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24 AI prompts for the holiday season
What should the holiday menu be when you have lactose-intolerant, vegetarian, and diabetic guests? AI juggles allergens and diets, so you can take care of not just good taste but also your guests' well-being.
Prompt:
Plan a 3-course Mediterranean Christmas menu for 8 people. Constraints: 2 lactose-intolerant, 1 vegetarian (eats dairy/eggs), 1 diabetic. Budget: $50/person. Time: max 4 hours.
Provide detailed recipes, cooking timing, wine pairings, and a complete shopping list.

Real gifts come from the heart and are personalized. AI thinks of everything and everyone while keeping an eye on your wallet, too.
Prompt:
Create a gift matrix for these people: [Name, age, hobby, style]. For each, generate 3 ideas (practical, experiential, personal) with estimated prices, purchase links, and reasoning. Finally, create a total budget summary and a procurement timeline.

Vibe coding instead of crayons and paint! You no longer need to be a programmer to create an interactive card in animated HTML format. Not just grandma, but the kids will love this version, too.
Prompt:
Write code for a single-file interactive HTML Christmas card. Features: 3D snowy landscape with CSS animation, click-triggered snowflakes, customizable greeting text, background music toggle, dark/light mode, and responsive design. Use [brand] colors.

"How are you? Good, thanks." - then 30 minutes of awkward silence. Sound familiar? If family small talk isn't your strong suit, but you want to save the mood somehow, load up with some unconventional conversation starters.
Prompt:
Generate 25 conversation starters for Christmas dinner, avoiding politics/money or health problems/differences in beliefs. Categories: Nostalgia (7), Future dreams (7), Fun hypotheticals (7), 'I didn't know that' (4). Aim to connect generations (ages 20-80) and elicit positive memories.

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, year-end sales... It's easy to go overboard in the year-end shopping frenzy if you don't plan and track your spending. With this AI tracker, you won't give overspending a chance.
Prompt:
Create a Christmas budget structure copy-pasteable to Excel. Categories: gifts, food, decor, travel. Features: auto-categorization, plan vs. actual comparison, 'budget remaining' visualization, and a 'danger zone' alert. Include optimization tips.

Description: 300g roast meat, half a casserole, random vegetables. Let the AI chef look in your fridge and provide you with some creative, leftover-saving recipe ideas.
Prompt:
I have leftovers: [300g turkey, 200g broccoli, 300g casserole, beets]. Generate 3 complete, new meals from these. Provide recipes, prep time, and extra ingredients needed. Give tips for 'gourmet upcycling' presentation and freezing advice.

Day 7
AI now becomes your virtual photo studio, where it's enough to upload a family photo taken at home, and it will magically add snowfall, a fireplace, or a Christmas tree.
Prompt:
Edit this family photo to have a Christmas theme. Keep faces/poses original.
Background V1: Classic living room with fireplace.
Background V2: Snowy outdoor landscape.
Style: Photorealistic, natural (candid iPhone 12 photos). Provide the exact image generator prompts to reproduce these versions.
The recipe is for 6 people, but you need 12 servings? Don't have a hand mixer? You ran out of vanilla at the last minute, and the store is already closed? No need to panic - AI has a solution for every situation.
Prompt:
Take this recipe: [Insert recipe here]. Scale servings from 6 to 12. Constraints: I lack [Ingredient] and have no [Tool]. Calculate new quantities, suggest substitutes, adjust cooking times for the larger batch, and rewrite the steps for the equipment limitations.

You wrote a Christmas greeting email to clients, but it feels too formal or template-like? Fortunately, your AI editor doesn't let you down this time either; it analyzes, interprets, and makes a new text suggestion according to the desired style.
Prompt:
Analyze this business Christmas greeting: [Text]. Rate 1-10 on formality, emotion, and clichés. Rewrite 3 versions: 1. Friendlier/Warmer, 2. More Sentimental, 3. More Creative/Unique. Briefly explain why each version works better.

Wouldn't it be nice if the hard-working Christmas elves helped you with holiday preparations this time, too? If not Christmas elves, you can definitely count on virtual assistants.
Prompt:
Design a workflow to automate: sending 50+ personalized greeting emails, scheduling 12 days of social posts, and printing gift tags. Suggest free tools, outline the step-by-step process, and provide content templates.

The break just started, but you've already gone through all the storybooks at home? Call on AI and have it write a story where your child is the main character, featuring all their favorite toys, pets, or story characters. This sounds more exciting than any book on your shelf.
Prompt:
Write a 5-7 minute Christmas story. Hero: [Name, age, traits]. Include: [favorite toy]. Lesson: [e.g., patience]. Style: adventurous but not scary, magical without necessarily using Santa. Include interactive questions for reading aloud and some rhymes.

Description: Grandparents, parents, kids at one table. Grandma doesn't understand TikTok, and Monopoly is boring for teens. AI now designs a game night that everyone can enjoy.
Prompt:
Plan a 90-minute family game night (grandparents, parents, teens, kids). Tools: paper/pencil only. Include: Quiz, Creative, and Strategy sections. Create a timeline, questions by difficulty level, and a balanced scoring system.

Inspired by the wonderful holiday decorations in home decor stores, but have no idea how a style would look in your living room? Upload a photo of your living room, and AI will compose the Christmas decoration in the desired style and color scheme; you just have to decide if you'll go for it.
Prompt:
Visualize Christmas decor on the uploaded living room photo. Style: Scandinavian minimal. Colors: [Codes]. Elements: Tree, lights, pillows. Constraints: Keep furniture, make it cat-friendly (no low breakables), and photorealistic. Generate 2 versions.

Day 14
It's December 14th, and you still need 5 gifts? Don't want to run out of time, but don't see how to keep the plan under control yet? The solution is an AI project manager who approaches the topic with a Gantt chart.
Prompt:
It's Dec 14. Plan procurement backward from Dec 24 for: Photo book (5 days print), Foreign book (7-10 days ship), Handmade ceramics. Create a Gantt-style schedule, identify critical paths/bottlenecks, and propose Plan B for every risky item.
Marketing notifications, holiday greeting messages, last-minute work emails... How can you clean up your inbox by Christmas? With AI filtering and automatic categorization, this becomes a simple task.
Prompt:
Help organize Christmas email overload (marketing, work, family). Suggest a label structure, Gmail filter rules, and write 5 template responses for common issues. Create a friendly 'Out of Office' message and a newsletter unsubscribing strategy.

Why can't the holiday menu be nutritious and healthy? Your AI nutrition advisor helps with conscious decisions through calorie and macronutrient calculations and finding healthy alternatives.
Prompt:
Analyze this menu: [Appetizer, Main, Dessert]. Calculate calories and macros per serving. Suggest 'healthier' preparation methods or swaps that preserve flavor. Provide a recommended portion size guide for calorie-conscious guests.

Have lots of stories from grandparents, drawers full of family letters, and photos? AI now connects these memories for you so you can make Christmas evening truly nostalgic. You can then pass on the story as a gift.
Prompt:
Create a family history narrative for a Christmas gift using: [stories, photo descriptions]. Structure on a timeline and write a 3-5 page engaging story. Suggest a format (e.g., photobook) and generate interview questions for grandparents for next year's surprise in the same format.

How can you make gift-giving truly unique and personal? These printable gift tag cards with AI-generated, unique designs and personalized messages are guaranteed to be a hit!
Prompt:
Design gift tags for 6 people (Grandma, Teen, Colleague, Friend, Neighbor, Child). For each:
1. Generate a style-matching image prompt (for image generation models). 2. Write a 2-3 sentence personal message. 3. Select a fitting quote. 4. Provide printing instructions.

It's the end of the year, when life slows down a bit, and there's an opportunity to look back, evaluate the year's events and happenings, and set new goals. AI now accompanies you as a coach through this process.
Prompt:
Help me reflect on 2025. Areas: Career, Family, Health. Create: Gap analysis (plan vs actual), a 'Proud of' list, and pattern recognition. Write 3-4 SMART goals for 2026 and a Q1 action plan with concrete steps. Tone: motivating and coaching-oriented.

8 people, 8 different tastes. Adults want to watch Love Actually, kids vote for Home Alone, the little ones are having a tantrum for Frozen. Can AI find a solution to this situation?
Prompt:
Suggest 3 Christmas movies for a family (70+ grandparents, 40s parents, teens, 8 y/o kid). Constraints: Max 2 hours, on streaming, happy end, no violence. For each, explain: why it fits everyone, who might get bored, and a matching snack suggestion.

Day 21
Will you try the fish soup? Can I pour you another glass of wine? - familiar questions? Those are the ones you can't say no to. Or can you? With AI's diplomatic-level excuse management tips, it might be worth giving it a try.
Prompt:
Write polite but firm responses for: 1. 'Eat more!' (full). 2. 'Drink more!' (had enough). 3. 'Don't like the gift?' (face-saving). 4. 'When are you having kids?'. Provide 3 options (serious, humorous, deflection) and body language tips.
Grandma wants to hear Silent Night, adults request Wham! - Last Christmas, teens want Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me. This isn't a request show. Or is it? AI now creates a Christmas playlist where everyone finds something they like.
Prompt:
Curate a 3-hour all-Christmas playlist. Arc: Classic/calm during dinner (Sinatra), upbeat after (Wham!, Ariana Grande). Balance favorites for seniors, parents, and teens. Avoid sad songs. List tracks chronologically by artist/title.

Finally, winter break is here. But what should the program be so nobody gets bored? AI now creates an optimal program plan with time for everything: recharging, family time, shared activities, and lounging around.
Prompt:
Plan a 5-day Christmas program for [X people, location, weather]. Include shared and individual time, indoor and outdoor activities. Breakdown by Morning/Afternoon/Evening: list activity, participants, 'Plan B' for bad weather, and meal times.

What we resolve, we start with great momentum in early January, then the momentum wanes by February, and by March, nobody even remembers them. AI now supports you with behavioral science foundations so that 2026 is the year you ACTUALLY manage to stick to your resolutions.
Prompt:
I want 3 new habits in 2026: [List Habits]. Create a plan based on 'Atomic Habits'. For each: Habit Stacking (link to pre-existing everyday routine), Cue-Craving-Response-Reward habit loop, Excuse Management (Plan B), and Tracking method. Design a 'restart strategy' for when streaks break.
