Christmas is fast approaching. So what is there to do?
Advent begins tomorrow, and with that, the final countdown to Christmas 2016.
So what can you do to get you into the Christmassy mood? Here's my list of suggestions.
1. Listen to Christmas Music - There's nothing more to get you in the mood for Christmas than to listen to timeless Christmas classics. If you're having trouble finding what to listen to visit my YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH3q0VVY8pdgzDJi8HC0VTA - There's a playlist of Christmas songs on there to listen to titled "My Christmas Music" on there.
2. Watch Christmas Movies - Sit back and relax, and watch some your favourite Christmas movies. Whether you like The Grinch, The Polar Express, Elf, Arthur Christmas, It's A Wonderful Life or whatever it is. Christmas Movies are there to get you in a fun mood to enjoy over the holidays.
3. Go Christmas Window Shopping - By that I mean, look online and have a scout around for things you might want to buy for a friend or family member, get some ideas on what they might want to get them. Or incidentally, you could look at things you might want to receive as presents. That's one of the things that excites me about Christmas, guessing what I might get and looking over things I've got on my list and wondering I wonder whose got me this, have I got this? You never know, and this one is there to help you if you're really stumped on things to do.
4. Play games - This is a great time of year to get your old board games out from the attic or the cupboard and play them together as a family or with a group of friends. It's interactive and sociable and above all really fun.
5. Go and see a Pantomime - It's Panto season, and there is a great variety of Panto's happening. Perhaps one is just near you? Go and see a good panto with good celebrities in it, and hopefully not too pricey either. It's interactive, it's fun for the whole family and it really lifts your spirits up. Good old fashioned entertainment on a night out.
6. Christmas Jumpers - Christmas Jumpers I think capture a great part of Christmas. They're colourful, warm, comfortable and show off the joy of Christmas in their designs. When you wear it, it shows off a fun side of you within the medium of what the holiday is about. That's why I like Christmas jumpers.
7. Putting the Tree up - Putting the tree up and hanging all your decorations. Surely that's got to get you in the mood? It's another one of those interactive parts of Christmas that's not only fun to do but you once it's done it looks really pretty when it's finished. It's a form of art in a way that you can do, and it's something you're in control over. Your tree can look how you want to look.
8. Wrapping up the presents - Christmas Wrapping, the wrapping paper is glossy and pretty and all in lovely eloquent patterns and colors to show off how special this time of year is.
9. Bake Gingerbread men/ Christmas treats - this a piece of fun interactiveness to get you in the mood and doing something fun and practical. Baking Gingerbread men or any Christmas treats. They're dead easy to do and don't take up too much of your time.
So those are just a few things for you to do over the holidays if you really can't think of what to do. Use this list a guide to give you a few suggestions. Maybe you have a few suggestions of your own that I've not mentioned that are worth trying out. Who knows? Have a Merry Christmas all the same and enjoy your time in the lead up to this truely magical event. It's December starting from tomorrow!
