One of the wonderful things about the holidays is that many of us have extended time off work, so we can spend that time having fun with family and friends. Of course the holidays are all about parties, meals, and family events, but don’t miss the opportunity to just enjoy yourself and your loved ones. Here are some ideas for fun holiday events.
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- Have a Christmas Sweater Fashion Party
- Have a Post-Christmas Spa Day
- Have a Secret Wine Tasting
- Have an Icelandic Christmas Eve
- Have a Christmas Board Game Night
- Have a Glamor Cocktail Party
Have a Christmas Sweater Fashion Party
Challenge your friends and family to find or make Christmas sweaters. You can have the traditional Ugly Christmas Sweater party, UglyChristmasSweater.com has some potential winners, or set up a runway and give out multiple prizes and gifts, like “most creative,” “most festive,” “most outrageous,” “ugliest by far,” or “audience favorite.”
Have a Post-Christmas Spa Day
Invite your friends over to try and use all the beauty and spa gifts you got during the holidays. Exploring and experiencing all your new gifts together is a great way to share, try, and sample a huge range of different products in a fun, casual way. You may even find yourself swapping and exchanging without having to set foot in a store!
Have a Secret Wine Tasting
Invite friends and family over, and serve wine that is wrapped so they can’t see the labels. Give everyone cards with multiple choice options, and see who gets it right. It’s a fun way to have a grown-up holiday party, and learn about wine while having a good time.
Have an Icelandic Christmas Eve
In Iceland, there is a holiday tradition of giving your loved ones books on Christmas Eve, and spending the evening reading together with cocoa and warm blankets. It’s a great way to take the stress out of the holidays, and have a quiet evening at home with the people you care about the most.
Have a Christmas Board Game Night
You can always break out all your old favorites like Uno or Monopoly, or you might also get a Christmas-themed board game like The Santa Claus Game, which is fun for players of all ages. There are board games for players of all ages and groups of all sizes, and it’s a great way to have fun during the holidays.
Have a Glamor Cocktail Party
If you want an excuse to show off that gorgeous new party dress, have your friends dress to the nines, and invite them to an exclusive cocktail party. Break out your fanciest barware, brush up on your mixology, and host a gathering of the chic and fabulous. You could even have a theme to evokes the right mood, like “James Bond” or “Brat Pack.”
While we tend to look to the past at the holidays, it’s not too late to start a new tradition and introduce events that are about having fun, enjoying your friends and family, and spending the long cold evenings with those you love the most. These are just some of the ways that you can focus on fun and festivity over the holidays.
