Best of 2023 : Activities

Every year, our family looks back at our 25 Dates of Christmas and tries to pick out our favorite foods, activities, and memories from the season. It’s no small task and we always wind up having a lot more candidates than we have spots. But, it’s a cherished tradition of walking down memory lane and reminiscing on all the fun we had. 

As a reader, we know it can be overwhelming to look at the sheer quantity of dates. Which ones should you start with? And that’s exactly why these posts exist! With these, we can give you our personal recommendations of where you should begin. These are the ones that we enjoyed the most as well as why.

So, with no further ado, here is the curated list of the Sommerfeld Family’s favorite activities from 25 Dates of Christmas 2023! 

TOP FAVORITES (in order of pictures):

• Sparklers & Globos Lanterns ARGENTINA

• Trees for Birds / "Feed the Birds" FINLAND

• Deep Frying Turkey w/ "Dixieland Christmas" MISSISSIPPI

• Ingebretsens Trip w/ Sommerfeld Parents OH OLE NIGHT

• Nordic Nook Sauna, Yurt, & Immersion Pond FINLAND

• Flocking Old Christmas Tree KEEPING WATCH OVER THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHT

• North Pole Dancing Studio X-MAS

• Snapdragon Parlor Game DECADES : 1900s

• Ho Ho Homicide Murder Mystery HO HO HOMICIDE MURDER MYSTERY PARTY

HONORABLE MENTIONS (in chronological order):

• Santa's Bag "Solve the Theme" "FANCY LIKE CHRISTMAS"

• Paper Mache Gavle Goat ARGENTINA

• New Christmas Tree Set-Up ARGENTINA

• EXIT Advent Calendar X-MAS

• Christmas Taboo MOROCCO

• "Love Hard" Movie MISSISSIPPI

• Ice Skating at Roseville Ice Rink CHINA

• Maine Christmas Tree Felting Crafts MAINE

• Falmouth Dirty Christmas Jokes MAINE

• Run, Rudolph, Run 10K REINDEER NOSES & MID-DAY DOZES

• Mondo Llama Reindeer Crafts REINDEER NOSES & MID-DAY DOZES

• "Mistletoe Ranch" Movie MISTLETOE & WINE'

• Find the Wine Socks 'MISTLETOE & WINE'