1.) Visit a State Park! If you're lucky enough to have sunny skies and moderate temperatures, spend the day outside and work off that second helping of mashed potatoes.
Here's 10 Reasons to Enjoy a Virginia State Park Staycation
2.) Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree! Create a new holiday tradition when you cut down your own live Christmas tree.
Live Christmas Tree Locations in Lynchburg and Central Virginia
3.) Enjoy the First Lights of the Season!Check our calendar to find out what displays are already lit or will have their lighting ceremonies over Thanksgiving weekend.
Lynchburg Christmas Lights and Area Holiday Tree Lightings for 2022
4.) Decorate Your House! Now that Thanksgiving has passed, crank up the Christmas music and begin the process of decorating your house. Starting the process now will make the holiday season feel longer, and you can take the whole day to enjoy it and get everything just so.
5.) Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange! Invite 10-20 of your friends and family members over for a fun party. Each person should bring 3-6 dozen cookies (depending on the size of the guest list) along with enough copies of the recipe for all the guests. Everyone will leave with enough baked goods to last the rest of the season.
Christmas Cookie Recipes for Kids of All Ages
6.) Purge Outgrown Toys and Books! Between Santa, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, and friends, many kids get a LOT of new things coming in. Sort through the toys and books in your kids' bedrooms and playroom to clear out whatever is broken, outgrown, or just isn't played with anymore. Donate what you can and throw away the rest ... no regrets!
7.) Sign Up to Adopt a Family! Give your children the gift of compassion in a very tangible way and make another family's holiday wishes come true too. You can adopt an entire family or simply donate one new, unwrapped toy.
8.) Plan Your Elf on the Shelf Adventures!Make your plan for your elf's grand entrance on the first day, and then come up with a loose plan for the remaining days or find a guide online that you can follow for the month.
(Editor's Note: If you haven't started Elf on a Shelf in your house, you should know that it is a LOT of fun but also a LOT of work. DH and I have used most of our brain power coming up with or copying new ideas. We've been doing it for 6 or 7 years and, since it is our boys' favorite tradition of the holiday season, we think we'll be doing it till they go off to college!)
Check the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events for detailed information about family-friendly events in Lynchburg and the surrounding counties.
Check our monthly guides for the November and December events too. You'll find our November Family Fun, Festivals, and Shopping Guide HERE and our Lynchburg Area Holiday and Christmas Events for December HERE!
The Lynchburg Macaroni Kid 2022 Christmas Holiday Guide contains for links to all of our holiday guides as well as holiday crafts, foods, gift ideas, and much more all in one place.
To add your organization’s Christmas or holiday family-friendly event to the list, message us at our Lynchburg Macaroni Kid Facebook page or click the “submit an event” link on our website. You’ll find more information about many of the local festival on the Lynchburg Macaroni Kid calendar of events.
Let Lynchburg Macaroni Kid help you Find Your Family Fun® for the holidays in Central Virginia!
