Add a little creative holiday cheer to your home, recipes, and entertaining, with these 40 festive and creative Christmas ideas!
For this special seasonal round up, I’m including my favorite festive holiday recipes, entertaining ideas, and decor inspiration to bring a little bit of holiday joy from my home to yours.
Creative Christmas Ideas
I’ve recently rounded up fifty of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes– you can’t miss that post! It’s everything you’ll need to kick off your holiday baking season.
And BONUS… you can have some Christmas Cocktails too with 13 of my best holiday cocktail recipes!
Tips
- Use festive colors, but it doesn’t have to be red and green – we love shades of textural whites, blues and gold, which still evoke the season!
- Any of your favorite foods can be a creative Christmas treat! Shape appetizers into holidays themes such as wreaths, snowmen, or reindeer.
- Add holiday candy to classic desserts like cookies, brownies and cakes.
- Forage your backyard for greenery, pinecones and natural elements to help you get creative in an affordable way!
Creative Christmas Food Ideas
I love to host during the holidays. I take delight in creating and serving new recipes that are easy, delicious, and amazing to look at! With the Christmas season, I like to kick it up a notch by adding fun, bright, and festive colors and themes into my recipe creations.
With these simple ideas you can add a little fun, sparkle and magic into your holiday party with some crowd pleasing recipes that not only taste delicious, but look as if they could dance right off the plate!
Here’s just a few of my favorite creative ways to enhance the holiday season.
Christmas Cookie Cake
Cakes Cupcakes & Bars
Christmas Cookie Cake
A Candy House Sugar Cookie Cake makes a fun, festive, stress free and edible alternative to a gingerbread house! Kids can decorate their Candy House on a sugar cookie cake and eat it, too! Read More
29 mins
Make Baked Christmas Donuts
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Christmas Donuts
Make these delicious and festive baked Christmas donuts for the cutest Christmas morning breakfast! They are so easy to make, and adorable, too! Read More
20 mins
Make Rudolph Noses
No Bake
No Bake Rudolph Noses
These chocolate covered Rudolph Nose no bake Christmas treats will be the hit of your holiday get-togethers! These cookie dough truffles are covered in a red chocolate to look like Rudolph’s nose – no baking required. Read More
40 mins
Hot Chocolate Bombs
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Bombs
Drinks
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Bombs
If you’ve never had a hot chocolate bomb, now is the time! These cute spheres of chocolate are filled with hot cocoa mix and marshmallows, and in this case they are enhanced with crushed peppermint for an extra dose of wintry joy! Read More
20 mins
Dessert Cheese Ball
Desserts
Funfetti Dessert Snowman Cheese Ball
Learn how to make a cheeseball with a charming snowman cheese ball recipe! Get all the best tips and tricks for creating this sweet dessert snowman cheeseball. Read More
45 mins
Make a Christmas Bundt Cake
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Christmas Bundt Cake
Learn how to make the simplest Christmas bundt cake. This one is sure to wow your guests for holiday entertaining, and it’s surprisingly easy to make. Read More
1 hr 30 mins
Make Peppermint Dip
Desserts
Peppermint Dip
Luxuriously creamy peppermint dip is full of flavor and has a delightful crunch! This dip is delicious for dipping your favorite fruits, cookies, crackers and more. It’s so easy to make, too – with just three ingredients and a couple minutes of your time. Read More
6 mins
Elf Cookies
Cookies
Shortbread Elf on the Shelf Cookies
These darling little elf on the shelf cookies are easy to make, miniature shortbread cookies that are bite sized little pops of joy! Read More
49 mins
Christmas Salad Wreath
Salads Dressings & Soups
Christmas Salad Wreath
A fun and festive Christmas Salad that looks as good as it tastes. This Christmas wreath salad is always memorable and is quick and easy to make! Perfect to serve as a holiday appetizer or as a side dish. Read More
10 mins
Ornament Cheese Ball
Appetizers
Pomegranate Christmas Cheese Ball
Why buy a boring store bought Christmas cheese ball when it’s so easy to make your own? Not only is it easy, it’s so much more delicious, too! Read More
50 mins
Ship Cookies to Friends and Family
Cooking and Baking Tips, Substitutions & Guides
How to Pack and Ship Cookies
Simple tips on how to pack and ship cookies that will look as beautiful when they arrive as the moment you box them. Read More
Creative Projects
Whether crafting with kids or grandkids or creating something for your home, these creative Christmas ideas are sure to inspire you this season.
Make Dough Ornaments
Decorate Your Mailbox
Christmas
Christmas Mailbox Decorations
Find effortless Christmas mailbox decorations to add curbside charm this holiday season, made in just minutes. Get inspiration for all types of mailbox Christmas decorations such as garlands, Christmas mailbox swags, and more. Read More
Add Brass Bells
Design Guides, Decor & Tips
Brass Bells
Whether you’re looking for nautically-inspired brass bells or just pretty gold bells for Christmas, we’re sharing all about them in this complete shopping guide! Read More
Decorate Your Doors
Home
Christmas Door Decorations
Simple Christmas door decorations that are effortless, yet festive and beautiful. An entrance sets the stage for your entire home.… Read More
Get Creative with Lights
Wooden Advent Calendar
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Wooden Advent Calendar
Celebrate the season with the addition of a charming wooden Advent calendar! These sweet wood advent calendars add a meaningful, nostalgic element to your Christmas decorating. Read More
Holiday Garland Projects
Make Paper Snowflakes
Christmas
Winter Bedroom Decor
Today, we’re sharing 10 of the sweetest, cozy winter bedroom decor ideas for kids. From paper snowflakes and popcorn garlands to twinkling lights and glowing birch trees, there are so many ways to add layers of charm to your bedrooms throughout the winter months. Read More
Creative Wreath Projects
Creative Gift Ideas
Giving is a beautiful way to show our love and appreciation for one another. Homemade gifts are my favorite to give. I’ve included a few creative homemade gifts that you can personalize for the loved ones on your gift list!
Each of these only take a little bit of time and money to prepare but the impact is huge! From parents and grandparents, teachers and neighbors, I think you’ll find a little something for everyone. You can check out so many more handmade gift ideas here.
Finish off your homemade gift with one of my free printable gift tags. You can add a ribbon or a bit of juniper to make your package look pretty.
Grow (and Gift!) Fragrant Paperwhites
Christmas
Potting Paperwhites: Everything You Need to Know about Narcissus
Each year, I pot narcissus and scatter throughout our home. They’re the quintessential winter flower, otherwise known as paperwhites that… Read More
Creative Kitchen Gifts
Make an Ornament Filled with Bath Soak
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Ornament Bath Soak Homemade Gift
Homemade bath salts or bath soak is an easy and beautiful holiday gift for yourself, friends, neighbors and teachers! They’re perfect for all ages and a hit among kids and teens! Read More
Simmer Pots
Christmas
How to Make a Simmer Pot
It’s so easy to make a simmer pot! Stovetop potpourri fills your home with a fabulous fragrance, and it makes a beautiful gift, too. Read More
Make a Birch Vase
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DIY Birch Vase
Transform a log from a birch tree into a stunning DIY centerpiece with this simple birch vase tutorial! Read More
I hope these Christmas ideas have inspired you! I’d love to hear from you and how you celebrate the holidays.
Lots of things to try! Just ordered paper loaf pans to make your Christmas bread!
Enjoy!
Julie
I am making the sheet cookies to decorate with my grandchildren. Do you have a recipe you recommend? Most of the ones I see have you bake individual cookies and I didn’t know if this would work for the sheet pan cookies.
Julie-Can’t wait to try them! So creative and perfect for the holidays!!!
Thank you, Teresa! Have a beautiful weekend!