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The holiday season is a wonderful time of joy, gratitude, love, and togetherness.
The beautiful combination brought by Christmas and friendship is a delightful occasion to revel in the festive holiday spirit.
From a classic winter wonderland party to an adventurous holiday getaway; these Friendsmas ideas provides the opportunity for fun, laughter, and unforgettable memories.
What is Friendsmas?
Similar to Friendsgiving for Thanksgiving, Friendsmas is a Christmas party/event with a heavy emphasis on friendship.
Providing the opportunity to come together with friends, enjoy good food, and make incredible memories during the holiday season.
Friendsmas Ideas
Friendsmas Pajama Party
Slip into your coziest pajamas, gather your friends, and get ready for a super cozy and relaxed Friendsmas pajama party.
Twinkling lights, holiday themed decorations, and lots of pillows will help set the cozy ambiance for this pajama themed party.
Related: How to Plan a Cozy Christmas Pajama Party
Friendsmas Paint and Sip Party
One of many creative Friendsmas ideas, is a paint and sip party.
It combines the pleasure of painting with the relaxed atmosphere of socializing and sipping on delicious drinks.
To highlight the holiday theme of your paint and sip party, offer pre-drawn canvases featuring holiday elements. Such as:
- Christmas trees
- Snowflakes
- Candy canes
- Beautiful winter landscapes
Lastly, finish your party with holiday themed cocktails/mocktails along with a festive holiday playlist.
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Friendsmas Dinner Party
A Friendsmas dinner party is a classic party idea, as you and your friends come together over a delicious meal.
Being at a table and sharing a meal, is an amazing opportunity to catch up and reminisce over the past year(s).
Also, don’t feel as though you have to cook everything yourself. You can have dinner catered or encourage guests to bring dishes for a potluck style menu.
Friendsmas Game Night
A game night is an entertaining and engaging way to celebrate Friendsmas.
As it brings the thrill of friendly competition with the joys of the holiday season.
From interactive party games to holiday trivia, a game night is a fun and playfully competitive Friendsmas idea.
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Friendsmas Brunch Party
Gather your friends for a laid-back and festive Friendsmas brunch party.
This party theme is a great way to bring your friends into the kitchen and prepare brunch together.
From French toast casseroles to fruit salads, have fun recreating amazing holiday brunch recipes.
Friendsmas Charcuterie Board Night Party
Celebrate Friendsmas with a visually stunning and mouth watering charcuterie board night.
This concept is simple yet so unique and versatile.
Similar to a traditional potluck, everyone will bring a dish.
However, this party theme takes it one step further, in that the food items have to be displayed on a charcuterie board.
Also, you can incorporate the festive flavors of Christmas into the party by encouraging guests to prepare holiday themed charcuterie boards, such as a:
- Hot chocolate board
- Holiday cookies board
- Candy cane board
- Crackers & cheese board in a shape of a Christmas tree
Summer in the Winter Friendsmas Party
Crank up the heat this holiday season with a summer in the winter Friendsmas party.
This theme takes inspiration from the summer season. As it’s detailed with a warm and festive atmosphere that feels like a summer party.
To set the tone for your summer in the winter party, consider the following ideas:
- Ask guests to wear summer related attire
- Play an upbeat summer playlist
- Decorate with bright colors, balloons, and garlands
- Play summer themed games indoors (ex: limbo, ring toss, corn hole)
- Serve summer inspired drinks and food (piña colada, hot dogs, burgers, fruit skewers, cotton candy, etc.)
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Friendsmas Community Service
Spread holiday cheer this season by volunteering and doing community service with friends.
In addition to being a meaningful way to celebrate the holiday season, this is a great opportunity to help communities in need.
There are many ways that you can serve your community for Friendsmas, for example:
- Volunteer at a nursing home
- Organize a charity/fundraising event for a specific cause
- Volunteer at a food bank
- Have a beach/park clean up
Friendsmas Party Ideas
Friendsmas Gingerbread House Competition
Test your friends building and decorating skills, with a competitive gingerbread house decorating party.
To increase the competitiveness and teamworking between guests, split everyone (excluding judges) into teams and allocate a time limit to complete their creations.
Check out these fun categories that judges can use to pick a winner(s):
- The most creative
- The most original
- The wackiest
- Most festive
- Looks most delicious
Friendsmas Movie Night
Whether you’re watching a classic film or a new release, a Friendsmas movie night is a relaxed and comfy way to celebrate the holidays with friends.
To increase the cozy atmosphere, set up the viewing area with blankets, pillows, and snacks for everyone to enjoy while they watch the movie.
Here are some easy ways to make your Friendsmas movie night even more festive:
- Encourage guests to wear holiday themed pajamas or sweaters
- Add warm twinkling lights to your space
- Add a holiday flare to the snacks
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Friendsmas Bake Together
From cookies to pies, gather together in the kitchen and have an amazing time preparing delicious desserts with friends.
All in all, this culinary delight brings together food and friends into a delicious event.
Friendsmas Getaway
Gather your friends for a holiday adventure filled with amazing experiences, bonding, laughter, and much more with a fun Friendsmas getaway.
From a short weekend trip to an extended week long adventure, a getaway is the perfect opportunity to experience new sights.
Retro Friendsmas Party
Celebrate the holidays with a dash of nostalgia and plan a retro Friendsmas party.
From retro inspired decorations to throwback holiday classics, this party theme is sure to please.
To help hone in your decorations, food, music, and game offerings, choose a specific decade/era for your retro party such as the 80s, 2000s, or 90s.
Think vintage Christmas tree bulbs, retro photo booth, and colorful tinsels when decorating your space.
Finally, for an added vintage touch, encourage guests to dress in holiday themed outfits from the particular decade.
Friendsmas Spa Party
The holiday season can be a very stressful and busy time, unwind and promote relaxation with a rejuvenating Friendsmas spa party.
To increase the coziness of the party, you can provide everyone with cute robes and slippers or ask them to bring their own.
Setting up different activity stations is a great way to have everyone rotate and choose which activities they would like to do. For example, you can set up a:
- Reading station (books, magazine)
- Stretching/yoga station
- Manicure/pedicure station
- Face mask station
- DIY station (ex: create your own body scrub or candle)
Lastly, create a spa-like environment with soothing music, candles, and refreshing drinks/snacks.
Friendsmas Costume Party
A Friendsmas costume party is a fun way to dress up and ditch traditional holiday attire.
Guests can dress up in holiday themed costumes such as the Grinch, candy cane, Mrs. Clause, etc. and enjoy a night of fun and laughter.
To encourage guests to go all out on their costumes, promote a best dressed competition and award some cool prizes.
Friendsmas Karaoke Party
Sing your way through the holiday season with a friendsmas karaoke party.
A great way to increase the party ambiance is to encourage duets, group performances, and solos among your friends. Helping to create an atmosphere of cheer and applause.
Another fun way to increase the liveliness of the party, is to host a karaoke contest. You can award prizes for a myriad of categories such as most entertaining and best performance.
Last but not least, if you don’t have a karaoke machine, don’t fret. All you need is a cordless microphone and a screen to display the song lyrics.
Friendsmas Ugly Sweater Party
An ugly sweater party is a lighthearted and quirky Friendsmas party theme.
Encourage your friends to wear their most tacky and over the top holiday sweaters, and get ready for a delightful night of fun.
You can go over the top with this party theme, by tacking up your space and making it “Ugly”.
Simply decorate with a variety of colorful garlands, loud patterns, mismatched serving plates, etc.
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Friendsmas Winter Wonderland Party
Create the visual enchantment of a winter snow with a Friendsmas winter wonderland party.
Transform your space into the ultimate winter wonderland with snow themed elements and a white, silver, and/or blue color pallet.
Friendsmas Tea Party
From traditional tea blends to holiday flavors, come together over a hot cup of tea with an an elegant Friendsmas tea party.
This intimate and sophisticated party theme provides the opportunity to share delightful treats and relaxing moments with friends.
Set the scene with delicate tea cups, yummy tea sandwiches, cute serving trays, and bite sized sweets.
Related: Tea Party Ideas for a Delightful Gathering
Friendsmas Invitation
Creating a Friendsmas invitation rather than sending out a simple text, is a great way to build excitement toward the Friendsmas event.
You can send out digital invitations. Or, you can print and go the traditional route and mail them to your friends.
Don’t forget to include all of your important details on the invitation. Such as specific instructions ( Ex: wear pajamas, bring a dish, bring a white elephant gift), date, time, and location.
