As the holiday season progresses, most college students are happy to be spending much needed time with family and friends. Many people participate in traditions during the holidays, and if you don't have a tradition yet, here are 13 new ones to pick up over the holidays.
1. Friendsgiving
If you haven't heard this term before, it refers to a Thanksgiving dinner thrown by friends. Everybody brings one dish and enjoys the collection of food, drink, and friendship.
2. Volunteering
The holiday spirit is all about giving and receiving. If you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with your family, make a difference and volunteer your time to ensure another person can enjoy it too.
3.Outdoor game
As college students, we don't often find the time to just go outside and play around. This holiday season, get outside with your friends or family and play a game, whether it be football, soccer, or frisbee.
4. Surprise your family
We often don't realize how much our family members miss us while we're gone. Surprising your little cousin by picking him/her up from school could be a great new tradition.
5. Make eggnogg
Eggnogg is the drink of the holiday season. Most people buy it from the grocery store, but it's actually pretty easy to make at home. Making a batch of alcoholic eggnogg with your friends could be a great seasonal tradition to start.
6. See a movie
This is a family favorite of mine. There's nothing like eating a big Thanksgiving brunch and then going to see a movie with your family/friends.
7. Keep a journal
Keeping a journal has always been hard for me, but I'd imagine it would be really cool to be able to look at past Thanksgivings and remember funny stories.
8. Go ice skating
I never really understood why people love going ice-skating when it's freezing out, but watching your friends and family fall on ice is pretty entertaining.
9. Read a book
This may sound crazy, but during the school year, college students never have enough time to read for leisure, and reading is really useful for relaxing.
10. Leftovers for brunch
Thanksgiving leftover turkey sandwiches...yum.
11. Christmas countdown with your roommates
If you're spending Christmas away from home this year, a Christmas countdown is a fun tradition to start with your roommates.
12. Make ornaments
This could be something fun to do with friends, family, or your significant other. If you recently got a pet, now would be a great time to start a pawprint ornament tradition.
13. Gift swap/Secret Santa
You can put your own take on this, be it a girls tradition, gift swap at work, or naughty Secret Santa.
