Here are some prompts from my vaults that you could use during the Christmas Holidays.

I’ve had fun with them in the past, so give them a whirl!

AI Artwork: Pumpkin Empress

1. What is your first memory of Christmas? Describe it in detail.
2. What is your favorite holiday tradition from childhood?
3. What’s the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received?
4. What memories do you have of Christmastime in elementary school?
5. How would you describe childhood holidays in one word? Why?
6. Who is involved in your favorite Christmas memories? Are you still connected with them?
7. Write about the best gift you’ve ever given. Who was it to? How did they react?
8. Did you believe in Santa? How long? Was this a positive experience for you?
9. What was your favorite Christmas decor as a child?
10. What was your favorite Christmas movie when you were younger? Do you still watch it?
11. What holiday traditions from childhood do you still do?
12. Describe your best Christmas morning ever.
13. Make a Venn diagram of Christmas as a kid and Christmas now. How is it the same? How is it different?
14. Write about a time that you felt the Christmas spirit take over.
15. Describe an ideal day at Christmastime as a kid.
16. What emotions do the holidays bring up for you?
17. Who do you miss most around the holidays?
18. What parts of the holidays do you enjoy? What do you not enjoy? Why?
19. Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts? Why?
20. Make a grown-up Christmas list of non-tangible wishes. What do you wish for the world? For yourself?
21. What brings you stress around the holidays?
22. How are the holidays special?
23. If you could invite anyone to Christmas dinner, dead or alive, who would you invite?
24. Is there anything that makes you sad around Christmas? What is it? Why?
25. Do you feel nostalgic during the holidays? For what? Why?
26. How do you feel about commercialism during the holidays?
27. Do you raise/want to raise your family with any of the same holiday traditions you had? Which ones? Why or why not?
28. How can you be more giving during the holidays?
29. In what ways can you spread holiday cheer to others?
30. Who adds joy to your holiday season?
31. In what ways can you spread holiday cheer to others?
32. Who adds joy to your holiday season?
33. How do you connect to others during the holidays?
34. What do you feel most grateful for at Christmastime?
35. Describe what Christmas means to you.
36. What’s on your Christmas list this year?
37. Make a movie check list Christmas ist to watch this year.
38. Describe your ideal Christmas morning in detail.
39. If you could have anything for Christmas, what would it be? (Pretend money isn’t a factor!)
40. What is your favorite holiday-specific activity?
41. Make a December bucket list.
42. If you were Santa, what would your uniform be? (Ditch the red suit! What are you wearing instead?)
43. Think of a new holiday tradition to start with your family.
44. Write your own version of the 12 Days of Christmas song. What would you want for each day?
45. Make a list of your top 10 Christmas songs.
46. Write a cheesy Christmas love story. Get creative!
47. What does “holiday spirit” mean to you? What does it look like?
48. If you were Santa, what snack would you want to be left for you? (Doesn’t have to be milk and cookies!)
49. Are you journaling this Christmas to boost your spirits? Relive old nostalgic holiday memories? Feel the full effects of Christmas spirit?
50. Write a Christmas newsletter from your Dog- or Cat’s or houseplants point of view.