How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Your Holidays Merrier and…. you won’t get your tinsel in a tangle!
Oh, the holiday season with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year celebrations all wrapped in a delightful bow of chaos. For many of us, the nostalgia of inherited family traditions and the blending of new ones can be challenging with all the hustle and bustle of preparing for the most wonderful time of the year!
Turning to ChatGPT for helpful advice may increase one’s anxiety with its long list of suggested tools to make everything more manageable, gifts more personalized (and affordable), calendars more streamlined, and guest lists up-to-date.
The options and brilliant tools to help turn home into a beautiful Christmas wonderland while also curating the perfect gift for every family member, friend, co-worker, teacher, and sweet neighbor can be somewhat overwhelming.
Rather than go through the entire list available, this curated list has proven to be helpful during this magical season.
GIFTS FOR LOVED ONES
Use AI to come up with gift ideas.
Be sure to craft a descriptive and detailed prompt. For illustration, create a list of Christmas gift ideas for a 20-year-old male college student majoring in pre-med whose hobbies include rock climbing, camping, competitive running, and video games.
Google Gemini was a recommended tool for creating modern gift guides for the person that already has everything.
Make gift exchanges easier, input your list of family/friends’ names with a prompt requesting gift exchange pairings without duplications.
Here are two ideas for next year and beyond:
During the year, note the social media preferences of your friends and family. This will create an algorithm that stimulates ads could provide gift ideas.
Help family members create Pinterest accounts. The visuals they pin during the year will provide inspiration to share with grandparents and other family members who “don’t have any idea what to get” someone. This is especially helpful in generating gift possibilities for those who always say “I don’t need anything.” And it’s useful for gift giving throughout the year!
PARTY PLANNING
Use Google Gemini to create a party menu with fun cocktail and dinner recipes.
Again, use detailed prompts when searching for specific menu ideas including any dietary issues (allergies) and exploring new dishes.
Try ChatGPT Premium for coordinating your grocery list and use it to adapt recipes for the number of servings needed.
Make a list of suggested “honey-dos” to share with your partner as you prepare to host a get together.
ChatGPT can help with tips to efficiently hang exterior Christmas lights on your home so they don’t fall down!
Adobe Express and Nano Banana were suggested for holiday invitations through AI image generation.
Try Claude AI for suggested text on holiday invitations and greeting cards.
Check out organizational tools like Google Keep to manage action-items.
CALENDARS
Use the Time Tree Calendar application for the family’s busy schedules.
Each person has their own color identifier and everyone can easily add appointments.
Personalize your account to send daily updates via text to each person as a friendly reminder.
All in all, the holidays are meant to be filled with togetherness, treasured moments with our loved ones, and a time for reflection as we look towards the new year. For this year’s Christmas wish and AI as a new holiday assistant, you can finish those chores and preparations early to spend more time with those dearest to you.