September 16, 2020 marks 100 days until Christmas! In honor of the countdown, we compiled a list of 100 things to do this holiday season.
- Visit Glittering Lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and take the Fast Pass powered by Diamondback Land Surveying to avoid long waits on the busiest nights
- Organize a Secret Santa with your coworkers
- Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Spend a day in holiday pajamas
- Do a random act of kindness
- Set up Elf On the Shelf and get some placement ideas from Pinterest
- Make your own snow globe
- Go ice skating – in the Vegas area, you can visit Rock Rink in Downtown Summerlin
- Sit around the fireplace and sip on some hot cocoa
- Have a snowball fight after you build a snowman
- Participate in a polar bear plunge
- Volunteer at a food bank
- Make paper snowflakes
- Send out holiday greeting cards
- Is your holiday party canceled? Book Drive-Thru Santa Parties at Glittering Lights, a custom experience for your group size and needs.
- Go shopping for holiday decor and presents for family and friends
- Decorate your Make popcorn strands for the Christmas tree
- Decorate a gingerbread house
- Take a photo with Santa
- Bake your own gingerbread
- Make a festive drink like The Crafty Cask’s Hot Buttered Rum Recipe
- Play board games with family and friends
- Make a wreath for the front door
- View your neighborhood holiday decorations
- Watch Christmas movies… especially Elf, Home Alone, or The Grinch
- Hang the mistletoe, but be careful not to kiss a stranger during COVID-19 😉
- Put out milk and cookies for Santa and some carrots for Rudolf
- Sing “All I Want For Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey
- Go cross country skiing
- Go Caroling – socially distanced, of course 🙂
- Decorate your Christmas Tree
- Hide Christmas presents
- Donate clothes and household items to our friends at Goodwill of Southern Nevada and receive a $5 coupon for Glittering Lights
- Make your own eggnog
- Spend time at your local animal shelter
- Visit a petting zoo to pet some reindeer
- Enjoy Christmas Eve meal at your local family restaurant or pub
- Watch the Nutcracker
- Make a handmade present
- Take a goofy family portrait, such as pretending your kids tied you up with holiday lights
- Go snowmobiling
- Hang stockings on the fireplace
- Write and mail a letter to Santa
- Adopt a dog or cat from your local shelter
- Write a holiday thank you letter with a care package for service members in the armed forces
- Take a run through Glittering Lights in support of a good cause at Speedway Children’s Charities PJ 5K this November
- Buy matching holiday pajamas to wear with your friends or family
- Make homemade candy canes
- Pay it forward
- Reach out to someone haven’t talked to in a while
- Decorate the house
- Participate in a White Elephant gift exchange
- Paint holiday-themed canvases
- Make grandma’s famous stuffing recipe
- Bake and frost holiday cookies with this delicious recipe from All Recipes
- Watch football
- Find an old embarrassing family photo to share
- Order takeout from your favorite restaurant (support small businesses!)
- Start a new family tradition
- Invite someone new to be a member of your friend group
- Donate to a charity
- Visit a place you’ve never been
- Build your own ornament, such as The Inspiration Edit’s DIY Wooden Rudolf Ornaments
- Tell someone you love them
- Volunteer
- Make a list of Christmas jokes for kids
- Binge Christmas movies on Hallmark Channel
- Make caramel apples
- Read books to children
- Watch the TV specials, especially Charlie Brown Christmas
- Connect with an out of town friend
- Try a new holiday recipe
- Plan a surprise engagement (We even do them at Glittering Lights!)
- Make a tree topper
- Donate a toy at a giving tree
- Chop down your own Christmas tree
- Make a holiday brew
- Make or buy an advent calendar for the countdown to Christmas
- Roast chestnuts on an open fire
- Make s’mores. They never go out of season!
- Download a new holiday album, Rolling Stone shares the 25 best Christmas Albums of all time
- Attend a midnight religious holiday service
- Get dressed up for a socially-distanced holiday gathering (and abide by your State’s regulations!)
- Donate your unused jackets and cold-weather gear to a homeless shelter
- Pop fresh popcorn, or get some hand-popped at Glittering Lights from Country Roads Kettle Corn
- Make an ugly Christmas sweater
- Go ice fishing
- Support local and take a staycation at one of Las Vegas’ fabulous resorts
- Start a scrapbook
- Take a cooking class
- Try a wine, champagne or adult drink you’ve never tasted before – if you’re 21, that is.
- Buy a new festive serving dish
- Buy holiday scented candles
- Knit a scarf or a hat
- Make apple cider
- Make a holiday pie – we like pumpkin, cherry, or apple!
- Do something nice for a neighbor
- Eat sugar plums and figgy pudding
- See the UnderWater Santa at Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay or at the Silverton Casino Hotel
- Make a Christmas breakfast casserole, Eggs Benedict, or tree-shaped pancakes
