IF YOU CAN’T BE WITH YOUR FAMILY THIS YEAR, WE HAVE SOME IDEAS TO CONNECT WITH LOVED ONES FROM AFAR:
- Write a letter:
When was the last time you hand-wrote a letter? You can read it to your loved one or mail it. How special would this be? - Make a playlist: Make a list of your favourite songs – new music that or revisit old tunes that you listened to as a family.
- Make time for her: Skype / Video call / Face time: Reminisce about your favourite memories and plan the first thing you’ll do together when you can celebrate life together again.
- Capture a memory: Once you’ve found the perfect photo, Orms », Canvas & More » and QPhoto » will print it, frame it, and deliver it.
- Cook together: Pick a meal you love and cook it together over video chat.
- Learn a new skill together: Dial into an online course together, here are a few fun ideas »
- Watch a movie together with a Netflix Party » Thanks to the new Google Chrome browser extension called Netflix Party, you can watch a movie or series together, from your separate homes – and with the group chat function, you can involve your siblings too.
- Buy a travel voucher for a family getaway, to use when we can travel again.
- Play your favourite games online: Chess, checkers, poker, Catan…
- Have a Virtual get-together: Surprise your dad by organizing a group video call with everyone in the family, no matter how far away, and do or talk about something he loves