Five Ways to Get Into the Cleveland Christmas Spirit With Your Friends and Family This Holiday Season

It may still be November, but with a late Thanksgiving this year, Christmas will be here before we know it! Now is the time to start thinking about holiday preparations and spending time with your loved ones. After all, Christmastime only comes around once a year - we should enjoy it thoroughly along with our friends and family.

We all have our own favorite ways of celebrating the season, but it is always fun to try a new activity or outing to celebrate the holidays. Since you are lucky enough to live in the Cleveland area, you get to reap the rewards that come with living in such a unique and vibrant city. There's so much to see and do in Cleveland, and what better time to explore the beautiful place we live in than this holiday season? Once you try out some of these Christmas-themed activities, you'll want to add them to your list of favorite holiday traditions! 

Top Five Ways to Enjoy Christmas Cheer in Cleveland 

• Host a cookie swap party for your friends and family! You could even invite your neighbors to join in the fun! There’s just something about sharing beloved recipes that brings everyone together - and getting to sample those recipes is a bonus. It is always so interesting to see what everyone's favorites are. Have some salty snacks to balance out the sugar and you have a recipe for a great cookie swap!

 

• Attend Winterfest in Cleveland’s Public Square. This is a wonderful experience for you to share with your friends and family. Winterfest is held the weekend after Thanksgiving, so it is the perfect way to start the season’s festivities! There’s music, dancing, carriage rides, and breathtakingly beautiful lights. What’s not to love? Plus, it’s free! You don’t want to miss it - it may become a tradition!

 

• Visit the Cleveland Botanical Garden - they have the most stunning Christmas displays that include gorgeous decorated trees and gingerbread houses. Over the holiday season, they have exhibits that are transformed into a winter wonderland - and if you need a head start on your Christmas shopping, the Garden gift shop is the perfect place to kick off your holiday shopping. 

 

• The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Winter Lights Lantern Festival is definitely something to explore if you love the thought of gorgeous Christmas lights that reflect cross-cultural traditions. There’s so much to see and do, and there are even workshops for making lanterns if you would enjoy trying your hand at creating your own lantern!

 

• Put up your Christmas tree! What better way to enjoy the season than to make putting up your tree a family event? Crank up the Christmas tunes and whip up some hot chocolate, and you are ready to make some memories! Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make the biggest impact on us, and this is an extra special activity to share with the children in your life. 

Bonus: we know that we said "five," but if you have never been Christmas caroling at a nursing home or even for some friends or neighbors who need a little extra cheer this year, this is the year to try it. You don’t have to be a great singer to spread Christmas joy through Christmas carols, and there’s no better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to bring life and cheer to others. 

Celebrate This Season With the Ones You Love Most

However you choose to get into the Cleveland Christmas spirit, be sure to take the time to let your loved ones know how much you treasure them! It can be easy to lose sight of what’s really important in all the hustle and bustle that comes with this time of the year, so make sure that you show your friends and family how much they mean to you.

At Cobos Insurance, we believe that the holiday season is one of the most wonderful times of the year and we encourage you to go spend quality time with those you love. The Cleveland area has so much to explore and enjoy, and the Christmas season is the best time to start making memories that will last a lifetime.