NEW for 2025: Printable Guides! (The Easiest Way to Plan Your Holiday Season)

Make Your Holiday Season Smoother, Happier, and More Fun

For 10 years, families have turned to Lakeland Mom for Christmas events, lights, parades, markets, and memory-making ideas. But scrolling through multiple pages, jumping between guides, and keeping track of everything on the go can take more energy than it should.

That’s why I created our new printable guides — to give you an easy, organized, ad-free way to plan holiday fun without the overwhelm.

Without the Guides…

Planning Christmas looks like 12 tabs open, jumping between pages, trying to remember which event is when, hunting for the map link, and constantly re-scrolling after an ad loads or your browser refreshes.

You’re doing your best, but everything feels a bit scattered — and every outing takes more mental energy than it should.

With the printable Guides…

Everything is in one place.
Lists, favorites, tips, scavenger hunts, the map — all organized, all ad-free, all right on your phone, or printed out to look through at your kitchen table.

You feel prepared instead of rushed, calm instead of overwhelmed, and able to plan fun instead of hunting for information.
Suddenly the holidays feel lighter — like you can breathe again and enjoy the magic instead of just managing it.

What’s Included in the Holiday Planner + Events Guide:

A beautifully designed 25+ page guide with:

• A curated list of local holiday events throughout Polk County
• Planning pages for December
• Gift lists and shopping pages
• At-home Christmas activities and memory-making ideas
• Notes pages and tips for identifying what matters most to your family this season
• A clean, ad-free layout that’s easy to save or print

It’s your all-in-one organizer for the season. Sample pages below.

What’s Included in the Printable Christmas Lights Guide:

A 25+ page guide featuring:

• Every listing from the online Christmas Lights Guide
• Local favorites and insider tips
• Scavenger hunts for the kids
• Neighborhood notes and suggested areas
• Beautifully organized pages that are easy to use on the go
• An exclusive mobile-friendly Google Maps version of all confirmed displays – easy to plan your own route

It’s designed for effortless Christmas Light Nights — no scrolling, no reloading, no juggling tabs. Sample pages below.

The holidays only come once a year — and you deserve to enjoy them, not just manage them. These guides were created to help your season feel calmer, more organized, and full of the moments that matter most.

If you’re ready to make planning easier and soak up more of the magic, I hope you’ll love these printables as much as I loved creating them for you.