8 Ways To Make Your Small Holidays Feel Bigger Than Ever

When it comes to celebrating holidays, you either go big or go home. Since we’re already stuck at home this year, we have no option but to go big! Here are eight unique ideas to make this merry and bright season merrier and brighter than ever before!

1. Take some risks in the kitchen

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If ever there was a year to get weird in the kitchen, this is it! This is your moment to turn your family into test subjects in your bewildering yet delicious holiday culinary experiments. Be extra: make an extra cheesy casserole topped with Goldfish® crackers. You may just find everyone’s new holiday favorite!

2. Send cutouts instead of cards

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Be a part of everyone’s holiday gathering by thinking 2D! Instead of holiday cards, ship out a fleet of lifesize cutouts to friends and family. You can even send one to the in-laws, and the conversation will be just as animated as ever.

3. Build a gingerbread neighborhood

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Why stop at a gingerbread house when you and the fam can collaborate on a full-on gingerbread city? Connect some roads, make a park, and decorate those sweet streets with some festive red and green Goldfish® Colors inhabitants. The only downside is that it might look too good to eat.

4. Plan a monthlong movie marathon

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As if you needed any extra excuses to stay in and watch a movie. This year, make sure you hit everyone’s holiday favorites! You can even share your movie schedule with relatives and friends; even if you can’t watch in the same room, it’ll be fun to know you’re watching on the same nights! You won’t even have to deal with Aunt Susan’s snoring.

5. Make holiday bingo cards

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This may blow your mind, but... what if bingo could actually be fun? Put together a personalized, holiday-themed bingo card that you can share with your friends and family! It can include things as simple as hearing a holiday favorite on the radio, or more personalized things like Uncle Jim hitting the eggnog a little too hard. Think of it like a scavenger hunt that goes on the whole month of December.

6. Get charitable

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This has been a hard year for a lot of people, so if there was ever a time to “go big” with generosity, it’s now. Whether it’s getting involved with local community organizations or just helping out a neighbor in need, the absolute best way to celebrate the season is to share with others.

7. Take the decorations outdoors

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Lights on the house might be one thing, but this year let’s go bigger to help share that holiday spirit around the neighborhood. Instead of decorating a tree inside, put one outside for all the world to see! Go all out turning your car into a 4-wheel drive Holiday Cheermobile. It’s been an unexpected year, so why not look for unexpected ways to put smiles on people’s faces!

8. Share more!

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Let everyone know you’re thinking about them this holiday season — even a small gesture goes a long way! Mix up snack bags of nuts, popcorn, pretzels, and your favorite Goldfish® crackers, and use them as stocking stuffers or drop them on your neighbor’s doorstep with a nice note. Nothing feels better than knowing someone is thinking about you!

No matter what you do this holiday season, remember that Goldfish® make any celebration just a little more joyful. Heck, they've got a smile right on them!