Christmas days out in tier 3

[lancslass17]

Hi,

I am in Lancashire and would have loved to take my 2.5 year old to see santa, a show do anything christmassy.

Anyone know of anything that is doable under tier 3 that's festive for a 2 year old. Ta

Persuade someone in your bubble to go outside in a Santa outfit and have the 2.5 year old to be looking out of the window at the right time. You could even get them to wave a put a note through the door.

Make Xmas food with them

Watch a Xmas film

Look out for robins

Decorate the house/tree

Read Xmas stories.

Would be especially special if the Santa is about when it's dark or almost. And your D.C. is less likely to recognise whoever is dressed up.

They are pretty inexpensive.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smiffys-20841L-Santa-Suit-Costume/dp/B003BR7JDK/ref=sr11_6?crid=3B4OA4R2TYAU7&dchild=1&keywords=santa+costume&qid=1606491789&sprefix=Santa%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-6

Garden centres are open, don't know about this year but they are usually bright and glitzy with lots of trees, lights and decorations. Magical to a little one who won't know it's a garden centre, just that they have been to see the Christmas decorations. If you like that idea, maybe start a specific thread asking people if they have been to garden centres this year and for recommendations.

Walk around the street in the dark counting Christmas trees in windows and house decorations (maybe do a recce yourself first).

Get a Xmas CD with carols/songs and sing along

Ooo thanks all, garden centre is a good shout I know which one will be good.

Decorations are already up, he has his own felt tree.

Off to look for a CD now ( he's just been bopping along to bin Jovi lol)

Are national trust open in tier 3 ? Lots of them have winter lights walks still on

If you're near Barton Grange I would definitely suggest visiting there.

@Sparticle yes that's the one that came to mind might be a week day visit though imagine it will be rammed at weekend.

Everyone knows Barton Grange! I'd definitely suggest a week day - my DPs went last week (apparently they really needed plants... ) and got there as it opened. They said they had the whole place nearly to themselves and were there for nearly 2 hours.

I thought National trust and garden type places were still able to open even in tier 3?

I second the garden centre idea, mine are 4 and 6 and love a wander round looking that the xmas stuff!

Locally we've organised a Xmas window wander. People are decorating their windows and they are on a Google map. People all over the country are doing them so see if there's anything near you.

Our local garden centre has its (massive) winter wonderland bit open much as normal. Also some NT type places round us are doing outdoor trails. The big C of E church in the town centre is doing some kind of big outdoor advent calendar thingy too

A lot of the local farms are still open - it’s only indoor stuff in tier 3 that’s closed so think farmer reds doing Xmas stuff

Chill factor also open I’ve just booked