How do you plan to spend the Christmas holiday when you're not entertaining guests or visiting extended family members and friends? Do you have any plans for spending time with your family?

Christmas is a great time to bond with your loved ones, and it gives you an opportunity to do things together that you don't usually have time to do. Most people get a break from work and school, making it easier to squeeze in some extra family togetherness. 

Here are 10 of the best family ideas for Christmas that will help bring you closer together and make this holiday season even more special:

1. Bake Together

Bake cookies and pies together. Everyone should learn how to cook. Baking goodies is a great way to bond with your kids and teach them how to do something that can benefit them later in life. Afterward, you get to sit down and enjoy those delicious desserts together.

 2. Make Homemade Decorations

If you love doing crafts, create homemade tree ornaments and other items to decorate your home for the holidays.

3. Sing Songs Together

Karaoke is a fun and entertaining way to spend your time together, and this is the perfect time of year to practice singing your favorite Christmas songs.

4. Build a Gingerbread House

Both kids and adults love gingerbread houses. They make beautiful centerpieces for your Christmas dinner, and they're so much fun to make.

5. Get Outside Together

If you live in a warm climate, get outside and play ball, horseshoes, or some other fun game that will help you get exercise while spending time together as a family.

6. Go Driving and Look at Christmas Lights

Drive around and look at the Christmas lights in your neighborhood or look for places in your area that put together big light displays for the public to see.

7. Play Video Games Together

You can have a lot of fun playing video games together, and there are options suited for all ages, such as Wii sports games and Playstation's Guitar Hero.

8. Gather Around the Fireplace

If it's cold and snowy outside, go sledding and build a snowman, then come inside, warm up by the fireplace, and play your favorite board games.

9. Spread Christmas Cheer

Go caroling to spread some Christmas cheer in your local neighborhood. As Buddy the Elf says, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!”

10. Watch Your Favorite Christmas Movies

Gather around the TV with a bowl of popcorn and watch Christmas movies until the kids fall asleep.

Spending time with your family during the holidays is essential. These are just a few suggestions for holiday activities that your whole family can enjoy together. If you usually don't do anything special as a family, now is the time to start new holiday traditions. Your kids will always remember them, and maybe they'll pass them on to their children one day.