As the popular Christmas song goes, t’is the season to be jolly! From giving gifts to singing our hearts out during the traditional Christmas carols, December is sure to be one of the most-awaited months. It’s also the time you can spend with your family and celebrate the love and blessings you’ve experienced throughout the year.
There’s a lot of activities in Singapore that you and your family can enjoy to have the most wonderful Christmas ever. Every street will be filled with amazing decorations that will be delightful to look at. Here are some of the most fun and cheeriest Christmas traditions your kids will surely love as they’re experiencing the magical days of Christmas.
Christmas Caroling
Perhaps one of the oldest and definitely most fun season activities is a hearty Christmas carol that can easily bring a festive vibe for the people who can hear the angelic voices. The town is also bustling during the holidays. You’ll see a lot of Christmas-themed concerts and activities that you and your family can enjoy.
There are free concerts and carols that you can check out at your favorite malls. You might also come across some Christmas Wonderland. There’s one in Marina Gardens Drive where you can see amazing Christmas decorations complete with carolers.
Christmas Camp
If you want your kids to experience the joys of camping during the holidays, you can sign them up for a Christmas Camp. Aside from having fun, they’ll definitely learn more and even make some new friends.
If you’re looking for a kids camp in Singapore, then we have the perfect one for you. At the Newtonshow Camp, they can learn more about science in three different themed camp programs. There’s even a Harry-Potter-themed camp that little Potterheads will surely love. They can even bring home some wonderful gifts that they will craft during the camp.
This is definitely one of the best Christmas traditions for a family. The holiday camp is much more enjoyable with the cold season compared to the usually hot and sweaty summer camps. Your kids can also have fun experiences that they can share with their classmates once the vacation is over and they’re back to school.
Christmas Movie Time with Family
Aside from concerts, there’s a lot of Christmas movies you and your family can watch at a cinema. You can also take your kids to the mall to buy gifts for everyone. Then, you can drop by at a cinema so you can enjoy a movie-watching experience without the hassle of long lines on Christmas day.
You can also choose to let them watch movies during Christmas day itself. Just be a bit early or book your tickets in advance. Let them wear their newest clothes and have a delicious meal after the movie.
But if you really want to avoid the long lines and busy crowd during Christmas, you can also opt to watch a movie at home. It’ll be cozier and more intimate as everyone relaxes on the sofa to watch the Christmas movie of your pick. If you can’t decide which movie to watch, why not do a Christmas movie marathon instead?
Get a mug of hot chocolate and cuddle with your kids on a sofa as you watch a series of fun movies. You can ask your kids what they want to watch, and you can also recommend some good kid’s movies that you know.
Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar
While December 25 is the actual date for Christmas, it won’t stop everyone from celebrating the holiday for the entire December. To make things more fun, you can even set an activity for each day from the start of December to Christmas. It will surely be more exciting for your kids as they look forward to a new activity each day. You can have fun little activities that are focused on your kids.
Make sure that every activity is unique. You don’t have to spend too much on each day. Just having something that reminds them that it’s a festive month is enough to lift their spirits and enjoy a wonderful tradition that they can look forward to every Christmas.
Festive Cookery Classes
It’s time to learn a lifetime skill or two with a festive cookery class that you can enjoy with your family. It can be the ideal time for you and your kid to collaborate in the kitchen and bake some treats that you’ll share on Christmas.
If your little one loves to experiment in the kitchen and become a master chef one day, there are cooking classes they can learn. Don’t worry about kitchen hazards because deserts are usually the main menu in these classes. They can learn how to create gingerbreads that all of you can enjoy as a Christmas treat.
Decorating the Christmas Tree
There’s nothing more festive than a Christmas tree lighting up in our living rooms. Let your kids have fun and create the most wonderful (or disastrous!) Christmas tree they can design. Just be sure to guide the kids when setting up the Christmas lights.
Let their creativity show while they’re having fun with the task. Be sure that you’ve prepared enough decorations so that they will have a lot of choices when it comes to what they’ll be putting on the Christmas tree.
If you really want them to have full creative control, you can let them join you in shopping for the Christmas decors. They can even choose to decorate the whole room and not just the Christmas tree. Just be sure that you will not spend too much since you still have some presents to buy for them!
Christmas Crafts
Time to get the creative side of your family shine. Let your kids have fun with some Christmas crafting. Bring out the kid-friendly scissors, yarn, and some colored paper. You can also let older kids practice origami if you want them to learn
You can even use this time to create some fun and unique Christmas tree decorations. It’s an excellent way to promote and encourage your kid’s creativity. Imagine how proud they’ll feel when their crafts are hanging in the Christmas tree for the whole month!
Check Pinterest for some quick and easy Christmas crafts that your kids can do. Just be sure to guide them through the process so that they won’t accidentally get hurt.
Pose for the Holiday Cards
Christmas is for families and should be shared with your loved ones, even those who are far away. Schedule a photography session with your whole family and have the photos printed on Christmas cards you can send to people who can’t see you during the holidays.
It’s surely a more intimate way of showing your loved ones that you think about them during the holidays. It’s definitely more personal than just posting a photo on your social media account greeting everyone in your friends list a Merry Christmas.
You can also allow your kids to personalize each card to make it more meaningful. Have them write out a short message on the cards for their grandparents. Aside from having a fun activity for your kids, you’ll also make your far-away family members happy with the little surprise.
Christmas Eve Box
Kids can’t wait to open their Christmas presents on the eve before the 25th. One of the best traditions that developed in Singapore is the Christmas Eve Box, where you can put a little surprise for the kids. It can be cute festive family-themed pajamas that all of you can wear during Christmas. You can also put some delicious food that they can enjoy while everyone is celebrating.
All you need is an empty cardboard box and some wrapping paper. You can cut up the wrapping paper to make the box feel more festive. Then, carefully put the little gift inside before wrapping the box. You can also add some customized designs if you want.
Opening Christmas Presents
Last but certainly not the least is opening presents on Christmas day. Kids are looking forward to what surprises will be waiting for them after a whole month of staring at the wrapped boxes underneath the Christmas tree.
If you have a lot of kids, it’ll be fun to have a little ceremony where you announce which gift belongs to who. This can be a fun way to get them even more excited about the gifts that they will receive. This is surely one of their most-awaited tradition during Christmas.
Final Thoughts
Christmas has been celebrated by a lot of people for hundreds of years now. People have created their own traditions to celebrate the merry holiday. There are more traditions that you can do with your family over the holidays. Some even have their own whacky and unique traditions that they do every year. As long as everything is fun and enjoyable, be free to be as creative as you want to be!
What is your family’s Christmas tradition? And which Christmas traditions on the list are you thinking of doing this Christmas? Share them below!
