5 Fun Christmas Activities & Conversation Starters for Kids from the Family Five App

The looong school holidays are looming; Family Five app shares some super fun Christmas-themed activities and conversation starters for kids guaranteed to boost family bonding (with nary a screen in sight!)

What does Christmas morning look like in your house, mama? Is it everyone disappearing to play alone on their iPad/mobile phone/Nintendo Switch? Whether you’re looking for fun conversation starters around the Christmas dinner table, or want to get the wiggles out with an all-family Christmas dance party, be sure to bookmark these fab ideas from Family Five. It’s a super cool app (created by a certified cool Singapore dad!) that’s all about encouraging families to spend quality time together.

Swipe through our gallery for five fab ideas to boost family time this holiday season!

Want even more ideas to boost your family quality time over the holidays? Find these tips and over 600 other fun activities and goals designed to help your family grow stronger together in the Family5 mobile app. You can download for free here!

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Chat about what would happen if Santa were an animal.

What difficulties would Santa face if he were a hippo or a crocodile rather than a chubby, jolly old man? How would he get down the chimney? Would there be any tasks that he’d be able to do more easily? It could be quite funny! You could work on one animal together or choose an animal each. Remember… animal Santa has to do everything that the real one does!

This activity helps develop:

• Divergent Thinking
• Exploration
• Cognitive Flexibility
• Imagination

Read more: Where to meet Santa in Singapore

Know your alphabet? How about doing the Christmas A-Z?

Work through the alphabet and, taking it in turns, choose a Christmas item starting with that letter. For example: A is for antlers on the reindeer, B is for baubles on the tree etc. After each turn you could even write down the line and add an illustration to create a Christmas alphabet poem.

This activity helps develop:

• Imagination
• Language production
• Persistence
• Attentiveness

In the nativity story, the three wise men followed the star of David and found baby Jesus asleep in a manger.

Design and create your own Christmas star. Make it as bright and beautiful as you can using gold and silver, glitter and tinsel. Make a family display of your stars to remind you of the Christian meaning of Christmas.

This activity helps develop:

• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Fine motor skills

Read more: DIY Christmas Crafts: Make a Paper Wreath

Get your heart rate up and have fun with a good old Christmas boogie!

Dress up in your funniest Christmas outfit (cue Christmas jumpers, tinsel and hats), pump up the Christmas songs and let your inhibitions go. Dance and sing together (at the top of your voices, please) and get into the spirit of the season.

This activity helps develop:

• Gross motor skills
• Collaboration
• Inhibitory control
• Open mindedness

Santa must get lots and lots of letters each year from good boys and girls asking him for a gift (or two). Why not use your artistic abilities to send him a picture letter instead?

Draw the outline of a sleigh on a sheet of white paper and, taking your time over the colors and details, draw the gifts you would like to receive inside the sleigh. Younger children might cut images from magazines instead.

This activity helps develop:

• Initiative
• Motivation
• Creativity
• Fine motor skills

Read more: Downloadable Letter to Santa (because you might as well cover all your bases!)

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go…”

Take a family walk around your neighborhood. Stop to admire all the lights and decorations you see. Pick a secret favorite on your way. When you get home compare these, did you pick the same decorations as anyone else?

This activity helps develop:

• Curiosity
• Exploration
• Attentiveness

Read more: The Best Spots to See Christmas Lights & Decorations in Singapore

Want to learn more about the different childhood development areas? Find this and over 600 other fun activities and goals designed to help your family grow stronger together in the Family5 mobile app. You can download for free here.