Your family Christmas all wrapped up

Planning your perfect family Christmas can sometimes be stressful. Take some of the pressure off, and keep your little ones happy and relaxed this festive season with these fun (and mess-free) Christmas activities.

Are you wondering how to keep the kids entertained over the winter holidays, without it costing a fortune? Check out our updated tips and ideas to keep the kids entertained throughout festive season.

Having a good time together is more important than having the perfect tree or elaborate food. Get cosy and enjoy some CBeebies Christmas treats together with your little one.

There's so many new episodes available on BBC iPlayer, take a look at what's new on CBeebies this Christmas. 

You can also see what's coming up on CBeebies over the next 7 days on iPlayer TV Guide.

Why not get your kids to decorate the house or Christmas tree at home, let them choose where to put the decorations, even if it doesn't look perfect, it's a lovely family activity to do together and will keep them busy.

If you already have your decorations up then your little ones will love the mess-free Christmas creativity with Duggee – perfect for those times when you want to dial things down a bit, or really need to crack on with preparing those sprouts…

Singing, listening to music and dancing are great ways to relax if the pressure of the holidays gets too much, so enjoy and have fun together with all the CBeebies Christmas hits. 

Have fun playing the Christmas Grotto game with JoJo & Gran Gran, Hey Duggee, Supertato, Shaun the Sheep and the Colourblocks.

Start by choosing a difficulty level for your child, play as a Trainee Elf (easy) or a Star Elf (hard), this changes the difficulty level of the mini-games. 

Have fun and get arty with this mess-free drawing game with lots of Christmas stickers and colouring sheets. 

Selection of free Christmas colouring sheets and activities to and print.

Bring your headphones and explore a world of imagination this Christmas on CBeebies Radio. It’s the perfect soundtrack for the long journey home or a way for your little one to their CBeebies friends without a screen.

You can explore more CBeebies Christmas fun for the whole family.