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5 Famil y Act ivit y Ideas For 2016 Christ mas 5. Shopping f or Christ mas The streets are already lit up and Christmas goodies are out to be picked. The Christmas season sales offer limitless items to be picked for oneself and as gift ideas for Christmas 2012. If not for shopping, you can simply stroll across the streets with your family, window shopping the illuminating lights and beautiful decorations and even lip smacking cookies and cakes. This is a good way to hang o ut with family for the Christmas season if you are much of a 'most-of-the-time-in-office' person. 4 Bake Cookies or Cakes A significant part of the Christmas celebration is to make cookies and cakes. This can be done as a collective task with each person assigned a particular job. The cookie/ cake sessions gives time to bond with your family and friends creating savouring delicacies for Christmas and simultaneously adding sweetness in your relationships too. 3. Donat e Time f or Charit y Gifting has become synonymous to Christmas. It is not necessary to gift tangible gifts to make someone's holiday season special. You can take time off your busy schedule and spend some quality time with a local charity institution helping them in whatsoever way to serve the underprivileged or even donating old clothes and toys. The true sense of Christmas celebrated with the time donated. 2. Ring t he Kin Christmas brings the family together, but it there maybe some member who couldn't make it to the family Christmas celebrations. Make sure to give them a ring and wish them. "Merry Christmas! Wish you could also join in... You are missed by everyone here... " makes them feel good that they are remembered and missed too. Surely drop a call to wish a distant relative whom you haven't talked to in ages. A feel of family near you adds a special feel to the holiday season.