Things To Do in Last Week of December!!

So here we are in the very last week of the year 2014. A lot of us are on vacation spending their time at home with friends and family and may only resume their work/school in January. So I decided to pen down few fun things that all of us can do to spend this last week from Christmas to New Years Eve to the best of its capacity and enter 2015 with the truly awesome memories. Lets look at the 11 things we can all do during the holidays, Shall we?

• Get cozy and watch a classic holiday movie.  

It’s A Wonderful Life, The Santa Claus, Miracle on 34^th Street, Elf, The Holiday…you've got to watch one of these in this festive week. For serious movie buffs just create a queue for yourself and watch them all on the internet.

Watch them Now!

• Drive around and look at Christmas lights.  

Perfect for a (free!) romantic date.  Enjoy how beautiful your neighborhood looks all lit up at night, and argue about whether white lights or colored bulbs are prettier.  For the record – colored lights totally win, if you ask me! 

Visit IC Colony or Bandra Lanes in Mumbai

• Visit Santa at the mall.  

Yeah, all of the parents waiting with their toddlers will be glaring at you – but so what?  The pictures will be priceless, you’ll get to feel like a kid again, and you can make lots of awkward sexual jokes about sitting on Santa’s lap. *wink*

• Do a Secret Santa exchange with friends.  

Grab a big group of friends, pick names out of a hat, and stick with a manageable price limit.  Depending on your friends, you could stick with gifts that are sweet and sentimental, or you could be a little wild – everybody buying silly, useless knick-knacks, or “adult” gifts like alcohol (if you’re 21) or condoms (stay safe!).

Secret Santa Rules

• Go shopping – for yourself!  

Around the holiday season, our shopping lists can be out of control and money can be tight.  But make it a point to show yourself some love when you’re hitting the stores – girls can buy a fab outfit for New Year’s Eve and guys can go for swanky sweaters or jackets.  You don’t even have to splurge many malls/outlets have racks full of holiday glitz at insanely low prices.

• Send cards to friends and family.  

Have a friend or a relative staying in a different city? Instead of calling them or texting them for the festive session, why not send them a card? Everyone loves holiday greetings, so spread the cheer!  Don’t feel like you have to buy cards from the store – make cards out of construction paper and post it across.   It’s much cheaper and more personal – and your friends and relatives will hang on to them forever! 

Holiday Cards

• Channel your inner Cook.

Use your time at home to get more comfortable in the kitchen.  Offer to help make traditional holiday dinners – you’ll probably want to know how to make your favorites when you’re on your own. Try your hands at making holiday cakes, cookies, marzipans and not to forget those delicious rum chocolates. 

Marzipans

• Give back to the community.  

The holidays are the best time to remember those who need our help.  Volunteer at the local church, give some change to those poor at the traffic signals, or buy some gifts for a family that can’t afford a Christmas.  You’ll be glad you did.  For local volunteer opportunities ask around at your old school or place of worship.

• Have a dinner party with your friends.  

With all of the family events that come with the holiday season, it can be nice to enjoy a low-key dinner party with your friends.  Make it a potluck, show off that family recipe you mastered, and swap holiday stories with two (or twenty) of your closest friends.

Life without FRIENDS?

• Go to the movies.  

Is it just me, or do the best movies of the year come out around the Christmas?  Spend an afternoon at your local movie theater and check out potential blockbusters with a huge bucket of popcorn and a slurpy can of icy Coke. 

• Spend time with the people that you love.  

Help your dad put the lights on or just chat with your mom and look at the Christmas tree lit up in the dark. Spending quality time with your friends and family is really what makes the holiday season so magical, and you’ll make memories that you’ll cherish for the rest of your life.

Have a crazy family? We all do! 

Have you checked off any of these activities already?  Do you have any holiday traditions that you look forward to every year?  Tell me all about it in the comments section, and have a wonderful holiday season!

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