Holidays are a busy time, but that’s no excuse to neglect your blog! Here are a ton of holiday blog post ideas that should get your creative juices flowing.
Traditions
- Favorite holiday traditions – Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc, especially if they are different than the norm and/or unique to your family.
- How to celebrate alternative holidays like Solstice of Kwanzaa.
- How to honor people in your life who are Jewish or other religions that are not mainstream.
- Share a new tradition you are trying this year.
- What local traditions does your town do and how can people get involved in their local town activities.
- Ideas for volunteering during the holidays or donating to gift drives.
- 10 things you didn’t know about X holiday.
- How X holiday is celebrated around the world.
- Where you are donating this year.
- Your favorite holiday recipes. (Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas cookies, etc)
- Your holiday decor this year.
- Best DIY holiday decoration tutorials & ideas.
- What I’m thankful for this year.
- How to take great holiday photos.
- What my tree looks like this year / how to decorate an amazing tree / how to buy a tree / eco-options / living trees / what to do with your tree afterwards.
- Your New Year’s resolutions.
Parties
- How to throw a great holiday party.
- Ideas for outfits for New Years Eve or Holiday parties.
- Fav holiday makeup looks for going out. (or nails, hair, etc)
- Navigating holiday parties if you’re single (esp New Year’s Eve).
- What to bring to a holiday party.
- How to eat healthy during the holidays.
- Tips for going to office holiday parties (or throwing one)
- Best party games for adults & kids.
- Holiday cocktail recipes.
- Good conversation starters at holiday parties.
- Holiday party music playlist.
- Easy holiday party meals / appetizers & what to avoid trying to make.
- How to cater to vegans, gluten-free, etc / best healthy snacks to serve.
- Best holiday theme parties (and should you even do a theme?)
- How to throw a huge party (or a small, intimate one).
- How to make various traditional holiday foods easier / more interesting / healthier / vegan / etc.
Avoiding Stress
- How to deal with people in your family who don’t like holidays or get the blues.
- How to deal when you don’t like holidays!
- How to get in the holiday spirit when you can’t even.
- How to get along over the family dinner table.
- How to include your family in tasks so you don’t have to do it all / how to ask for help.
- How to avoid overwhelm & burnout from all the holiday prep & social events.
- How to shift from focusing on stress/activity to focusing on meaning/joy.
- How to stay safe when doing things like hanging lights.
- How to help someone who is recently divorced or lost someone get through the holidays.
- Holiday self-care / Winter skincare tips.
- Christmas on a budget.
Travel
- How to pack when traveling for the holidays.
- Favorite holiday trip you’ve taken.
- Holiday travel safety tips.
- How to save money on travel during the holidays.
- Fun things to do with your family while visiting them.
- How to be a gracious guest (or host).
- Christmas foods that travel well.
Kids
- How to help your kids shop for gifts & think about what others want.
- How to involve your kids in holiday prep.
- How to explain various holidays & traditions to kids.
- Favorite holiday movies for kids.
- Best holiday activities for kids & how to keep them busy & not underfoot.
- How to decorate a fun “kids table” for holiday meals.
- How to help kids write a letter to Santa.
- Best kids holiday craft activities.
- 10 lessons you can teach your kids during the holidays. (Gratitude, Envy/Materialism, Accepting other faiths, etc).
- How to help kids write good thank-you letters.
- How to make a gingerbread house.
- How to explain Santa to kids at different ages.
- Books that explain holidays to kids.
Gifts
- Stocking stuffer ideas for kids & adults.
- What you personally hope to get for Christmas gifts.
- What the kids all want this year / What kids actually want.
- Eco-friendly gift ideas.
- Gift ideas for minimalists / Marie Kondo fans.
- How to make a no-gift or low-gift Christmas feel meaningful.
- Tips for saving money when holiday shopping.
- What sales are you scoping out for Black Friday?
- Best gifts for pet owners.
- Your favorite go-to or backup gift ideas when you can’t think of anything else.
- Last-minute gift ideas.
- Handmade gift ideas that don’t suck.
- How to pay attention to someone so well you know what they would love to receive as a gift.
- How to covertly ask friends what someone might want.
- Ugly sweater or gag gift ideas.
- What NOT to buy someone (b/c it’s too personal of a choice, like a new phone).
- What to get people in different generations (kids / teens / parents / grandparents).
- Local craft show gift haul.
- How to do a great Secret Santa or White Elephant party.
- How to regift without hurting anyone’s feelings.
- How to wrap everything / how to make your gifts stand out.
- Amazing low-cost gifts.
- How to make your own holiday cards.
- Printable gift tags.
Stories
- Favorite childhood holiday story.
- Best gift you’ve ever gotten or given (or worst gift fail).
- Fav gifts you got this year (after Christmas is over).
- Ornaments from your tree and the stories behind them.
- Best / worst Christmas ever.
Year in Review
- Personal changes / transformations / lessons learned this year.
- Changes in your blog / business, goals met & not met.
- Pop culture – 10 things that were “in” this year, top 10 TV moments this year.
- Top 10 outfits, recipes, etc this year.
- 10 trends of this year.
- Most popular posts on your blog this year.
- Your favorite books / movies / etc this year.
- What I’m leaving in the past as the year turns.
- What I hope the new year will bring.
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