6 Ways to Have Fun with Friends this Holiday Season

By Hannah Diem, Grade 7 

Everyone has their own Christmas traditions. Either it is getting together with family on Christmas Eve or having a Secret Santa with your friends every year. Here are 6 unique ways you can get together with your friends this holiday season.

Cookie Exchange

Before the party, everyone makes Christmas cookies from any recipe they would like, it could be a family recipe or just a recipe they have been wanting to make. Then everyone gets together and trades the cookies they made with their friends. Everyone goes home with a bunch of cookies to eat themselves or with family.

Christmas Movie Sleepover

Get together with all of your friends and have a giant sleepover. Get hot chocolate, Christmas cookies and maybe even some candy together. Then stay up all night watching your favorite Christmas/Hallmark movies.

Decorate Christmas cookies

Nearly everyone loves to decorate cookies, but it is super fun to do with friends. Make a bunch of cookies and frosting before everyone comes to your house, then everyone can have fun decorating the cookies together!

Go Ice Skating

This is a super fun activity to do with friends that can be fun for everyone even if you have never gone ice skating before. You can do this all of winter too, not just Christmas!

Christmas Karaoke Party

Put together a playlist of your favorite songs, (if you dare) get some LED/disco lights, and maybe a couple snacks. Invite your friends over and spend the whole time dancing and singing to some awesome Christmas music.

Volunteer at your Local Organizations

This is a great way to hang out with your friends AND be able to help out this holiday season. You can help out by signing up for bell ringing for the Salvation Army or even volunteering at your local animal shelter.

There are so many people that we have in our lives that we can spend time with around Christmas. I hope you use these ideas to make some memorable moments with them this year.