Your Ultimate 2020 Bucket List To Keep The Magic Alive This Christmas

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Staff Writer

Make it a December to remember. We made your ultimate 2020 bucket list with tons of Christmas activities you can do virtually with your friends to keep the holiday magic alive.

There is no need to miss out on all your favourite festive things to do this winter. You can invite your crew to a Zoom ugly sweater party or have a virtual happy hour and drink egg nog.

Another top pick is an online paint night, as you can paint in your comfy joggers. Not only are they cheap, but you'll end up with a winter-themed painting that could make a fantastic gift.

It is time to message your friends and decide which to do first.

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Do A Secret Santa Gift Exchange

Price: Up to you

Why You Need To Try It: You can organize a secret Santa gift exchange with your close friends. Instead of giving the gifts in person, you can drop them off at their door or send the package in the mail.

Decorate Your Tree

Price: Free

Why You Need To Try It: You can invite your friends into a video call, and then everyone can decorate their trees together.

Sip Wine & Paint Together

Price: $15.00 per person

Why You Need To Try It: Yaymaker has fun virtual paint nights, where you pour yourself a glass of wine and make a piece of artwork to hang in your home.

Have An Ugly Sweater Contest

Price: Free

Why You Need To Try It: You can challenge your friends to wear their best Christmas themed sweater at your next Zoom call.

Host A Festive Happy Hour

Price: Free

Why You Need To Try It: Do you make the tastiest mulled wine or egg nog? Why not invite your BFF to join a virtual happy hour and sip a beverage together.

Decorate Cookies For Santa

Price: Free

Why You Need To Try It: Instead of decorating your sugar cookies or gingerbread men alone, invite your friends to join in a video call and bake with you.

Try A Christmas Themed Escape Room

Price: $26.46 per team

Why You Need To Try It: Your team of up to six people will join Santa's special detective task force to track down his naughty and nice list. The online game is packed with puzzles that will keep everyone entertained for one to two hours.

Watch A Holiday Movie

Price: Free

Why You Need To Try It: You can install Netflix Party, which makes it easy to stream movies with your crew.

  • Stephanie White was an Ottawa-based Associate Editor for Narcity Canada. She has been writing mouthwatering food and wanderlust-inspiring articles for Canadians since 2012. She has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Ottawa University. When she isn't writing, you can find her travelling the globe and trying new restaurants. Stephanie has previously been published on Insider, Flight Network, Apartment Therapy, Faces Magazine, Daily Hive, Dished and The Spruce.

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