If you are looking for ways to bring your family together this Christmas, this 2025 holiday gift guide includes gifts to create genuine connection and memories with your family. These are gifts the whole family can enjoy together, whether that is an impressive family movie night set up, a night spent around a cozy fire, or an afternoon of games and puzzles. These gifts inspire new family traditions, encourage shared skills, and create the kid of memories that make holidays magical.

In this blog post:

• Gifts for Family Fun: Experiences, Games, and Activities
• Christmas activities for connection from Treehouse Schoolhouse

Gifts for Family Fun: Experiences, Games, and Activities

These are gifts for the whole family to enjoy together, whether you want to create memories together at home, engage in friendly competition, or learn about nature together.

1. Inflatable outdoor movie screen for epic backyard movie nights.
2. A puzzle for families who love art study (and puzzle tray).
3. Pickleball paddles to get the whole family dinking.
4. Ice cream maker for the sweetest treats (plus exciting ice cream recipes).
5. Smart bird feeder, or one to see the birds up close.
6. Bubble machine for pure, simple outdoor joy.
7. Wind chimes or rain drum to add peaceful sounds to your yard.
8. Solo Stove for bonfires (and marshmallow skewers).
9. Dixit, a storytelling game.
10. Kan Jam, a competitive disc throwing game for the backyard.
11. Outdoor Viking Chess, an oversized strategy game.
12. Silicone bread maker, so the whole family can enjoy fresh, homemade bread.
13. Yoto Player, God’s Big Promises storybook, and coordinating Yoto card to instill a habit of learning Bible stories in your home.
14. Mr. and Mrs. Food Face, funny interactive plates that will have littles laughing at dinner time.
15. Aura photo frame to display all of your amazing memories together.
16. Popcorn maker (and popcorn seasoning) for evening snacks.
17. Outdoor play set or a saucer swing for shared, outdoor fun.
18. Modern outdoor playhouse or mud kitchen for creative and imaginative play.
19. Trampolines are fun for the entire family!
20. Air Hockey + Ping Pong table for kids to gather around.

Christmas activities for connection from Treehouse Schoolhouse

If you are looking with ways to connect with your family this holiday season, enjoy these intentional advent studies from Treehouse Schoolhouse.

A Connected Christmas

A Connected Christmas is our original, three-week advent study designed for the whole family. Gather your family and celebrate beauty and delight through festive carols, stories, poetry, art, baking, and handcrafts. It’s about family, it’s about Him. It’s about connecting hearts to the heart of Christmas–to the truth of Jesus coming to earth to seek and save the lost.

A Connected Christmas, Volume Two

A Connected Christmas, Volume Two continues the same holiday tradition of carols, stories, poetry, art, baking, and handcrafts, designed to bring your family together during this holiday season. Share in the love of Christ by revisiting the Nativity story along with new stories and heartwarming activities to enjoy this season together.

is an invitation to gather your family and celebrate beauty and delight through festive carols, stories, poetry, art, baking, and handcrafts. It’s about family, it’s about Him. It’s about connecting hearts to the heart of Christmas–to the truth of Jesus coming to earth to seek and save the lost.

A Connected Christmas: Around the World

Travel around the world this holiday season and connect hearts to the truth of Jesus while experiencing how Christmas is celebrated across the globe through A Connected Christmas: Around the World. This study has a special focus on geography and cultural traditions as you learn how Christmas is celebrated worldwide during this special time of year.