Monday Musings – Laughing into the Holidays

 

Come out for laughs on December 6

‘Tis the season to be jolly. There’s nothing more festive than the sound of laughter. Well, there are other things, but laughter is at the top of the list. You may be familiar with the holiday song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, this year let’s change that song to the Twelve Days of Laughter.

If you were given a challenge (which I’m suggesting now) to come up with twelve ways to include laughter in your day, what would they be? Below are a few ideas I came up with:

On the first day of laughter my true love gave to me, a comedy show ticket wrapped neatly.

On the second day of laughter my true love shared with me, two holiday movies, and a comedy show wrapped neatly.

If you haven’t guessed yet, you should be singing (in your head) the tune of the 12 Days of Christmas. I won’t ask you to sing the entire song right now, but I will share a list of more ways you can include laughter in your holiday. Since I’ve already shared two ways, below are ten additional ideas.

1.      Read a book that includes humor.

2.      Funny gift exchange – have a white elephant gift exchange. My family does this at our Christmas dinner. I’ve found fun gifts at Five Below and the Dollar Tree.

3.      Ugly Sweater Contest

4.      Play silly party games – my family doesn’t know it yet but we’re playing Pin the Heart on the Grinch. You could also play Pin the Nose on Rudolph or start a game of Christmas Charades. For Christmas Charades create words or phrases that are holiday themed like “Sleigh ride or “building a snowman.”

5.      Karaoke – change the song lyrics to the wrong words and wait for laughter.

6.      Share funny holiday stories.

7.      Silly Selfies – take silly selfies with a friend or family. Have someone else create a funny caption.

8.      Lip Sync Battle – Choose a favorite song, go all out and make the performance dramatic.

9.      Snowball Toss – set up buckets or bowls labeled with different point value and have players toss marshmallows (your snowballs) into them.

10. Laugh Fest – on the twelfth day of laughter, share the gift of laughter with twelve people. This can be friends, family, or strangers. You decide how to deliver joy.

As you laugh into the holidays remember to relax, create memories, and be present in the moment. How will you include laughter in your holiday season?

Fa,la,la…