Read on here that someone does the above with their kids so I got wondering what I could do with mine. They are 2.5 and dd will be 5 the week before christmas.
Ideas so far.
Make stars from toilet roll inners & paint.
Make picture of Santa & stick on cotton wool beard.
Mince pies
Put up & decorate tree
Other decorations
Family service at church on Christmas eve
Write cards (they both did pictures at school/nursery which have been printed up)
Wrap presents
Go see Santa at garden centre.
Go to farm park & take part in live nativity.
Make bells from egg boxes.
Make those German cinnamon cookies
Decorate said cookies
Make paper chains.
Movie nights with Christmas films (ideas please)
Cinema to see Christmas movie.
Some of these are bigger than others & will be better for the weekend, what would you do?
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Liz79 · 24/11/2012 14:48
Not done it before. We have had a crappy year and the end is in sight. I am now willing to acknowledge it is nearly Christmas & even get a bit excited about it. I'm not one for starting Christmas too soon, but December seems acceptable! It will be nice for the kids, better than just getting a chocolate out the advent calendar each day. We will do more as a family, spend less time on -mumsnet- our phones & they will have fun & learn something. They are small & materialistic, so won't suffer overkill come Christmas day, they'll be excited Santa has been & brought them presents.
Just tried to explain to Dd she needs to choose 2 toys she doesn't want anymore, to give to poor children. I think she only heard "choose 2 toys..." 
Also doing the Christmas hamper for friends that have been wonderful to us this year, couldn't have got through the year without them. Another mumsnet idea! Will place on doorstep on Christmas eve, ring doorbell & leg it!
No it's not overkill at all.
With yound DC just do something simple (according to what they can cope with)
Ours used to love a walk round the lake, feeding geese then into the cafe for a drink (on Christmas Eve)
Now they are older (10 and 13), they go to London, DS goes on a adventure day (Activity Centre)
Film (we saw ^Nativity 2 today)
I just asked my 13 yo DS what he remembers from Christmases gone by and he said "the Santa Train (steam train) and the castle, exploring, drawing then going to the Grotto).
Surely nothing 
sadder than thinking "Oh, I wish I'd done that" . But it's too late.
All you humbugs out there - pah ! 
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