I will be available to answer such questions until late on December 23. Luckily, safe methods exist for observing the sun, and there are educational and aesthetic benefits for doing so. Even when an eclipse is not happening, the sun is still our day star, the hydrogen bomb that brings light and life to planet Earth. If you're going to do so, I'd suggest taking steps now. Watching an eclipse takes a certain amount of preparation, and the world supply of solar-safe filters tend to dry up in the days precedinng an eclipse.
Some methods are useful only during eclipses.
A pinhole device, which can be made from a cardboard box in a few minutes, projects a tiny image of the partially eclipsed sun on a piece of white cardboard. To see a larger image, the observer can look more directly at the sun using one of the solar-safe filters that have become widely available in the last decade. Check the rating of the glass before you observe the sun, and check carefully for any prior damage. Look for a few seconds and then look away for a little while. Also, read carefully any safety instructions that come with the glasses or are printed on them.