Do most take dc to Lapland?

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Do most take dc to Lapland?

No, in fact I don’t know anyone who has done it that I’m aware of. And I think I’d know because from what I’ve heard taking the kids to Lapland to make memories 🤮is a bit like veganism: you don’t have to ask, they tell you very quickly and then very frequently.

I don’t know anyone that’s been. It’s a waste of what could be proper ski trip IMO. No thank you.

Don’t want sound twatty but this is definitely the cohort at my DC’s school. The only family in DD’s class that didn’t ski at least once last season had a newborn. I still don’t know anyone that’s been to lapland.

Don’t want sound twatty but this is definitely the cohort at my DC’s school. The only family in DD’s class that didn’t ski at least once last season had a newborn. I still don’t know anyone that’s been to lapland.

This is really interesting. Even when I've lived in posher places, they were diverse. The families with African, Caribbean, Asian heritages weren't typically off to Gstaad every year. Is the school very homogenous?

Do you mean "take dc" as opposed to "going without dc"? As in, you don't have kids and you'd like to go to Lapland and wonder if that will be odd?

This is the only way I can make sense of your question!

My older children attended a v MC school in SW London, there were no children with African or carribean heritage in their classes, there were a few children from Hong Kong.
Probably about half of their classmates skied each winter. None ever went to lapland that I knew of.
My younger children attend a less MC school and very few of the children ski but a few go to lapland every year.
So ime it is more of a wealthy WC holiday to go on.
I absolutely love Christmas so am planning in taking my children in the next few years.

Er quite an international set- white British are a minority but lots of other European backgrounds the largest being French alsoAmericans, Canadians, Australians, a lot of Middle Eastern families and a few Asian parents but most I’ve met are married to Europeans e.g. Indian mum, Spanish dad. I think the love of skiing comes from the fact that most families have at least one parent originally from a country with mountains, if that makes sense.

Nooooooo!

Both mine are 16+ now, but in all the time I've been around dc old enough to do the north pole thing (including years on the PTA and governors) I only know of one family that did it. Obscenely expensive for a day (or two at the most), it's bloody cold and mostly dark. Money would be better spent on a week in the sun in August.

I won a trip on Concorde quite a long time ago, Concorde was amazing but all the Xmas stuff was really tacky

I would say no. I have been to Lapland and only know 2 other people who have went. The other two went for a day trip. We went for 4 days (wasnt much more). It was a fantastic experience and we loved it. I personally think the one day would have been really rushed and tiring. I am not a yummy mummy from Surrey but a normal working one from West of Scotland

I wondered this too as otherwise it's actually a really bizarre question.

God no, I don't shit money unfortunately, and it would cost literally thousands for what, a long weekend? No thanks.

No, OP. Most people do not take their children to Lapland.

No. I only know one family that has.
I know far more people who have done Florida Disney. (I've done neither but I have paid my mortgage off).

Our local garden centre does a fab Lapland Christmas experience with Father Christmas visit and reindeer etc. much cheaper and lovely. I only know one family who went to Lapland and their 2 dc have just started at a £7,500 per term per dc school so I’m guessing they’re quite wealthy.

We have been, and are snowy types. We ski as well. It is magical. Without a doubt an experience.

I went to Lapland with my parents. I was in my 20s at the time and it was summer, but we did go to the Santa Claus village - which was mainly closed. It was a great holiday.

I don’t think I know anyone who’s taken their kids to do the Christmas stuff, though. Definitely not standard here.

I know a lot of people who have. Probably around half of the DC class. I really wanted to. Not for FC specifically but just because it looks so magical. But at £3k for a day trip DH said no. We’ve gone for Lapland U.K. instead

We’ve been to Lapland. As others have said, it is absolutely magical. We even managed to see the Northern Lights whilst there.

I know one other person who has been, and one person who did a day trip. I wouldn’t recommend the day trip at all, a total waste of money in my opinion. Not nearly enough time to enjoy the Santa Village, never mind experience the wonder of Finland in wintertime.

Haha NO!

Most take DC to the £2 Santa at the shopping centre or (better) the local Methodist church Christmas fête. The Methodists always do a good Santa, along with excellent cakes.

Santa doesn't even live in Lapland.

I'd assume that's not the average state primary, in an average city/town in the Uk if it's as high as 10% of the classes going to Lapland.

That's a high amount, ime. I work in an infant school and it's maybe 1 or 2 in the whole school, if that. I'd say less than 1% here have been.

Even though we have been, the magic of Christmas isn’t really about Lapland for children. It’s about their homes being dressed for Christmas, the twinkly lights in the streets, their schools full of Christmas cheer. Carols and the excitement. So although Lapland was lovely I much prefer our Christmas and December in general at home.

I reckon A fair few I know have. We did it. We did a full week there and made it a proper holiday. Didn’t cost that much more all in all than some of the 2 day charter trips!

We did but Dh has a December birthday and we went for his 40th. We loved it.

We took the DCs when they were about 6 and 12. They knew Santa was not real (sorry if any DC are reading!) Went a good hundred miles north of the Santa village day trip stuff (which did seem very expensive and a bit rushed/tacky) and it was incredible. Cold like you wouldn't believe (-20), dark and candlelight for breakfast as well as dinner but I will never forget going across a frozen lake on a skidoo with a million billion stars above me. We went for about 4 nights. It was expensive but we hardly ever go on holiday apart from weekends in the UK so didn't seem that extravagant. A coupe of kids in their schools had been but not very many.