How to Make Christmas Special for Girls Who Are Home Alone ...

Treat yourself to a relaxing bubble bath using some lovely festive products like a candy cane, gingerbread or even egg nog scented bath bomb!

Making your own decorations can not only keep you busy during the festive period, but it also means that you can decorate your home in exactly the way you want.

Make a list of all your favorite Christmas movies and settle yourself in for a festive marathon.

Mulled wine can be a painstaking process, so if you have the time, you should make your very own personal batch.

If you don’t have to worry about entertaining, it can be really rewarding to sit back and enjoy the Dickens classic full of festive lessons.

Think ahead and plan out your strategy for making the most of the Christmas sales.

If you can’t face being alone on Christmas Day, then go and volunteer at a local shelter. You will be helping others and feeling great at the same time.

A solo Christmas period is the perfect time to catch up on all of the great TV that you have missed during the year.

If there is a particular tradition that you used to do with family in Christmases past, then tweak it so you can still partake on your own.

Head down to a nearby Christmas market or carol recital on Christmas Eve to get as much of the festive feel as you can.

Make a list of all the Christmas specials from your favorite TV shows past, and give them all a watch to get in the spirit.

Treat yourself to a pair of luxury pajamas that you can lounge around in all day, You shouldn’t get dressed if you don’t have to!

Things like mince pies, gingerbread and sugar cookies are quintessentially Christmas, so have a little baking session and pig out on the results!

Challenge yourself to make some of the harder Christmas foods like peppermint marshmallow. It's tough but you’ve got the time.

If you have a favorite blog - like AWS for example, this festive alone time would be the ideal opportunity to catch up and read through all of it.

If being alone at Christmas is making you sad, then look ahead to the future instead and start planning the New Year.

Now that you have the time, there is nothing better than hand written letters to thanks friends and family for their gifts.

That 5000-piece jigsaw that has been sitting on the shelf for a year? Yep, that’s right, now’s the time!

Cookies make everybody feel better, and colorful cookies are a great symbol of Christmas.

Spend some time on YouTube looking up routines by your favorite comedians; we all deserve a jolly laugh at Christmas.

Catch up on some culture by reading through the bestseller list of novels; they are always really good!

Building a gingerbread house has two great functions; it’s a fun DIY project and then a delicious snack!

Lego isn’t just for kids anymore. Treat yourself to one of the harder, more adult sets and treat it like a mega 3D puzzle.

I’ve suggested reading blogs, but why not start your own if you are creatively minded and want to express your feeling over Christmas?

Just because you are doing a solo Christmas, it doesn’t mean your nail game shouldn’t be on point! Break out the nail art set and go to town.

Wreaths bring a warm Christmas feel to any home, so make a gorgeous one for your own front door.

If you are one of the eight people in the world who still hasn’t read the Harry Potter books, now is your opportunity!

What better time to learn to knit than when you would love nothing more than a lovely scarf to keep you warm?

If you live somewhere like LA where snow is just something you see on the TV, then make some paper snowflakes of your own to decorate your place.

Festive scented candles are a great way to inject some holiday atmosphere in to your home.

If your being alone means that you didn’t bother with outdoor lights, then take a walk around the neighborhood and get your fill from other people’s houses instead!

You can get a real Christmassy feeling when you go browsing in the big department stores, with their lavish decorations and piped music.

If you live out in the country, then make the most of your surroundings and head out to capture some Christmas nature photography.

This is a non-negotiable part of Christmas. Whether you are alone or with a group, you have to watch it!

If you want to escape your house on Christmas Day, then head to the cinema, there are always some great releases this time of year.

Your iTunes can become a bit of a mess over the course of the year, so start the New Year with a clear mind and an organized library!

Hit up the AWS beauty section and get some inspiration for making a homemade facemask, it’s a really luxurious treat to give yourself.

Sorting out your closet will give your fresh start for the New Year and you can also give to charity what you no longer want.

Pick up the biography or autobiography of one of your favorite celebs, it will provide a really interesting read over the holidays.

Look ahead to the New Year and make a list of all the places that you want to visit.

Go through all of your magazine subscriptions from the year and decide which ones you actually want to continue.

If you have snow where you live, then make the most of it and head outside to sharpen up your snowman skills!

Sign up for Pinterest if you haven’t already. It’s full of inspirational and fun Christmas ideas.

Set a festive photo as your laptop background. That way even surfing the web can feel like a Christmassy activity.

Send out a group message to all of your good friends on Christmas day to wish them Merry Christmas and that you’re looking forward to seeing them soon.

Christmas Day is maybe the only day of the year when you should not be made to feel guilty about pigging out, so go for a full cooked breakfast!

Help yourself to get in the festive mood by creating a music playlist of all of your favorite Christmas songs. You’ll be able to sing and dance like nobody’s watching!

It doesn’t have to be Christmas related, but re-reading your favorite book will give you a buzz.

If there is no one around to tell you not to have that second helping of Christmas pudding, then effectively it never happened! ;-)

If you’ve never liked ham, goose or turkey and don’t feel like having roast potatoes, then being alone at Christmas means that you can have anything you want!