Yes, its another holiday post… but I couldn’t resist. What can I say, I got the Spirit of Christmas running through my veins.
Last year, many of you enjoyed my list of fun holiday family sites, so I thought I would run it again this year with a few updates.
Enjoy!
The Elf On The Shelf – This site is a MUST VISIT in my book! Its my sons favorite. The site is inspired by one family’s tradition of keeping a little toy elf on their shelf who would watch over the children and report back to Santa if the kids were to be put on the Naughty or the Nice list! (Clever idea, huh?!?) While visiting the site you can buy the Elf on the shelf book (including the toy elf!), You can register the name of your child’s toy elf at the north pole as well as do some FREE stuff such as: play games (my son’s favorite is the match game… and he’s GOOD!), print holiday coloring pages, find fun recipes for reindeer snacks and so much more!
I am Saint Nick – With this (FREE!) site you can have Santa call your friends and family and ask them what they want for Christmas.. they will get to leave a message at the beep which you will be able to hear through the site….its a cute idea… but honestly, no one I know will leave a (legitimate) Christmas Wish. What it is good for? a boredom buster! Last year, I called my husband about 4 times through out the day on Friday with this site…. and I got back messages of “WHO IS THIS?!?”… “SERIOUSLY STOP!” . He blamed his friend for it as I knew he would& when he got home and I asked if Santa called him for his Christmas list… we both busted out laughing hysterically. I also called my mother- my stepfather answered and hung up.. but later on she got a message from him saying “Santa’s elf Jeff called wants to know what you want for Christmas” … maybe its just me and i need to get out more (which is all very possible) but I found this all VERY amusing.
Santa’s Hotline – This site allows you to have Santa call your little one with a personalized message ($3.99). It also has some cute packages such as the “Santa Evidence Kit” for those children questioning the mystery of Ol’ Saint Nick ($19.00), Santa Boot Prints Kit ($19.00) and a Good List Certificate ($9.99). All VERY Fun and Unique ideas… however the frugal crafter in me saw it and said AWESOME! I can totally so do that myself for a quarter of the price! :)
Elfster – Do you and your friends do a secret Santa/ grab bag for the holidays? This site makes it 10 times easier to organize! (again, FOR FREE!)
From the site:
For organizers, Elfster helps with the logistics of determining who wants to participate, drawing names, and communicating the names that were drawn. All this is done while at the same time maintaining the secrecy of who drew whom. For participants, Elfster helps find the right gift for the person whose name you drew. For example, you can ask your person questions (such as “What style of music do you like?”) that will help you find the ultimate present. But you are able to ask these questions in a way that will not give away your identity. In addition, participants can keep a wish list to give their Secret Santa ideas of what might be good gifts.
GiftVenture: Really cute site where you can personalize a treasure hunt for your children. Letters are sent via snail mail (which makes kids feel special :) ) with clues to a gift in the house. This can be done with various characters such as Dora, YoGabba Gabba, etc but can also be done from Santa! $14.95
North Pole.com– There are lots of FREE stuff you can do on this site like:
*Send a letter to Santa * Send Holiday Postcards* Stories to Read & Color * Games* Good Deed Calendar* Visit Elf Pal Academy * Q&A with Santa * Naughty & Nice List * (and my favorite–) Track Santa
The fun people at Office Max once again bring you ELF YOURSELF, where you can upload pics of you and your friends and family & turn everyone into singing, swinging elves. This is a LOT of of fun. My son gets a kick out of it.
I was referred to this site from my friend Tammy, such a cute site! It allows you to customize a video message for your child. Santa will include their name (unless like the Complicated Princess, you have an original name that Santa cant pronounce) , age, toy from their christmas list and more. I made one for the Complicated Boy- and am waiting to surprise him with it next week! :)
Do you have any other fun holiday sites to add to the list?
