The HGH Foundation’s Holiday Challenge consists of completing at least one item from the list of options for the chosen challenge every day from November 29th to December 23rd – all in support of a great cause!

You can either choose the “Holiday Bucket List Challenge” or the “Elf for Health Challenge”. Please scroll down to view all options.

Options for the Holiday Bucket List Challenge

Holliday Bucket List Challenge logo

 

Challenge yourself to complete 25 out of these 40 options.

  1. Take a fun holiday photo outdoors
  2. Get or make an advent calendar
  3. Send a holiday card to a loved one
  4. Watch a classic holiday movie
  5. Make a cup of hot chocolate with the topping of your choice and enjoy!
  6. Surprise someone you love with a gift
  7. Decorate a gingerbread house
  8. Light a candle on the menorah for Hanukkah
  9. Decorate a tree
  10. Make your own ornament or holiday craft
  11. Watch a holiday parade
  12. Read a book with a holiday twist
  13. Build a snowman
  14. Donate a food item to your local food bank
  15. Write a handwritten note to someone special
  16. Take a fun holiday photo indoors
  17. Donate your time to a local charity or non-profit
  18. Decorate delicious cookies
  19. Make a handmade gift for someone you appreciate
  20. Cut out your own snowflake garland
  21. Attend a holiday event or craft fair
  22. Donate a toy to a local toy drive
  23. Make a snow angel
  24. Write a letter to Santa
  25. Go gift shopping
  26. Donate to a local charity or non-profit
  27. Listen to your favourite holiday season song
  28. Participate in a winter sport, such as skating, skiing or snowshoeing
  29. Write a list of 10 things you are grateful for
  30. Pay it forward
  31. Decorate your house for the holidays
  32. Deliver a holiday package to a friend or neighbour
  33. Visit a tree farm
  34. Check out holiday windows at stores and shopping malls
  35. Hang your Christmas stocking
  36. Have fun with Elf on the Shelf
  37. Sing holiday carols
  38. Wrap someone in a hug
  39. Take a drive around your neighbourhood to see all of the lights and decorations
  40. Write down 3 goals for 2023

Download a copy of the Holiday Bucket List options checklist (PDF)

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Options for the Elf for Health Challenge

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Challenge yourself to complete 25 out of these 40 options.

  1. Participate in a winter sport with a friend
  2. Make a new fitness goal
  3. Complete a Sun Salutation yoga sequence
  4. Build a snowman
  5. Try a new healthy recipe for dinner
  6. Donate your time to a local charity
  7. Create a new stretching routine
  8. Share a health book, podcast, or blog
  9. Make a healthy snack for someone you appreciate
  10. Make a veggie smoothie
  11. Go ice skating
  12. Meal plan and prep for 1 week
  13. Try a new workout
  14. Pantry purge
  15. Go makeup free for 1 day
  16. Have a fastest kilometer challenge with a friend
  17. Pack a healthy snack for work
  18. Take some “you” time
  19. 3 food groups per meal for 1 day
  20. Do a circuit workout
  21. Clean out your closet
  22. Go snowshoeing
  23. Read or write a holiday story
  24. Push-up challenge with a friend
  25. Bring a healthy snack to work to share with your colleagues
  26. Have veggies with your breakfast
  27. Write down 5 things you love about you
  28. Go skiing
  29. Make a fruit basket for a friend or neighbour
  30. Go hiking or walking outdoors to enjoy the peaceful winter scenery
  31. Decorate your house for the holidays
  32. Do a buddy workout
  33. Keep a food journal for 1 week
  34. Do some resistance training
  35. Write a list of 10 things you are grateful for
  36. Replace a less-than-healthy snack with healthy nuts
  37. Meditate for at least 10 minutes
  38. Take a minimum 15-minute walk three times in 1 week
  39. Treat yourself
  40. Write down 3 goals for 2023

 

Download a copy of the Elf for Health Challenge options checklist (PDF)

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