Cute ways to tell family over Christmas?

[ReginaPhalange89]

So at Christmas we will only be around 9 weeks. We would rather wait til after our 12 week scan to announce but both our families like a drink and a party and will know straight away if I'm not drinking .

So I'm thinking about doing something cute for Xmas day, or maybe even a few days before , but not sure what ! Was thinking of the little 'fill your own baubles' but not sure what to put in ? Any other ideas?

(I know some people don't agree with announcing at Christmas but it's only to grandparents really, so not going to upset anyone)

You could put a scan pic in a bauble and silently hang it on their Christmas tree - wait for them to notice it. Or fill your own Christmas crackers with tiny baby related things like a dummy, a best grandma keyring, etc. Or hang a stocking next to your bigger ones. Or get your dp to take a family photo - but instead of saying three, two, one cheese, say three, two one Regina is pregnant!

Buy them Christmas cards/gift with gran/grandma on it?

Do you have other DC? I planned on buying DS a football strip with big brother on the back and having him show the grandparents the football strip he got for Christmas!

Congratulations OP.

I would expect that being only 9 weeks, you probably wouldnt have had a scan yet, so maybe buy each couple a bottle of drink with a personalised label, announcing the birth. I know 'Getting Personal Ltd' have a Merry Christmas one which then allows you to add your own message. (bottle of Cava £19.99). I have just done this (not to announce a birth, but just as a christmas prezzie). There are quite a few companies that offer this service. (and before anyone asks - no I do not have any association with this company - was just using them as an example).

Thanks for the suggestions! Yeah I won't have had a scan by then or I'd use that some how. Unless we have a private one but I don't see OH letting me spend money on one lol

I have other children so getting things work Gran etc wouldn't work ! Unless I just sign cards from 'the bump'

I'd seen these photo calendars in Tesco I'm thinking about getting, I thought i could put photos in and then on the due date month instead of a photo I could put a 'coming soon' sign and Mark the date on the calendar? I know they'd flick through it when they open them . Any thoughts on that ?

Oops meant to attach the photo!

On eBay you can personalise baby grows. What about getting one of them made up and wrapping them up and giving them to family on Xmas day??

I told my parents b4 our scan date with a personalised baby grow stating Baby onestep due July. 😊

Click join us, the photo thing is a genius idea! Op would capture all the reactions, what a great idea to capture a moment!

I managed to make a couple of these so cheaply and I'm so happy with how they turned out ! These will be for my parents as we won't see them Christmas day so going to wrap them in a gift box !
I'm still planning to do the calendar thing for my in laws as we will be there when they open it ! So excited