The holidays are a busy season, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make time for our self-care. In fact, it is even more important! And lucky us, there are plenty of self-care activities to come up with within the Christmas theme.
Even though it’s important to continue to invest time in self-care, that doesn’t have to detract from the Christmas spirit. Just take a look at this list of self-care activities with a touch of Christmas.

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Invest in self-care during the holidays
During the holiday season, a lot is happening. We have Christmas, NYE, and depending on where you live you might also celebrate Thanksgiving or another holiday.
It is a period in which we often spend a lot of time with family and friends. But it can also be a difficult period for some people.
Due to the many activities, emotions, stress, and organization, it can be a period that requires a lot of energy from you. All the more important is that you keep taking good care of yourself.
By paying attention to your self-care during this hectic period, you ensure that you can enjoy it as best as possible.
Christmas-themed self-care activities
Self-care is quite broad, and due to that, there is a very long list of self-care activities to come up with. And the best thing is that we can very easily give many of these activities a touch of Christmas.
When we talk about the power of self-care, we can divide it into 7 different types; physical, emotional, mental, social, spiritual, professional, and financial self-care.
However, if you ask me, financial and professional self-care are less relevant to getting into the Christmas spirit. That is why I didn’t include these two in the list below, and instead added two other elements: creative and other relaxation activities.
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Social self-care activities
- Host a cookie exchange with friends
- Create personalized presents for friends and family
- Write holiday cards to friends and family
- Volunteer: help those in need through initiatives
- Organize a Secret Santa exchange
- Do a random act of kindness: spread holiday cheer to strangers
- Play holiday board games
- Donate to a charity
- Host a holiday trivia night
- Have a winter picnic
- Organize an evening at a bonfire
- Host a Christmas dinner for friends
- Visit a Christmas market
Mental self-care activities
- Read Christmas stories under a warm blanket
- Complete a holiday puzzle
- Write a Christmas poem
- Create a holiday vision board
- Make a Christmas drawing or painting
- Write a letter to Santa: get in touch with your inner child and make a wish
Emotional and spiritual self-care activities
- Reflect on what you’re thankful for last year
- Follow a breathing exercise
- Participate in a Christmas-themed yoga flow
- Follow a guided meditation to release holiday stress
- Make a gratitude jar: fill it with things you’re grateful for
- Set intentions for the upcoming year
Physical self-care activities
- Take a hot bath with a Christmas bath bomb
- Take an evening stroll through the decorated streets
- Go ice skating
- Join a Christmas-themed workout in your local gym
- Go sledding or tubing
- Have a DIY spa day
Creative activities
- Bake gingerbread cookies
- Build a gingerbread house
- Have a hot chocolate bar
- Try new holiday recipes
- Make homemade mulled cider
- Decorate your home
- Create DIY ornaments and decorations for the tree
- Decorate an outdoor winter scene
- Decorate a wreath for your front door
- Create a DIY advent calendar
- Create a holiday scrapbook
- Decorate your own holiday-themed mugs
- Make DIY scented candles like cinnamon and pine
- Make paper snowflakes
Other relaxation activities
- Have a holiday movie marathon
- Listen to Christmas stories
- Create your own Christmas playlist
- Listen to Christmas music all-day
- Watch all Home Alone movies
- Attend a Christmas play in the theater
- Watch the stars by a bonfire
- Wear Christmas pyjamas all-day
Choose your Christmas self-care activities
As you can see, there are enough activities to choose from. How are you going to invest in your self-care this holiday season? Let us know in the comments, also if you have any additional activity ideas.
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