Safe Ways to Celebrate Together: Ideas for virtual Holiday Activities

Safe Ways to Celebrate Together: Ideas for virtual Holiday Activities  –  By Jaanu with a little help from the CDC

A Christmas apart is not the same as a Christmas together, we all know that. But there are a few ways we can make the distance apart feel less. Here are some suggestions  from me and the CDC!

1. Watch holiday movies together! Check out this month’s Jot-Thought for a suggestion.
2. Get together via FaceTime or Zoom to open gifts!
3. Make cookies or holiday crafts to deliver to neighbors and friends in a safe way, such as delivering them at the door.
4. Throw a virtual dance party with your family – if everyone is at home, play a family game of Just Dance!
5. Hold a snowman or snow angel contest outdoors, if you have snow!
6. Cook together! Video-call friends or family, and decorate cookies or gingerbread as a group.
7. Build a snow fort and have a snowball fight, if you have snow!
8. Eat New Year’s Dinner together, and have family members show off their best dishes.

It’s not easy to have to stay apart from loved ones, especially during a season of togetherness. But there are some ways to stay close safely… Stay well, Readers! 🎄🎄🎄