.

6. Take a virtual cooking class focused on holiday dishes or baking festive treats.

7. Go to a local brewery together to try their different holiday themed beers.

8. Have a sugar cookie decorating competition.

9. Make stove top skillet smores together.

10. Make your own Christmas tree pizzas for date night!

Food Themed Christmas Bucket List Ideas

1. Do a candy cane taste test with unique flavored candy canes found at nearby stores. 

2. Try other international traditional Christmas meals and treats.

3. Make holiday themed cinnamon rolls.

4. Make festive popcorn with chocolate drizzle and crushed peppermint.

5. DIY tasty Christmas bark bars to enjoy.

6. Make homemade hot spiked cider.

7. Attend a winter festival and taste a variety of Christmas and winter themed food and drinks that they are selling.

8. Make a warm soup for dinner one night.

9. Recreate the Elf movie’s sugary spaghetti dish and watch the Elf movie.

10. Have a Christmas fondue night with either melted cheese or chocolate and dip in Christmas themed treats.

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