Inspired by the 90's Christmas thread. I have great memories of Christmas as a child of the 90s and 00s, but I don't feel like my children are missing out or something because their experience is different to mine. I think in 20 odd years they'll be pinning for the 2020's Christmases we provided for them because it's the feeling of magic and love that we give in doing Christmas with our kids in mind. So I thought I'd start a thread of the things we do now that we enjoy. For me, I was so against getting an elf, I thought it was a giant pain in the butt (which I won't deny it can be when I've gone to bed before remembering it!), but I've actually come to really enjoy coming up with poses for it. I don't do anything too OTT and have many easy days, and we don't have a naughty elf, he can't do anything the kids would get told off for. But mostly it's their excitement at seeing where he is and what he's done. And their happiness at the anticipation of his arrival. Makes it worth it all, and knowing one day they'll look back at these days and the elf and feel the joy and love I felt from my 90s Christmas is lovely