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One of our favorite ways to slow down in December is to cuddle up on the couch, turn on a Christmas movie, and enjoy a fun treat together. Nothing fancy, just a simple recipe, a cozy blanket, and everyone in the same room.
For this post, I put together 12 days of Christmas movies for families, each with matching recipes or treat ideas, to make it easy to create a little magic.
Think of it as a simple, fun, and meaningful way to make memories without adding a bunch of extra stress to your holiday season.
12 Movies + Matching Recipes
1. Home Alone
- Cheese Pizza — just like Kevin orders!
- Homemade Ice Cream
2. The Polar Express
- Homemade Hot Cocoa (we also have a Crockpot Hot Cocoa that’s even more simple).
- Hot Chocolate Dip
3. Elf
4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Grinch Punch
- Gooey Butter Cookies – For this, we add green food coloring and top the cookies with red sprinkle heart.
5. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
6. Frosty the Snowman
7. A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Pepperoni Christmas Tree Appetizer
- Mini Nutella Christmas Trees
- Crescent Roll Christmas Tree
- Pull Apart Cheesecake Christmas Tree
8. The Santa Clause
9. Arthur Christmas
10. The Muppet Christmas Carol
11. Klaus
12. Mickey’s Christmas Carol
At the end of the day, your kids will not care if the treats were Pinterest perfect. They will remember that you paused the busy stuff, snuggled up together, and laughed at the same silly parts. My hope is that these 12 movie and treat ideas give you an easy way to connect, relax, and make a few new memories this Christmas. Pick what works for your family, keep it simple, and enjoy being together.
