Girls age 6 and 8 - just move to Edinburgh from Dubai!

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Here are my ideas so far: (some for their parents to do and maybe not all the first year)
Any comments or inspiration welcome!
I'm childfree so want to go a bit mad as this is the closest I will get!

Edinburgh markets/outdoor ice-rink
Christmas tree at the Dome
Elf on the Shelf
Panto
Santa’s Grotto
Send a letter to Santa via Royal Mail
Watch Santa’s Sleigh on Christmas Eve online
Put out the reindeer glitter & snowy footprints.
Christmas eve boxes incl Christmas PJs
Crafts eg making icicles/paper chains
Salvation Army band/Nativity Scenes (if they still do them!)

Movies and hot chocolate

Decorating trees in the forest

You could go to see the lights at the botanics.

We went last year. Edinburgh Zoo is lovely at Christmas. Has a great Santa and a lovely light trail. Really recommend

Hi,does anyone have a link to free diy personalised elf on the shelf welcome letter.Thanks

Just Google it.

Edinburgh christmas markets are pretty grim to be honest and probably not much fun for kids.
Kirkliston just outside Edinburgh properly goes to town on people decorating the outside of their houses with lights etc. It's worth a walk round one evening (although it will be interesting to see if so many do it this year with the increase in energy bills!)
There's a Christmas charity santa parade and fun run in Inverleith Park next weekend greatscottishevents.net/virtual-christmas-challenge/
Conifox have a Christmas thing on conifox.merlintickets.co.uk/collections/Events
The lights thing at the Botanics is pretty and there's one on at the Castle too.
The Snow Queen ballet is on at the Festival Theatre www.capitaltheatres.com/whats-on/all-shows/scottish-ballets-the-snow-queen/51
Letters to Santa need to go soon! www.royalmail.com/christmas/letters-to-santa

Look up your local church for nativity scenes/Christingle service/carol singing.