DoraBA
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2018
Honestly? Anything that allows you to be together (even if via technology) and connect to each other.
Covid is a vicious disease, but the emotional toll of being apart from our loved ones is also huge. And it is wearing us down, covid burnout is huge.
Since we need to be ready to maintain social distancing, masks etc for at least another 6 months - my motto is to do anything *possible within the safety measures* to connect and maintain traditions and reasons to celebrate. Be creative, be safe, be smart - but find a way to connect.
So I would absolutely do some sort of gift exchange, do at least one family zoom call, maybe a few smaller ones. You could all do something similar at the same time and send each other photos of doing it etc. Make the extra effort to send small gifts with long letters to relatives who are less tech savvy, and call them. Make sure the kids call the grandparents daily, especially if a xmas gift is involved. Connect with neighbors to do small outdoor safe celebrations etc etc
Long answer, but the bottom line is: #2 and do not, DO NOT, give up on a gift exchange.
Happy Holidays!
Covid is a vicious disease, but the emotional toll of being apart from our loved ones is also huge. And it is wearing us down, covid burnout is huge.
Since we need to be ready to maintain social distancing, masks etc for at least another 6 months - my motto is to do anything *possible within the safety measures* to connect and maintain traditions and reasons to celebrate. Be creative, be safe, be smart - but find a way to connect.
So I would absolutely do some sort of gift exchange, do at least one family zoom call, maybe a few smaller ones. You could all do something similar at the same time and send each other photos of doing it etc. Make the extra effort to send small gifts with long letters to relatives who are less tech savvy, and call them. Make sure the kids call the grandparents daily, especially if a xmas gift is involved. Connect with neighbors to do small outdoor safe celebrations etc etc
Long answer, but the bottom line is: #2 and do not, DO NOT, give up on a gift exchange.
Happy Holidays!