- UK residents desire DIY Christmas decorations, food, and crafts
To anyone in need of last-minute help to prepare for the perfect Christmas, Google has the answer. ‘How to make a Christmas Wreath?’ is the UK’s most Googled Christmas ‘how to’ question.
New research by creative resource Design Bundles reveals the UK’s most Googled ‘how to’ questions this Christmas. Data was ranked to discover the top 10 Google searches that contained the words ‘how to’ and ‘Christmas’.
- How to make a Christmas wreath
- How to decorate a Christmas tree
- How to draw a Christmas tree
- How to make Christmas decorations
- How to make Christmas cookies
- How to make Christmas cake
- How to make Christmas cards
- How to decorate a small living room for Christmas
- How to write Christmas cards
- How to keep a Christmas tree alive
The UK’s DIY attitude is apparent with the most Googled ‘how to’ question. ‘How to make a Christmas Wreath’ implies that many UK residents wish to build their own front door decoration rather than buy one. Using natural materials can reduce the amount of plastic waste produced by artificial wreaths unwanted after the holiday period, instead producing garden waste. Tutorials are available online.
The question ‘How to decorate a Christmas tree’ comes second on the list. The scope of results for this question ranges from putting up a Christmas tree in three easy steps, to this year’s popular colours and themes for tree-decorating veterans. Sites like Pinterest offer inspiration for such festive looks.
The third question to appear on the list is ‘How to draw a Christmas tree’. There are many YouTube tutorials available to assist in such a task, perhaps to feature on the Christmas cards UK residents are eager to make, made apparent by ‘how to make Christmas cards’ appearing seventh on the list.
Other crafty questions appear throughout the list such as ‘how to make Christmas decorations’ at number four. Another good way to reuse materials, crafts are also a positive use of time to improve wellbeing and to engage in creative activities with members of family, friends, or household.
In fifth place, ‘how to make Christmas cookies’ is the highest culinary themed Christmas question on the list, beating ‘how to cook a Christmas turkey’ and ‘how to make a Christmas cake’. Festive cookies are commonly decorated with colourful icing in green, white and red, taking the shape of candy canes, stars, and Christmas trees.
A spokesperson from Design Bundles commented: “when It comes to Christmas, everybody needs a helping hand to create the ideal Christmas for their families, so it is no wonder that search engines are bombarded with a variety of Christmas-related questions to get ready for the big day. The UK opts for a DIY Christmas this year, with creative Christmas crafts and foods dominating the list of most Googled questions. Cooking and crafts are a great way to spend time with family, or as an individual a therapeutic activity to help escape the Christmas chaos.”
The study was conducted by Design Bundles, which offers high quality premium design resources and a marketplace which allows graphic designers to register and sell their products.
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Contact: antony.sibley@search-intelligence.co.uk
Design Bundles – UK’s Top 20 ‘How To’ Christmas Questions
| Rank | How to… |
| 1 | How to make a Christmas wreath |
| 2 | How to decorate a Christmas tree |
| 3 | How to draw a Christmas tree |
| 4 | How to make Christmas decorations |
| 5 | How to make Christmas cookies |
| 6 | How to make Christmas cake |
| 7 | How to make Christmas cards |
| 8 | How to decorate a small living room for Christmas |
| 9 | How to write Christmas cards |
| 10 | How to keep a Christmas tree alive |
| 11 | How to get to sleep on Christmas eve |
| 12 | How to make Christmas crackers |
| 13 | How to cook Christmas turkey |
| 14 | How to hang Christmas lights outside |
| 15 | How to wrap a Christmas present |
| 16 | How to dispose of Christmas tree |
| 17 | How to draw Father Christmas |
| 18 | How to say merry Christmas in Spanish |
| 19 | How to make a Christmas stocking |
| 20 | How to get in the Christmas spirit |
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