Hot chocolate with whipped cream, marshmallows and a candy cane stirrer.
Christmas films - some of the older ones you enjoyed as a child and some of the newer ones. Polar Express and Arthur Christmas are fab.
Christmas story at bedtime.
Ice skating if there is anywhere near you. The rinks usually have little penguins the young ones can hold on to for balance.
Putting out a carrot for Rudolph and a mince pie/couple of chocolates for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve. We put whiskey out because that’s what my dad (sorry Santa) preferred.
Matching Christmas pyjamas or jumpers.
There’s often a local garden centre that wins Christmas with their displays - an annual trip to have a look round and buy a special bauble each year. I still visit the garden centre my mum took me to go get our Christmas tree and look at the decs. I’m 46.
Please Stop Here sign in the window or front lawn. My DN took great pride in theirs and it was always the first thing they showed me. It’s how Santa knows to stop at their house!
A bit late for this year, but the Royal Mail reply if you post a letter to Father Christmas.
Panto
Starbucks red cups and Christmas menu.
Simple games like a festive snap.
Simple baking. Fudge. Peppermint creams. Honeycomb. Chilled ready-made cookie dough you can cut into shapes.
Some supermarkets sell gingerbread men with little decorating kits.
A wreath on the front door.
Colouring books, drawings and other little crafts.
if you’re absolutely loaded, a little display of the Christmassy Jellycat plushies for his bedroom. But they are eye-watering!
We’re going to watch the local Christmas tractor rally this afternoon. All the local farmers dress up their tractors in fairy lights and drive through a couple of villages raising money for charity. Do you have anything like that near you?