I’ll admit, back in March I didn’t think we would be in a pandemic for this long. It’s tough not seeing family, friends, relatives, and loved ones for an extended period of time – and the holidays are the times you want to spend with them specifically. 

 

For Easter, we tried a group FaceTime which felt nearly impossible since everyone wanted to talk at once. Also, trying to coach the grandparents of the group on how to open FaceTime wasn’t easy either. 

 

With Christmas around the corner, this is usually the holiday that we enjoy the most in my family. Years of traditions being put on hold for 2020 is sad, but also necessary to keep others and ourselves safe.

 

Here are some plans we have to make the most of this holiday:

 

– Safely giving food to others: Cooking some of our favorite meals that we’d normally cook for Christmas Eve and delivering it to family is a safe option. Be sure to wear masks when dropping it off, staying outside, and washing your hands/wearing gloves when preparing and cooking.

 

– Gift exchange: A game of White Elephant or Secret Santa could be done safely if you live in a distance to deliver gifts to others! The game could be safely played over Zoom.

 

– Baking and cooking: Similar to the first option (but without sharing), you could try cooking a new recipe with the people you live with. I always find this one to be fun because I have a huge Pinterest board I’ve built up over the years of things I want to attempt cooking or baking, but never got around to.