Spending the holidays apart from loved ones won’t be easy this year, after so many months of isolation and social distancing already. But with a little creativity, it’s possible to keep everyone busy. Many of these holiday activities will help you connect with family and friends you can’t see in-person.
1. Do a holiday books version of an Advent calendar: wrap up a bunch of books and unwrap one book to read per night. (Bonus: buy them from a local independent bookstore.)
2. Have your kids draw holiday cards to deliver to lonely seniors in local long-term care facilities or retirement homes.
3. Mail matching PJs to family members you miss, and do a family photo using the Zoom gallery view grid.
4. Build the biggest gingerbread house you?ve ever attempted (or have a decorating contest between the kids). You can always buy a kit instead of making from scratch. 5. Watch an online version of The Nutcracker as a family. (The National Ballet of Canada has partnered with Cineplex this year.)
Photo: Courtesy of Busy Toddler
6. Build an ?acts of kindness? or gratitude chain, day by day, with paper chain loops with something you are grateful for, or an act of kindness your kids can do as an activity, written on each link. (Full credit to Busy Toddler for this idea.) Get the instructions here: Kindness Countdown to Christmas
7. Order takeout from a new-to-you cuisine on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year?s Eve?no cleanup or prep! Chinese food on Christmas Eve...