I can not believe how fast this year is flying by! Here's a fun little list of EASY things you can do and see to add to some wonder into your little ones Christmas. Most of these are free or inexpensive. No coupons needed.
Get a Message from Santa
– CaptureTheMagic.com: You can order a customized photo of Santa in your house. Simply download a picture of your living room and they will do the rest. No photoshop skills required. That's our picture above of when we caught Santa last year. It was a ton of fun for the littles. Tutorial on how to wrap the Santa box is here.
– Get a Personalized Package From Santa: Your kids can get a personalized package from the Big Man himself! There are 3 different packages you can purchase starting at just $8.00! so you can find the one that's right for you.
They all include a Personalized Letter, Phone Call and Video from Santa. You can ad other features like Certified Nice List Certificate, Autographed Photo of Santa and Rudolph plus much more! Magical!
– Get a FREE phone call from Santa from Christmas Dialer! Just enter what you'd like Santa to say and request your call.
-Get a TEXT message from Santa Santa Text is a sequence of 3 personalized messages from Santa.
Send a Message or Letter
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– JibJab: I send one of these to my nieces and nephew ever year and they love them. There are several new holiday cards. The kids just love getting and making them. They are also fabulous if you forgot to get those cards out to Mom & Dad or the Grandparents! Go here for details. Cards are as low as $1.99. The videos can be shared on Facebook, Youtube and sent via email.
– Macy's stores are promoting a “believers of all ages” campaign where children can drop off their letters to Santa at any Macy's store. For each letter received, Macy's will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Kids can easily create, decorate and stamp their letter on the website. You can locate your nearest participating store by entering your zip code here.
More Christmas Fun
– Charles Dicken's “The Christmas Carol”– Free audio download.
– Official NORAD Santa Tracker: Kids can watch Santa's progress as he prepares and then makes his journey to the Children's homes across the world.
– Reindeer Cam: Spy on Santa while he feeds his reindeer at 9am, 4pm and 7pm MST. You can also download this app to you phone. Log into your Facebook account and your name will pop up on Santa's “Live Nice List” while peeking in.
– Build a Gingerbread House: You can pick up these fun to build Gingerbread House kits at many stores. These are a great idea for Grandmas to pick up and start a holiday tradition. I've also pinned a bunch of cute ideas for Gingerbread houses on our Pinterest page.
Things to Do
Don't forget about our list of creative 50 Things to do this Christmas found here and our huge list of Christmas light displays found here.
Makinzee loveride says
December 22, 2013 at 10:31 pmLove all the food this time of year
Mandy RoNi says
December 3, 2012 at 9:20 pmHow fun! I love Christmas!!!
Ashley says
December 3, 2012 at 7:05 pmThese are such cute ideas!
Debbie says
December 3, 2012 at 6:22 pmDon’t forget to leave Santa some “food” on Christmas Eve!
megan boyce says
December 3, 2012 at 5:06 pmgreat list of things my kids will love these