Victorian Christmas - Activities
Activities: Make your own Victorian Christmas
Follow the Victorian Farm team's step-by-step guides to making your very own Victorian Christmas. Discover how to make traditional Victorian decorations, indulge in delicious Victorian Christmas recipes, create the perfect gift and more. There are 25 activities, one for every day in December leading up to Christmas.
Victorian Crafts
Christmas CardsDifficulty: Easy
Time: 30 mins
Christmas CrackersDifficulty: Easy
Time: 20 mins
Wrapping PaperDifficulty: Easy
Time: 10 mins
Table MatsDifficulty: Medium
Time: 1 hour
Paper FlowersDifficulty: Easy
Time: 15 mins
Victorian Decorations
Mistletoe BallDifficulty: Medium
Time: 1 hour
Holly BerriesDifficulty: Easy
Time: 15 mins
Ivy RibbonDifficulty: Easy
Time: 1 hour
WreathDifficulty: Medium
Time: 45 mins
Tree OrnamentsDifficulty: Easy
Time: 20 Mins
Dressing the TreeDifficulty: Easy
Time: 2 hours
Victorian Food and Drink
PuddingDifficulty: Medium
Time: 30 mins
Mince PiesDifficulty: Medium
Time: 1 hour
Sugar PlumsDifficulty: Easy
Time: 20 mins
Mulled WineDifficulty: Easy
Time: 20 mins
Wassail PunchDifficulty: Easy
Time: 20 mins
TurkeyDifficulty: Medium
Time: 1 hour
Bread SauceDifficulty: Easy
Time: 20 mins
Victorian Gifts
Keepsake BoxDifficulty: Medium
Time: 1 hour
Gift BagsDifficulty: Medium
Time: 1 hour
Picture FrameDifficulty: Medium
Time: 1 hour
ScrapbookDifficulty: Easy
Time: 2 days
Victorian Games
Toy TheatreDifficulty: Hard
Time: 3 hours
Parlour GamesDifficulty: Easy
Time: N/A
Victorian Gathering
A Christmas Carol book readingDifficulty: Easy
Time: 2 hours
Carol SingingDifficulty: Easy
Time: N/A- Parlour Games
Difficulty: Easy
Time: N/A
History of Christmas
Christmas as we know it was invented by the Victorians, read more about it here.
About Victorian Farm
Find out more about Alex, Peter and Ruth and the year they spent on a real-life, working Victorian Farm.
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Christmas through the ages
British History: Victorians
Children in Victorian Britain
Homes: Victorian Design
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National Archives: Victorian Britain
History in Focus: The Victorian Era
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victorian Web
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British Library: Online Exhibition: Victorian Britain
Pollock's Toy Museum
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