Help please -ideas to make christmas fun and sociable!

[3littlebears]

We have a small extended family and for various reasons are pretty much on our own this Christmas. Would love to have lots of family descending etc, but it's not to be. Life isn't like it is in the movies...Any suggestions for ways to make the festive period special? Good ideas of things we can do with the kids, places to go etc? Just want to make it fun for them, but am concerned that Christmas may just be a bit quiet and boring. Any ideas for Boxing Day?

[MissWooWoo]

take them for an outing to a nice park on boxing day, take a flask of hot chocolate and some biscuits that you have made together that morning and some outdoor toys - bat/ball/kite/skateboard/bike

organise a christmas treasure hunt, provide each child with a list of things to find when out and about and tick them off e.g. robin, picture of santa etc