How many Christmas events and days out are you doing with your children?

[Greenbutterlfy566]

How many Christmas events and days out are you doing with your children?

What types of things are you doing ?

Pantomime, and a trip into London to buy a new bauble for the tree and see the Xmas lights.

Two, visit to Santa's grotto and carolling on Christmas Eve. We may go to a church service on the day but will likely be really busy in the morning with presents and cooking. DS is only 18 months though.

Oh, and DH and I went I've skating, it was shit and really grim though.

Just 2 proper events- theatre trip to a special under 5s show and the nursery Xmas fair (where you can meet Santa)

Then we’ll have a few church things- just came in from the messy church christingle- and we’ve already put up our tree and her grandparents and made some Christmas biscuits

Thanks all

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We went to see Santa last Sunday and it was horrific. Really struggling with the middle one’s behaviour at the moment, so try not to leave the house unless absolutely necessary.

Christmas fair at their school last weekend
Grandparents will take them ice skating and to the cinema next week (while I'm at work)
Trip to the panto next weekend

We've done two, our town's parade and a trip to see Santa.

DD1 has also seen santa at school and at a Christmas party with grandparents.

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Stories with santa at the library, Xmas crafts and a Xmas trail at a big park,
Panto and then will probably go to see frozen 2 between Xmas and New year. Oh and eldest is seeing santa at the school next week so I guess that's 2 visits to santa.

Going to hear carols at the albert hall next sunday. Two nights in hotel overlooking hyde park, so will prob wander around winter wonderland and do some window shopping. Don't think we'll attempt hamley's but may queue for lego store!

This is the last trip just the three of us before the baby's due in march. Cannot wait!

One special paid for event close to Christmas with our toddler and enjoying lots of the free Christmas fayre, Santa and carol type activities locally and in our city :)

Lots. We went to see the town lights being turned on, then back to the fair later on that weekend. A National Trust property, a light and sound installation, a panto, a Christmas walk-through at a garden centre. Toddler DS2 has been to the Christmas fair at the shopping centre a couple of times so I need to find time to take DS1. Still got Father Christmas visit to come, and a local garden centre I want to visit. I love Christmas.

One at the moment = Paddington on ice!

Local lights switch on (very small and low key)
Santa train
Lanterns at the zoo
Santa story time (national trust)
Christmas theatre show
Couple of friends' Christmas parties
School Christmas fair
School nativities
Usual Sunday church services
Christingle on Christmas Eve

Gosh that looks a lot when I write it down.

Not many this year...
Trip to tree farm to choose tree (all 4 of us)
Went to choose a new Christmas decoration each
6yo had a concert at school
7yo has a nativity at school
6 and 7 yo went to a Christmas fayre at a local church and saw Santa
All 4 went Christmas shopping with me to choose presents for one another and DH
12yo has gone Christmas shopping with various friends after school several times.
Will make paper snowflakes/ paper chains etc
Watched Christmas films

Been to 2 light switch ons (one because we were visiting family when it was their home towns)

Thursday at Xmas market- should have stayed at home in the warmth and just burned £90 instead 😩

Frozen at cinema - not technically Xmas I suppose

Dd2 has been to see Santa with a friend

Xmas roller disco last night which was great fun

Quite a lot this year (mine are teens):-

Already done Christmas at Kew and the light switch on at our house (we do a big display)

Xmas Eve party at our house

Winter wonderland for skating on boxing day

Pantomime at London Palladium

We visited Santa.
Visited a Christmas decoration shop.
Nativity play.
Carol concert.
Christingle.

One (Santa Special steam train)

They do a lot at school for Christmas though.

Thanks all

Hi OP,
Can I ask why you created this thread? Your last few posts saying “bump” and “thanks all” feels v much like research for something particularly the “bump” which would totally not be needed in such a busy thread. @mnhq usually doesn’t allow surveys etc to be conducted this way so just wondered...

Actually OP - having looked at your posting history - the vast most of your threads seem to be you soliciting views about how families celebrate holidays - similar threads about half term, Halloween, Santa visits, weekends - they are all so so similar. Do you use Mumsnet for ongoing research on such things or something? It all comes across - and this thread too - as very researchy and questioning type - as like all the very very similar threads you seem to start. It’s only a quick answer for people but there’s definitely a pattern here - any thoughts?