December 20, 2019 Issue, Page 19 of 22

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41 Acts of kindness: Choose any act of kindness and make it happen this Christmas. It can include | Scavenger hunt: Plan holi- day-themed trivia questions and hide small trinkets for children to feeding the hungry or helping a dis- find. abled person shop for the season. Surprise box: Put a gender | Kids’ Secret Santa: Spread the 1 7 and age nonspecific gift into joy of giving by having the a box. On Christmas Eve or Christmas kids choose a sibling or friend’s name Day, the person who finds a hidden gift from a hat and purchasing or making a tag under their chair at dinner gets to gift for that person. open the box. | 3 Hand out hot chocolate: 1 Family portrait: Wear your Make a big thermos of hot holiday finery and pose for chocolate and give it out to shoppers a portrait that actually will be printed or workers who have been out in the and framed. cold. ounting down to Christ- sing or perform their favorite tunes for | Read religious stories: Under- mas Day means many an audience. Take it on the road to a stand the true meaning ofthe different things to peo- nearby nursing home. season by reading Biblical passages. ple across the globe. Al- Dine out: Take a break from cook- 4 Camp-in: The first night the though families likely have several dif- 5 ing, shopping and hosting and stop tree is decorated, allow the ferent traditions they anticipate each into a restaurant you've been meaning kids to sleep beside it under the glow year, it can be fun to incorporate some to try. Keep it local to support nearby of Christmas lights. new merrymakers into the festivities. businesses. Here are some festive ideas to include Adopt a child/family: Volunteer Classes resume January 6, 2020! N in the days leading up to Christmas — a 6 with a charitable organization that SN We Wish You A Merry A special family calendar of fun finds. provides for less fortunate families. An- Annual memento: Have the kids or swer the Christmas desires of a needy & adults make one new handmade child or family by purchasing an item ornament each year. This way the tree on their wish lists. is always evolving, and everyone can See the sights: Pack the children track milestones. 7 into the family car to tour near- Cookie day: Devote one day to by areas and look at Christmas lights Burns Flat * Elk City ‘Hobart * Sayre * Weatherford making Christmas cookies. Invite displays. Bring along cookies and hot friends or family members over. Dis- chocolate. 580.562.3181 * www.westtech.edu tribute some cookies to elderly neigh- Trim a tree: Get together with bors. Holiday classic: Spend a night in adult friends at a tree-trimming party. Rotate the hosting house each Merry Christmas and Happy New and watch a classic Christmas flick you’ve never seen before. Streaming year. Play dress-up: A gentleman can Year from The Elk City News team! movie services often put classics and 9 dress up as the man in red and We would like to thank each one of you for your support and look obscure titles into rotation during the pop into a friend’s holiday gathering. forward to bringing you more local news in 2020! “ElkCituNews holiday season. | Wilderness walk: Enjoy the Christmas concert: Host a gath- crisp air and snow and see a ering of children where they can local park from a winter perspective. 109 W. Broadway * 580-225-3000