Experience Gifts The Fifth Day of Christmas

You could shake hands, but let’s face it a high five is often the better way to greet friends – especially those you‘ve shared a new experience with.

And team activities are always the best way to get this group spirit going, so get a friend joining with five other intrepid adventurers to go white-water rafting for the day.

And if you’re looking for a gift to share with just one other, there are five-hour romantic cruises, and two-and-a-half hours on a food tour for both of you. That’s five hours of culinary and educational indulgence. And a helicopter tour of New York’s five boroughs or a five-course luncheon could really be the icing on the Christmas cake.

For solo events, there are also plenty of options: laps in a NASCAR Five or Corvette, five guitar lessons, and for the friend who loves to impress with their fly moves, there are courses of five hip hop dance classes. But perhaps the ultimate gift you could give anyone for Christmas starts with this countdown: 5-4-3-2-1 Bungee! Taking things up a level, there are even parachuting experiences from above 5,000ft to choose from.

It’s five minutes to midnight on Christmas Eve and the kids are trying to sleep while dreaming of the gifts they will be opening in the morning. Yet once the big day arrives, everyone is a little kid again; within five minutes the gifts will be opened, and the floor covered with wrapping paper.

Not to worry, there will always be time to relax after Christmas. But if the family fun gets a little too noisy, try putting on your headphones and listening to Take 5 by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, and taking five minutes to yourself – it’s your holiday too!