Make a Bucket List for the Holidays
Create a holiday bucket list by choosing fun activities, setting goals, decorating the list, and planning when to complete each idea with family.
Step-by-step guide to make a bucket list for the holidays
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Step 1
Gather your materials.
Step 2
Write "My Holiday Bucket List" as the title at the top of your paper.
Step 3
Think of and write down eight holiday activity ideas anywhere on the page.
Step 4
Choose your five favorite ideas and draw a star next to each one.
Step 5
Next to each starred idea write the specific date or week when you want to do it.
Step 6
Next to each starred idea write who you will do it with (for example family or a friend).
Step 7
For each starred idea write one small preparation step you will need (for example buy supplies or practice).
Step 8
Open your calendar or planner and look at possible days for your activities.
Step 9
Pick a day for each starred idea and write the activity on that calendar day.
Step 10
Draw a checkbox next to each activity on your list so you can tick it off when it’s done.
Step 11
Decorate your bucket list with colours stickers and drawings to make it cheerful.
Step 12
Show your decorated bucket list to a family member and ask which days they can join.
Step 13
Put your bucket list somewhere visible like the fridge or your bedroom wall.
Step 14
Share your finished holiday bucket list on DIY.org.
Help!?
What can we use instead of stickers, colored pencils, or a paper calendar if we don't have them?
Use magazine cutouts or printed clip art glued to the page for decorations, crayons or markers instead of colored pencils, and use the calendar app on a phone or computer to 'open your calendar or planner' and 'pick a day for each starred idea'.
What should we do if we can't choose five favorites or family members aren't available for the dates we wrote?
If you can't choose five favorites, temporarily star more ideas and mark dates as 'tentative' on your calendar, then 'show your decorated bucket list to a family member' to confirm which days they can join before finalizing who you'll do each starred idea with.
How can we adapt this activity for different ages?
For younger kids, have them draw eight picture ideas while an adult writes the title, dates, and who they'll do them with, and for older kids, require a specific prep step for each starred idea and use the planner and DIY.org to schedule and share completed activities.
How can we extend or personalize our holiday bucket list after finishing the steps?
Turn each starred idea into a mini-project by adding a short prep checklist next to it, creating a fridge progress chart with the checkboxes you drew and reward stickers, and uploading photos of completed activities to DIY.org to share.
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Facts about holiday planning for kids
🎯 People often put travel and special experiences at the top of their bucket lists — adventures are a classic holiday dream!
📆 Advent calendars started in 19th-century Germany as a way to count down the days to Christmas.
🎉 New Year's resolutions go back to the ancient Babylonians, who made promises at the start of each year.
✂️ Decorating a list is like scrapbooking: combining photos, stickers, and doodles helps preserve holiday memories.
👪 Making a family bucket list turns ideas into traditions and creates shared memories that last for years.
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