Christmas Checklist
Christmas time can be stressful for moms with so much planning and origination. Here’s a Christmas checklist to provide inspiration and motivation to get you organised for Christmas 2015:
- Create a Christmas planning spreadsheet
- Choose a theme for Christmas.
- Conduct a Christmas supplies audit (wrapping, presents stashed away, etc). Make sure you know what you have before you start buying anything
- Update or create Christmas budget
- Update or create Christmas card list
- Make or buy Christmas cards
- Make or buy Christmas tags
- Buy or source Christmas wrapping paper
- Buy or source sticky tape / ribbons / bows etc
- Set up a wrapping caddy
- Create a Christmas present ideas list for family
- Create a Christmas present ideas list for friends
- Write Christmas cards
- Schedule all Christmas festivities on/in your calendar
- If hosting create a Christmas menu plan
- Create a work plan for the month out to Christmas to create the menu plan
- Undertake a wardrobe declutter and check that everyone has an appropriate outfit for Christmas
- Make or purchase small handmade treat for the kids’ class gifts
- Make or purchase teacher gifts
- Make or purchase neighbour gifts
- Make handmade Christmas decorations with the kids
- Make Christmas gifts for friends
- Undertake online Christmas shopping
- Undertake retail shopping
- Make a donation to your favourite charity
- Make a Christmas hamper
- Make or purchase Christmas crackers
- Make or buy an advent calendar
- Wrap presents
- Send Christmas cards and overseas presents
- Set up and decorate the Christmas tree
- Decorate the house with additional Christmas trimmings
- Make or buy a Christmas wreath
- Set up Christmas lights
- Stock up pantry
- Stock up the drinks cabinet
- Make homemade Christmas food gifts
- See the Christmas lights in your area
- Create a Christmas table setting plan
- Create Christmas week work plan
- Create Christmas day work plan
- Make a Christmas playlist
- Make a gingerbread house
- Watch a Christmas movie with the family
- Read Christmas stories together as a family
- Print out some Christmas printables for the kids
- Volunteer time at a charity
- Declutter the kids toys (make room for the new ones and give unwanted to charity)
- Undertake a family clean of the house
- Take a famiy Christmas photo
- Make Christmas party treats
- Take the kids to visit Santa
- Attend a Christmas vigil
- Put the stockings out for Santa
- Leave Santa a drink and snack and something for the reindeers
- Enjoy your family Christmas traditions
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