50 Things to Enjoy This Christmas + Free Printable

There is a point at the beginning of December when Christmas can very quickly turn into a list of things to do.

Presents to buy. Food to organise. Dates to remember. Decorations to put up. People to see. Things to bake, wrap, clean and prepare.

And while I genuinely enjoy much of the preparation for Christmas, I don’t want to become so busy creating it that I forget to actually enjoy it.

So this week’s free printable is deliberately not another Christmas planner or checklist.

It’s simply 50 Little Things to Enjoy This Christmas — a collection of small, ordinary moments to notice, savour and remember as December unfolds.

Some take a little intention. Most don’t require any planning at all. And absolutely none of them need to be completed.

Because this isn’t a Christmas bucket list.

It’s a reminder to notice the Christmas you’re already living.

50 Little Things to Enjoy This Christmas

I’ve divided the printable into five little sections: At Home, Out & About, Tastes & Traditions, With People You Love, and Quiet Christmas Moments.

Here are all 50 ideas.

At Home

Light the tree for the first time
Make your home feel cosy with candles and soft lighting
Play your favourite Christmas music
Bring out special decorations
Light a fire or put the stove on
Use your favourite Christmas mug
Bake something seasonal
Read a festive book
Switch off a little earlier one night
Enjoy the twinkle of the tree after everyone has gone to bed

Out & About

Go for a crisp winter walk
Look at Christmas lights
Visit a local market or independent shops
Send a handwritten Christmas card
Notice the beauty in frosty mornings
Step inside a church at Christmas
Treat yourself to a festive coffee
Take a different route and enjoy the winter scenery
Wrap up warm and just be outside
Pause and appreciate the beauty around you

Tastes & Traditions

Enjoy a mince pie (or two!)
Make a favourite family recipe
Savour a warm drink on a cold day
Fill the house with festive aromas
Use the good dishes and make ordinary meals feel special
Try something new this Christmas
Enjoy a Christmas breakfast
Share a seasonal treat with a friend
Bring back a tradition you love
Enjoy the simple pleasure of good food and cosy company

With People You Love

Spend unhurried time together
Have a long, relaxed conversation
Watch a favourite Christmas film
Play a board game or do a puzzle
Make time for the important people
Create a new memory together
Celebrate the little moments
Share stories from Christmases past
Be present, not on your phone
Tell someone why they’re special

Quiet Christmas Moments

Take a few minutes just for yourself
Watch the candlelight in the evening
Notice something that makes you smile
Be grateful for where you are right now
Journal a little or write a note to your future self
Let go of what doesn’t matter
Do something kind for someone else
Slow down and notice the simple beauty around you
Remember what this season is really about
Take a deep breath and simply enjoy it

A Christmas List You Don’t Have to Finish

That’s perhaps the most important thing about this printable.

You don’t need to do all 50.

You don’t even need to deliberately do ten.

There are no boxes to tick because I didn’t want this to become one more Christmas challenge to complete before December 25th.

Instead, pop it somewhere you’ll see it. Pin it to the fridge. Add it to your Christmas binder. Leave it beside your planner or tuck it into a kitchen noticeboard.

Every now and then, you might glance at it and realise you’ve already done one of the things on the list without planning it at all.

Maybe you sat beside the tree after everyone went upstairs.

Maybe someone made tea while you were cooking.

Maybe you took the long way home to see the Christmas lights.

Maybe everyone happened to be around the table at the same time and you had one of those completely ordinary conversations that somehow becomes the thing you remember.

That’s what this list is really about.

Not creating more Christmas.

Noticing the Christmas that’s already here.

Download Your Free Christmas Printable

I’ve created 50 Little Things to Enjoy This Christmas as a beautiful one-page A4 printable that you can download and print at home.

It’s designed in the nostalgic watercolour style of our Christmas collection, with blue-and-white crockery, candlelight, winter greenery, dried oranges and all those little details that make this season feel special.

DOWNLOAD THE FREE PRINTABLE

How to print it

Download the PDF using the button above and save it to your device. It’s designed at A4 size, so you can print it at home using your printer’s standard A4 settings.

For the prettiest result, I’d use good-quality white paper or light cardstock and select your printer’s best-quality colour setting.

And that’s it. No cutting, assembling or twenty-seven-page instruction booklet required. 😉

More Free Christmas Printables

If you’re planning Christmas, getting the house ready, organising the kitchen or simply looking for ways to make December feel a little more special, there are lots more free resources waiting for you in the Our Little House in the Country Christmas Printable Library.

You’ll find Christmas planners, homemaking and kitchen companions, seasonal activities, traditions, slow Christmas ideas and plenty more to print and enjoy throughout December.

EXPLORE ALL OUR FREE CHRISTMAS PRINTABLES

More Christmas Ideas & Inspiration

And if you’d like more than printables, you can also explore our complete Christmas Library, where I’ve gathered our Christmas reading, traditions, homemaking ideas, baking, family activities and slower seasonal inspiration together in one place.

EXPLORE THE FULL CHRISTMAS LIBRARY

Christmas doesn’t need another fifty things added to it.

But perhaps, over the next few weeks, we can get a little better at noticing the good things that are already there.

The candlelight. The familiar music. The favourite mug. The people around the table. The quiet house at the end of the day.

The little things.

Because so often, they’re the Christmas we remember.

Chat soon,

Ciara x

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