Is there a tasteful/non-tacky/non-cringe way of putting DC on Christmas cards?

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Obviously my DC are the cutest so should adorn all Christmas cards ever. But some may disagree.

Was thinking a nice shot with matching outfits and "Merry Christmas from the Yoplate Family" or something.

This kind of matching outfit OP?

As an American I find this “cringing” about photo Xmas cards absolutely baffling.

A good friend of mine married an American and went "native". They had two kids. Her annual Christmas card is.....well....a sight to be seen. I think we'll have to chalk this one up to "cultural differences"!

Last year i did homemade cards for family and close friends. I couldn't get a nice pic of toddler and newborn together so went with everyone's fingerprints made into reindeer - took a while but i loved them (not sure what other's thought!)

Dress them up as Angels and Shepherds. Find a local field with sheep or cows for background.

A family I know send normal Christmas cards but they get small stickers (maybe 1inX2in) printed of their favourite snapshots of their children from throughout the year and stick a couple inside the card with a short note.

People you don't see that regularly still get to see a photo of the kids but it's not quite as tacky as a full on printed photo card.

Maybe one of them playing in the snow? I think they are a tad cheesy and smug but still like getting them as you can see how the kids have changed. Avoid including parents in it though. Unless parents are fat/old looking. Otherwise it smacks of 'look at my perfect family' also avoid writing in it 'from the Smith family' unless you actually mean the whole extended family. Just write everyone's first names.

HELL NO! I also know somebody who includes an "our year" print out with their cards, with all their "news". We have Facebook for that don't we??

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Agreed. Wouldn't be so bad if you ever got one along the lines of "My DH is seriously pissing me off. Can't think why I married him and not that nice chap from accounts who tried it on with me every year at the office Christmas party. DD is probably on course for a mediocre set of GCSEs and DS is under police caution for growing cannabis on his friend's uncle's allotment." But it's always, always "Look at meee. And my wonderful family. We're so brilliant." Bloody awful. Just write Merry Christmas, Love X, Y, Z and W and have done with it....

Quite like this one for any family with older kids/teens...

I don't think it's any more tacky than sending a mass-produced card from a pack. In fact, I'd rather receive the personalised one. I grew up abroad so we often had Christmas cards from distant friends and family with photos and news in as that was how we kept in touch. I actually think it's a nice tradition for people that you don't see often. I wouldn't send them to local friends though.

A friend of mine always sends me Christmas cards with photos of her sons on them and I feel bad throwing them out after Christmas!

It's such a waste.

I like receiving photos of friends' kids, just photos though, no smug humble braggy letters.

Natalia, you have given me an excellent idea there, that is right up my street!

To be fair, I shouldn't really comment, I am utterly rubbish with Xmas cards, don't have the time, money or inclination to write out hundreds so send only to immediate family and close friends.

I really really really want to do this. Not necessarily Christmas themed outfits, but just toddler DD in a nice red dress or something. We had her pic on her thank you for the baby presents card and people really seemed to love it so I thought Christmas card would be OK. But now I see everyone thinks it's tacky

We usually do our own Xmas cards, usually with our animals on, or our house, but it's always a snowy photo taken that year, not a posed shot that looks like a general photo - they have to still look festive. I like personal cards.

If you're doing this, I think you have to embrace the tackiness and go for the cheesiest photo you can.
I have a few elderly relatives who I don't often see due to distance & they aren't on social media so I will pop a couple of photos of the DC in the card.

Natalia, you have given me an excellent idea there, that is right up my street! grin

MrsC I've always been so, do tempted to do it. But I know I'd look like I was taking the piss (which I would be), so have always pathetically chickened out. Maybe I will if you will and we'll call it a trend...?

Nice for your wider family , or maybe friends abroad who hasn't seen the kids for ages. But not for all your local friends.

Awful.

I do quite like ones that are printed from kids' drawings though. Get them to do a nativity scene or a Christmas tree or something.

My kids would never allow me to take their photos again...a big fat NO

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I wanted to do one in a " Harold and Hilda" style matching jumpers but couldn't get my DH on board. My friend in the US sends us one but I love her enough to want to stick her family on my fridge.( the picture obviously not literally) I don't however love my work colleague who sends us a picture of his children every year dressed up in costumes - e.g. Angel wings. Awful.

Totally cringe - I genuinely don't get it, why would you want to put your children on the card? They're Christmas cards....Christmas scenes, santa, whatever but why should your children be on there?!

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Are you happy for loads of photos of your family to end up in the recycling in January?

I love photo cards.

I prefer to receive a charity card myself. At least a small amount of good comes out of wasting resources. I've never had a Xmas card with photographs of children. Maybe if I had grandchildren I'd think it cute, but unrelated children not so much. A bit cringe, seems to be the word of choice.