How to have a Virtual Christmas Celebration

Dec 15, 2021 | 3 Min Read

The Christmas holidays have always been a period when families from far and near come together to celebrate, bond, and have fun. Being far apart from your family during Christmas is not easy. However, you can still celebrate Christmas with loved ones and make your Christmas as memorable as possible with a virtual Christmas celebration.

Today we will be sharing five ideas to help you stay connected to loved ones during the holidays despite distance barriers.

Create a Festive Atmosphere

One big mistake you will be making this Christmas is to ignore the need to create the Christmas atmosphere simply because your family members will not be around.

What you should be doing right now is putting up decorations, playing festive music, watching Christmas-themed movies, and boxing gifts.

As you shop this Christmas, ensure to shop for ingredients needed to prepare your classic family recipes. All this helps you and your kids feel excited about the holidays and enjoy family time.

Try Virtual Christmas Carolling

Can you guess the fun thing about carolling virtually? Yes! There is no pressure to sound good! There are dozens of carol songs you and your family can sing on Christmas.

Consider organizing a Zoom meeting where everyone can meet to sing through their favourite hymns. Don’t forget to send them the lyrics of each song before the meeting time so everyone can get right to singing.

Not only can you sing Christmas hymns on a virtual call. It is also an opportunity to see and talk to each other.

Use the Time to Give Back

Since you will not be travelling this holiday and you are not planning a big holiday celebration, you can use this opportunity to give back.

In a previous post, we have shared a few ways by which you can give back and show love to people around you this season. It helps your children learn and imbibe the giving lifestyle. It also keeps you busy and gives you a sense of belonging.

Play virtual Christmas Games

Virtual Christmas games are fun and played on any video conferencing platform like Zoom, Skype, and Google meet. Some online games include This or That, Seasonal Trivia games, Santa’s workshop, and so on.

There are also free printable Christmas games you and your loved ones can play virtually. What you need are a printer and the internet.

The purpose of these exercises is to help you bond with your family members even though you cannot be with them physically. It also creates the holiday cheer you need this season.

Send a Virtual Christmas Firacard

FIRACARD is a virtual greeting card designed to solve the distance barrier challenge you may be experiencing this Christmas. You don’t have to worry about how or when your paper card will get to your loved ones if you send them via postal mail.

All you need to do is visit firacard.com and create a personalized e-card for your loved one. With three simple clicks, your Firacard is ready. The best part is you get to add fun GIFs, pictures, and videos. You can also use a beautiful background that your loved ones will love.

If you need to take it a notch higher, send the link to your mutual friends and other family members and add them as contributors to your Firacard.

We hope these five ideas we have shared above will help you and your loved ones have a great time together this Christmas holiday despite the fact you are miles apart.

Have a very Merry Christmas!

The Firacard Team