10 Creative Ways to Celebrate Christmas During the Pandemic Period
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Christmas is finally here and with the current circumstances of the pandemic, it can be challenging to get in the holiday spirit. Whether your annual family celebrations have been cancelled, or you simply can’t travel to see your loved ones, it is a difficult time for all of us. However, we decided to compile a list of fun and creative ideas that you can use to celebrate whilst isolating and staying safe at home.

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1. Cooking Together:

We are blessed in this day and age to have access to the internet and video calling. With this luxury, families and friends across the globe can enjoy cooking together with simply one click. Gather your ingredients, hop on Facetime or Skype and have fun making your favourite holiday dishes.

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2. Christmas Trivia:

One fun way to engage everyone in the family is to host a Christmas trivia night. You can get creative and write your own questions or you can do a quick internet search and compile your questions from already pre-existing quizzes.

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3. Secret Santa at Home:

Many people like to organize a Secret Santa tradition at work or at school. But it is also a great way to have fun with your family at home. It is exciting, unexpected and memorable. With the pandemic creating many financial difficulties for families, doing Secret Santa ensures everyone will receive a gift without the need and pressure to overspend.

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4. DIY Christmas Decorations:

Another great way to save money and to spend quality time with family is to create your own DIY Christmas decorations. Arts and crafts are a brilliant way to get creative, especially with children. There are countless videos that can provide you with visual inspiration and unique ideas.

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5. Christmas Karaoke:

Who doesn’t love the memories of those unbelievable and amusing karaoke nights? Compile a list of your favourite Christmas songs, grab your hairbrush or a shampoo bottle and take turns showing off your vocal skills. It will be a night filled with laughter and smiles.

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6. Christmas Movie Party:

For many, Christmas wouldn’t be complete without the annual Christmas movie marathon. Now, with the power of the internet, you can host your very own movie party with your relatives and loves ones across the globe. If you have Netflix, you even have the automatic option of Teleparty, which allows you to host long-distance movie nights by synchronising video playback and also adding group chats.

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7. A Christmas Bake Off:

Everybody loves the tradition of baking Christmas treats and cookies. A fun and engaging way to connect with family is to host a Christmas bake-off through a video call. You can try out any traditional Christmas desserts from around the world, or perhaps even host a gingerbread house making competition.

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8. Treasure Hunt Around the House:

This is especially fun if you have children. You can hide their gifts and write down fun and exciting clues that they can use to find them. You can create your own riddles or even have a themed party with fun costumes.

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9. Virtual Game Night:

The internet not only allows us to connect with family and host movie nights through Netflix, but now it also has many fun online games that you can play with others. The website PlayingCards.io is an incredible tool that lets you play many tabletop games with your friends. There is a wide range of options, from checkers and chess to Go Fish and cribbage.

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10. Christmas Pyjama Party:

If you love to dress up, you can host a fun pyjama party. You can even get matching pyjamas for you and your children and take fun photos that will be memorable for a long time.