25 Dates of christmas
CATEGORIES
- AUDIENCE: All Families 24
- AUDIENCE: Broad Communities 3
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Kids 17
- AUDIENCE: Family w/ Teens 35
- AUDIENCE: Friends and Groups 9
- AUDIENCE: Romantic Couple 22
- BEST OF: Activities 5
- BEST OF: All 12
- BEST OF: Foods 4
- BEST OF: Memories 4
- DIFFICULTY: Elaborate 27
- DIFFICULTY: Medium 46
- DIFFICULTY: Simple 35
- STYLE: Activities at Home 63
- STYLE: Family Outings 8
- STYLE: Nights In and Chill 28
- STYLE: Some Adventures Out 6
- THEME: "A Christmas Carol" 1
- THEME: 12 Days of Christmas 13
- THEME: Characters and Gift Bringers 14
- THEME: Community Celebrations 8
- THEME: Countries 6
- THEME: Dance Party 4
- THEME: Decades 1
- THEME: Egg Nog 1
- THEME: Family Celebrations 2
- THEME: Flavors and Foods 6
- THEME: Generic Themed Fun 2
- THEME: Holiday Whodunnits and Christmas Crimes 2
- THEME: Hot Chocolate 1
- THEME: Movies and TV Shows 41
- THEME: Out of Season 3
- THEME: Parties and Fun 6
- THEME: Reindeer 2
- THEME: Rhyming Hygge 9
- THEME: States 6
- THEME: Symbols of the Season 20
- THEME: Traditions Around the World 13
- THEME: Trimming The Tree 5
- THEME: Yule Goat 4
- YEAR: 2020 38
- YEAR: 2021 28
- YEAR: 2022 28
- YEAR: 2023 28
“Over the River & Through the Woods”
A family date full of references to the cherished 1844 song through food and fun as everyone hits the road to visit their families on Christmas Day!
Christmas in Maine
A cheerful family date incorporating the gloriously rich Christmas heritage of Maine including the World's Largest Snowman, white chocolate pine (s)cones, the Christmas Eve sinking of the Annie C. Maguire, and a whole lot more from "The Pine Tree State"!
Champurrado
A day dedicated to this delicious hot chocolate from the ancient Aztec and Mayan cultures and the history behind it.
Christmas in Mississippi
A full day celebrating Mississippi's extensive spread of iconic culinary dishes (including a deep fried turkey) but also their native sons of Elvis, John Grisham, and BB King through Christmas-related festivities.
Christmas in Finland
A fun exploration of the Christmas traditions of Finland including the "Official Hometown of Santa Claus", a visit to a sauna, a gigantic Finnish feast, and a Christmas horror movie about the Finnish "Christmas Goat" they view as their Santa Claus!
Ho Ho Homicide Murder Mystery Party
A festive Christmas-themed murder mystery party for a group of friends including a big batch of the iconic variation of eggnog…..the Tom & Jerry.
Fa La La La La
A festive family date celebrating the classic line from "Deck the Halls" with an LA Times Christmas Crossword, reading of "Moo Baa Fa La La La La", sipping of gingerbread lattes, making of Christmassy falafel, and so much more!
Christmas in Oregon
A date paying homage to Oregon's fascinating history and rich culinary heritage including James Beard(ed) Mussels, Christmas (Oregon) Trail Mix, Christmas "Would You Rather", and more!
Christmas in the 1900s
An exploration of Christmas from 1900-1910 with a historically accurate feast inspired by Fannie Farmer's 1896 cookbook as well as vintage Victorian era parlor games.
Christmas in Argentina
A celebration of the Christmas traditions in Argentina complete with cotton balls as snowflakes, building a paper mache goat to burn it down, listening to Christmas tango, and a spread of vitel tone, beef tongue, and Andes mints!
“Fancy Like Christmas”
A festive recreation of Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like Christmas” complete with egg nog, matching pajamas, “Home Alone”, an Applebee’s gift card, and more!
Christmas in Denmark
A family date celebrating the unique traditions of Christmas in Denmark with ebelskevers, risengrod, tomte costumes, as well as a prominent feature of their Christmas Goat!
Feast of the Seven Fishes
An ambitious date observing the iconic Italian tradition of the Feast of the Seven Fishes complete with seven different types of seafood courses as well as a viewing of the "Feast of the Seven Fishes" movie.
NO EL….ectricity
An electricity-free date of French-themed Christmas dinner and games including fondue, champagne on snow, chocolate chaud, shadow puppet Christmas charades, French Christmas carols, and more!
“Mary, Did You Know?”
A clever evening of fun that ties in elements from "Mary Did You Know" including the wonderful Pentatonix version, Rose-"Mary" crescent rolls, "Did You Know?" Christmas trivia, and more!
Christmas in Connecticut
A heartwarming evening celebrating Christmas in Connecticut including Christmas Connect(icut) 4, Nutmeg State Spiced Cookies, and a viewing of the beloved "Christmas in Connecticut" including a menu inspired by the movie.
Scents & Senses of the Season
A fun brunch to have with friends that celebrates the many scents and senses of the season including pecan rosemary candied bacon and cranberry orange mimosas for the parents and a holiday sensory board and Christmas tree shaker bottles for the kids.
Vixen’s Festive Foxtrot
A celebration of Santa's reindeer "Vixen" including tangential forays into Christmas with the Nixons, Dixons, Fixings, etc… as well as numerous fox-related events including a "Vixen's Festive Foxtrot" dance party.