It's going to be a green Christmas in many parts of southwestern Ontario, and beyond. For those who don't feel in the Christmas spirit unless there're 20 centimetres of snow on the ground, you're going to have a hard time with this one. For those who would rather suffer through two weeks of straight rain than shovel and trample through even 3 centimetres of snow, you're golden. The question is, what to do with such mild weather on Christmas day.
Here are some tips:
1. Get outside: With such great weather, you can actually get outside and walk off your heavy Christmas meal. There's now no excuse to get outside for a calorie-busting stroll. Take advantage of it--go for two or three.
2. Get the Christmas tree and open presents--outside: Want something a bit out of the norm this Christmas? Why not move the Christmas tree outside on your deck--if it's private enough--and get out there to open your presents? Just think how idyllic it will be sitting out on your deck chairs and sharing gifts...
3. Egg nog smoothies: It's too warm to drink hot egg nog, so why not just concoct this seasonal fav into a good chilled smoothy? Your family and guests will enjoy this novelty--it'll also refresh them from sweating around the fire at a balmy 12 degrees Celsius outside.
4. Substitute skating with roller blading: Get the kids out in their shorts and t-shirts and take skating--around the block!
5. Send pics to those who wasted their money traveling somewhere warm for the holidays: You've got some warm weather, now flaunt it. Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter--whatever! Just take pictures and post them for all those who absconded the usual crappy winter weather.
6. Do a beach theme: Stuck on decorating your house now that faux snow and sleigh bells just won't have the same effect? How about a beach motif? Surfer shirts, lots of bamboo, grass skirts, smoothies, sunglasses, Hawaiian music... You've got the picture.
7. BBQ turkey: Yup--why not? Get the turkey out there and BBQ it up! Have you ever had BBQ'd turkey before? Apparently it tastes a lot like chicken... Nevertheless, you'll have a Christmas your guests will never forget.
8. Grass tobogganing: Heard of it before? Simple: get toboggans, find a grassy hill, attempt to slide down. Repeat... For best effect, wear snowsuits.
9. Cut the lawn: Doesn't need cutting? So what--you'll never get tired of telling the story of the time you cut the lawn on Christmas day.
10. Be thankful: If you're travelling that day, you can be thankful you won't be doing so in treacherous road conditions with black ice and blinding snow drifts. You'll still need to take care while travelling, but we probably won't see as many accidents this year--and that's a beautiful thing.
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