Silly season is in full swing – a time for fun, family, festivity and friends! While many of us still spend much of the Christmas period with family, ‘Friendmas’ is a growing trend in Australia. Friendmas is the same as a traditional Christmas celebration, just surrounded by your choosen family, your closest friends!
Hosting a Friendmas celebration is a great way to come together and enjoy all the best things about Christmas, with your best mates. A Friendmas party can replace your traditional Christmas celebration or it can be a welcome addition to the Christmas calendar of events! The more the merrier, we say! To help you throw an epic Friendmas celebration, follow our top tips below:
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Secret Santa or Kris Kingle, as it’s commonly called, is a fun and simple Christmas gift-giving game! Each person draws a friend who they will give a gift to – they become their secret Santa. The beauty of Secret Santa is how in-expensive it can be – it really is the thought that counts! As a result, Secret Santa budgets can range anywhere from $10-$50.
To help find everyone’s Secret Santa, you can go the traditional route of picking names from a hat or use one of the helpful apps and websites like this Secret Santa Generator. To make the game more enjoyable, make sure everyone keeps their secret – on your Friendmas occasion, all gifts remain anonymous and each person has to guess who their Secret Santa is!
No Christmas celebration is complete without festive decorations. Get your tree up and string some fairy lights to brighten the party and get everyone into a merry mood. You can even DIY craft your own Christmas or New Year’s decorations as a fun Friendmas activity!
The best thing about any Christmas celebration? The food! Friendmas is no different to a traditional Christmas in that the meal is the main event. Whether you want to put on a traditional spread of turkey, ham and cranberries, or you fancy cooking some fresh seafood on the barbie, your friends will remember your delicious Christmas spread.
Why not share the love and ask everyone to bring their favourite Christmas dish?
Embrace the festive season fully with some tasty Christmas cocktails! Cocktail making can be a fun, group activity for a Friendmas celebration and every friend can be responsible for bringing the ingredients and recipe for one drink.
Some of our festive favourites include: The Yule Mule, Eggnog, A Gingerbread Martini and a classic Mulled Wine!
Music is the foundation of any great event and Friendmas events are no different. To help get everyone involved, create a shared ‘Friendmas’ playlist on Spotify and invite everyone to add their favourite Christmas tunes.
Fun, Festive Twist – Make a game of it and have everyone match the Christmas jingle to the friend!
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Follow these fun, festive tips for an amazing Friendmas celebration this silly season, and don’t forget the Christmas Crackers!
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