Lockdown Celebrations HAVE A SPECIAL OCCASION TO CELEBRATE, BUT LOCKDOWN IS DAMPENING YOUR PLANS?
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ear not, here are some great ideas on how to celebrate at home amidst lockdown and social distancing! Cheese and wine evening Tell all of your guests to purchase the same cheese selection box and ask each to pick a wine or two to pair with them. Then organise a video call so everyone can explain their selections. A night under the stars Just because hotels and B&Bs are closed doesn’t mean you and your partner can’t celebrate an anniversary with a romantic weekend away. Pitch up a tent in the garden, grab some blankets and a few deckchairs and spend the evening stargazing. Make sure to get up early and deliver a freshly cooked breakfast in bed (sleeping bag) to secure yourself some bonus points. The best part? A hot shower or bath is just a few metres away – and there’s no chance of a noisy family pitching up alongside. Zoom dinner party People have been quick of the mark in finding online replacements for their usual social calendar and zoom dinner parties are now all the rage. Cook the same meal as your ‘guests’, dress up and arrange a time to eat it together.
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A Children’s birthday bash Trying to explain to young children why a global pandemic means they can’t have the pirate-themed birthday bouncy castle, braai and water fight they’ve been looking forward to for weeks is tough. But you can soften the blow by telling them they’ll have a party unlike anything their friends have ever experienced before. Invite their friends to get dressed up and beam into the party via their parents’ smartphones or computers. Then send them scurrying round their respective houses in search of items like summer hats, toothbrushes and slippers on a virtual scavenger hunt. Games like musical statues also work well via video link. Virtual sleepover Teenage children who are past the days of musical statues could organise their own online sleepover. From spooking each other with ghost stories and playing truth or dare to doing karaoke videos together, you can still have fun even if you’re not snuggled up in the same room. Netflix has its own party option so sleepover guests can throw a movie night together and swoon collectively over their favourite actors.
Source: www.life.spectator.co.uk
