Holidays are a time to exchange gifts, spend time with family, and eat way too much food. But sometimes you want a creative way to celebrate Christmas instead of nursing a food coma in front of the TV.
If you’re lacking inspiration for a wacky one, we’ve got your back. Here are 5 ways to liven up your holiday traditions.
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1. Fill Your Stockings With Freebies
Instead of stuffing stockings with colorful socks, fill them up with anything you got free from the office or from the fair. This holiday tradition is a great excuse to save everything you’ve collected over the year and unload your cereal box toys, CDs, pens, and squeeze balls onto your siblings.
2. The $20 Challenge
An affordable yet fun family tradition is to see how far you can stretch your money. The aim is to buy at least four presents and within a $20 budget.
Hit the dollar-store for kooky presents, have a go at arts and crafts, and get a few lottery tickets to share with your family!
3. Escape Room
This is the ultimate holiday fun as you and the family can work together to grapple with potential clues and plan your escape.
At an escape room, you’ll look under rugs, behind paintings, and unlocking a variety of locks hoping to get closer to freedom. It’s a great way to get competitive with one another and see whose brainpower is the best.
4. The Candy Cane Joke or the Journal Game
You’ll for sure add this to your list of family traditions. Before Christmas Eve, buy a box of candy canes and get the entire family to write a made-up joke on a candy cane.
On Christmas Day, pass out the candy canes and whoever eats one has to read the joke. The more terrible the joke, the better!
Or collect funny quotes from the family throughout the year by recording them in a journal as they happen. When Christmas comes, take turns reading each one out so the others take a guess at who said what.
5. Have a Cookie Exchange Party
Another one to add to your “traditions list” is hosting a cookie exchange party.
Ask everyone you’ve invited over for Christmas dinner to bring their favorite cookie (or dessert!) to share with the rest of the party guests. Not only does everyone get to enjoy the best cookies, but this game saves you from making dessert too!
Which Holiday Traditions Will You Try This Year?
Every family has their own holiday traditions, but it’s fun to switch-it-up and celebrate in new ways. For example, an escape room is a great way to get off your comfort zone as you work together to solve tricky puzzles.
Or cut down the gift-spending budget so everyone finds creative ways to spread holiday cheer. Whatever activity you choose, have fun and Happy Holidays!
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