Ideas for making Christmas fun for teenagers/older children?

[BaconAndBees]

Does anyone have any?

Missing Santa's grotto etc etc. I think we need some more traditions!

I'm bookmarking this - love mean santa!

Last year, following a thread from MN we made a "Drinks station" box full of Christmas mugs, hot drinks sachets, marshmallows, sprinkles, syrups etc. That was simple and was surprisingly popular.

Love this idea.

I was in the Poundshop today, bought a big hessian Christmas sack and 5 gifts, a mix of adult useful and silly/tacky as a start to Mean Santa and a large wooden dice - all put away in the sack. My dad is up for Christmas (and he is childishly competitive) so I think it will be amusing. I'm actually already a little excited for Christmas. I'm going for a mix of kids things/tacky joke things/useful and edible. I'm getting the higher end things from Boots 3 for 2 (lowest price end). Definitely going to get some bacon popping candy

I normally put a couple of lottery tickets in too. Or scratch cards. But they can't be scratched off until the end of the game.