Can I share this christmassy thing?

[SaggyAndLucy]

Elfie's Christmas Letters
I posted this in chat and got told to bog off to Christmas. (Which is ironic because its usually me who says that!)
In the interest of having a new baby and trying to reignite my interest in what is usually the highly depressing festive period, I REALLY love this idea.
This isnt my company, btw, before anyone or
I just think that this is a lovely idea. A letter a day in December, the opportunity to have some fun with the hiding, delivery, build the anticipation a bit...
I cant wait for Lucy to be old enough to enjoy this.

Bog orf to Christmas.

Arses this is Christrmas.

As yer were.

£35!!!!

oh that's lovely! Thankyou.

Yes but think what must have gone into it Calamity.
I think its really nicely presented, the paper is made of Elephant poo!
There is a full letter for each day, envelopes, illustrations, I cant begin to think of enough ideas for a whole month worth of stories and news!
And then there is postage....
I think its lovely.

I did something similar last Christmas .. only 12 days though. I found a lovely Victorian style FC picture on the internet and wrote in a script font. Very well received.

This year I have bought the Tolkien Letters to Father Christmas book to read a bit of each day.

I am making the most of an 8 year old who might not believe for much longer!

35 quid? They've seen you coming!

Plenty of ways to make Christmas special on th run up: hideous Elf on the Shelf, chocolate advent calendars, colouring in.

You don't want to exhaust them before Christmas!

I tried to copy the idea of the Tolkien letters, including drawings etc, to my nephews one year and was planning on continuing every year but my DB and DSIL were not impressed as I had written mother and father in it not mummy and daddy so didn't bother again. Will be writing one for DD this year even if she is just 7 months!

It's a nice idea, but I feel a letter everyday is far too much.

It does seem overkill - there's so much of the same thing that it would stop feeling so special maybe?

I got a lovely book last year for bigger ones (maybe form about 8?) that was full of letters, pull out bits, lots of sections. Sort of like those dinosaur encyclopedia ones but Santa instead - will find link, was really well received.

I am a Christmas-a-holic but I do think all the silly elf stuff makes the belief period much shorter. Less is more.

Also, a primary school teacher friend HATES elf on the shelf/letters from the toothfairy/ personalised videos because there are always some parents who go all out and others who do the bare minimum and children upset wondering why their elf doesn't design a personalised treasure hunt every morning with a shitload of thorntons at the end..

I thought it'd go quite nicely alongside elf on the shelf. but now I feel bad for all of the kids whose parents don't do anything!

We do Christmassy stuff, we just don't go overboard. Kids are excited about Santa and presents anyway, surely?

We live in a country with no Santa grottoes but plenty of nativity scenes -religious or not, DS loves seeing them in cathedrals and little local churches. Here every family has a nativity scene at home with elaborate statues and scenery (bridges, grassy hills, duck ponds, villagers etc) and everyday the children moved the three wise men a little closer to baby Jesus. It's adorable, especially as my DM gave is a KNITIVITY last year We aren't religious in the slightest, but I have a fabulous picture of DS last year, aged 2, stealing all the knitted sheep and running off!

We don't do elf on the shelf, actually last year was the first time I'd ever heard of it; neither do we do the Christmas Eve hampe. A lot of these things feel a bit competitive and are 25 days of presents - lego in advent calendars etc.

Don't feel sorry for my DS, please.

Actually, joking aside I was one of those kids. my mum didn't have much money and other kids seemed to get so much more. I'm sure it's sad to watch as an adult looking on, but actually I don't think that's a reason to abolish the things that others get.
being one of those children just makes me more determined to have a new start with Lucy and make it special.
I really like the Elfie idea.
I don't think it's overkill. I mean, my teens used to have several crappy chocolate advent calendars, shopping starts months ahead, Christmas is all over the TV from September and decorations go up weeks in advance.
Once Lucy is old enough, I'm going to try and inject some romance back into Christmas. I think Elfie is a good place to start as any.

OP...You are coming across as a bit snidey, both on this thread and the other one you did (where you were told to bugger off to Christmas).

If YOU want to spend £35 on trying to make Christmas magical then do it but please stop with the 'I am soooo wonderful to be doing this and you are all lesser mortals buying into comercialism' oh the irony

Oldraver I could apply lots and lots of not very complimentary adjectives to myself, but 'snidey' is not one of them.
I was a bit over on the other thread about the little comments and hints regarding this being my company, which it isn't. But everyone is more than welcome to do exactly what they want.
I do feel sorry for those children that the PPs friend teaches, but everything I put in my last post I stand by.
£35 is a lot of money to me some, but to others it's not.
I just wanted to share what I think is a lovely idea.
I don't want to start any kind of bun fight. As I think I've already written, I've always been a bit Christmas cynical, maybe I'm a bit overzealous in how I come across, I have a new LO now after loads of years, and I'm starting to get excited. I've been on MN for years and I'd like to think that snide isn't how I come across. I'd be very sad if it was.

And there's nothing wonderful about me, thanks. Ask my older kids. I'm a bloody misery guts about Christmas generally. And I definitely fall into the lesser mortals category myself.
I crave your forgiveness about coming to the Christmas topic, which IS where I was told to bugger off to, and trying to be christmassy!

Its a lovely idea but what a waste of money....you could do the letters your elf bom bom

But two threads to promote the same £35 letters from am elf? Seriously?
Overpriced tat

Lol! I could do it my elf, but I've got genome agination!
I only started this thread because I got told to bugger off over here!
Ill shut up and creep back to chat with my tail between my legs!

Op, have you actually purchased this item?

I thought it'd go quite nicely alongside elf on the shelf. but now I feel bad for all of the kids whose parents don't do anything!

What, don't buy, pay for and wrap gifts for dcs?

yes I have.
that quote was in reply to someone else's comment about a teacher friend.

Oh I see. Erm, its is sweet im poor but costs a lot.

I'm poor too.
And Back to being completely underwhelmed about Christmas again now, thanks to visiting this topic!