Fun low-cost Christmas goodies and activities for Nannies and Families to spice up your 2020 Christmas holidays

Looking for some fun low-cost Christmas goodies and activities to spice up your 2020 Christmas holidays? We’ve found a collection of great ideas to get in the Christmas spirit and enjoy this advent in a safe way, suitable for Nannies and Families who really love all things Christmas!

1. Gift wrap race – hold a fun family competition by seeing who can gift wrap the quickest. You could use actual presents or random objects from around the house, why not connect with some close friends and family on zoom and have an inter house tournament!
2. Letters from Santa – The kiddies can write to Santa and the elves at Royal Mail will help deliver a reply!
3. Braille letter from Santa – Santa has special help from his elves and fairies to help him write a Braille letter for blind and partially sighted children. Find more info here.
4. Cookie swap – Decorate some cookies and tell your friends to get baking and then have a cookie swap! Here is a great gingerbread recipe
5. Give someone an unexpected gift – Give an anonymous gift this Christmas, whether it be gifting a plate of cookies to a care home, or donating to help someone eat with Crisis at Christmas. Spreading kindness and Christmas cheer is more important than ever this year, so help someone out with a small act of kindness
6. Track Santa – Starting on Tuesday 1st December, Norad opens its virtual Santa village, with fun games, videos and music to keep busy before the 24th December. On Christmas Eve the Santa Tracking begins – follow Santa around the world and be sure to be in bed before he gets to you!
7. Christmas scavenger hunt – Hide various Christmas items around the house and make up some cryptic clues to find them! Check out this free printable from Play Party Plan
8. Christmas bingo – Gather as a family and have a fun game of bingo! The first one to shout Bingo gets a chocolate from the Christmas tree! Check out this great printable from Grace and Good Eats
9. Christmas light stroll – Go for a family walk or drive and look at all the beautiful Christmas lights where you live, why not bring some hot chocolate and biscuits, and make a night of it.
10. Build a pillow fort – use blankets, cushions, and all things fluffy to build a Christmas fort, don’t forget the fairy lights! Check out this fort tutorial from Real Simple

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