5 Things to do under the Mistletoe

WARNING: These activities are not appropriate for Grandma’s living room.

Are you ready to kick up the heat and do a little more than kissing under the mistletoe with your sweetheart this year? Penetrative and oral sex are certainly options to steam up the holiday season, but they are not the only activities available to you. If you’re so been there done that or are looking for some safer alternatives, check out our top 5 list of low risk sexual activities:

1. Talking Dirty – An excellent option for the couple who can’t be together this holiday season. Talking dirty is a healthy and exciting way to share fantasies and explore situations with a partner. Try working condoms into your fantasy sequence! If you feel awkward about broaching the topic of condom use, this is a non-confrontational and erotic way to get comfortable with it.
   
2. Hand jobs/fingering –Many times, the simplicity of hands is forgotten in the rush to penetration. If no condom is available, don’t take the risk – slow down and use your hands. Allow your partner to guide you in how they would like to be touched.
   
3. Watch each other masturbate – Another great option if distance is a barrier. Just hook up your webcam and you’re ready to go! If you’re already together, even better. After all, who knows how you like it better than you? Show your partner what you like. Watching can be a huge turn on and after being shown your partner may want to dive in and give it a try themselves!
   
4. Toys – Anal beads, vibrators, dildos, the options to stuff your stocking are endless! As long as they are properly cleaned and aren’t being shared between multiple people, toys are a safe and very fun way to play around. If the toys are being used by more than one sexual partner, they can easily be placed inside of a condom. Just make sure to use a new condom each time the toy changes hands.
   
5. Dry Sex – Longing to recapture the holidays of your youth? How about a flashback to your earliest sexual encounters? Drive your partner wild with some fully clothed erotic gyrations. Baby, it might be cold outside but this is sure to get things hot, fast.

If any, or all, of these exercises lead to a delicious exchange of bodily fluids just remember to be safe this holiday season. Don’t drive drunk. Oh, and put on a condom!

This article is co-authored by Leita McInnis-Kucy.