If you’ve organised the usual holiday cheer for the night before Christmas – from leaving Santa’s mince pies out to hanging the stockings – and you still find yourself casting about for memory-making activities to introduce to the kids, then check out these ideas:
The Icelandic book flood
Between the snow and the reindeer Scandinavians don’t have to work very hard to make things Christmassy, but one thing they do make an effort with is Christmas Eve traditions. Known as Jólabókaflóð, or the Yule Book Flood, this is the festive period when Iceland’s book publishers release the majority of their titles. Family and friends then gift their favourite tomes to each other on Christmas Eve, then everyone proceeds to bed to read them with a hot chocolate. How cosy is that? Gift your kids a book they’ll love and read it together. The idea works particularly well as it creates an activity to pass the high-excitement time between getting ready for bed and waking up on Christm
Remember this Christmas for the right reasons with these fabulously festive activities
1 of 31 From Santa meets to festive markets, snow cinema and gingerbread afternoon teas, there’s so much to delight the little ones this week… Image Credit: Supplied
2 of 31 STEP INTO A SNOW GLOBE AT WAFI MALL’s DECEMBER TO REMEMBER: The Wafi Santa is always one of the favourites, and this year they have an entire Santa’s workshop to explore, as well as the usual traditional festive market, full of tasty treats and lovely present ideas. Tickets grant you access to the workshop – which is full of arts and crafts activities to enjoy - as well as a framed photo with Santa and a gift. Every few hours Santa will read stories to the children in English and in Arabic, and there’s even a life-sized snow globe, which kids can go inside to take pictures and videos. Every ticket purchase includes a booklet of promotions and discounts tha
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