Creating personalized Christmas cards is something most everyone tries do over the holiday season. One way to personalize Christmas cards is by creating a Christmas letter to share the goings on of your family. We’ve put together some great ideas for a creative Christmas letter. Find your Christmas letter inspiration!
Year in Numbers. Summarize your year in numbers. “Baby Jack took his first 100 steps this year. We drove 2114 miles on our summer trip to Yellow Stone.” It’s a fun way to share your year’s adventures in a creative way!
Photo Collage. If lengthy letters aren’t your thing, create a photo collage Christmas letter. Include some captions to help give a little context to your images. In the PurpleTrail design center you can upload as many images as you like and add text as needed. This Christmas letter style allows you to create a keepsake that friends and family will love.
To Do List. Create a to do list of that lists all the thing you did this year. “Have baby girl – check, Get approximately 2.2 hours of sleep a night – check, Treasure each moment with little Tasha – check,” You can get as silly or serious as you want with this idea. Your friends and family will get a laugh out of this style of Christmas letter.
Unique Point of View. Why not let the family pet or child/baby write the letter. Or, even the house, the car, or the computer. What would that sound like? What kind of year did your house have? Maybe you did a remodel and the house has something to say about it. Or, perhaps Fido finally should have a voice to share his thoughts about the passing year. This style of Christmas letter is bound to get a great response.
Top 10 list. Share your top 10 stories or moments from the year. “Number 10 – getting in car accident. Dan survived, the car did not. Number 9 – purchasing new house. We are loving our new space!. Number 8 – Lydia was laid off. This is proving to be a good thing. See Number 1….Number 1 – We’re having twins!” You can create a story or just summarize your most memorable moments from the year.
Story. For the writers, create a story style Christmas letter to share your news and updates. “Once upon a time there lived a seemingly ordinary family. The Warners, to most folks seemed regular, but inside the Warner home, strange things were happening…” Get creative! No one can tell your family’s story like you!
Diary Entry. “Dear Diary, I can’t believe 2010 is coming to a close. It feels like so much has happened in just the blink of an eye.” This is a fun way to let friends and family peek into your life and get caught up with what’s really going on in your day to day world!
Multiple Choice. Create a multiple choice “quiz” for your family Christmas letter. You can make it as hard or easy as you want. “Billy the most home runs ever this year. How many did he hit? A-4, B-2, C-1, D- none, Billy doesn’t play baseball”. Have fun with it!
The most important thing to remember when writing a Christmas letter is to give enough details to inform your readers but not so much they have to take an hour to read it. If it has been a tough year, try not overwhelm the letter with all gloom and doom. A little humor and light heartedness can add a lot to your Christmas letter.
You can create any of these Christmas letter styles using the PurpleTrail Design Center. All of our designs can include photos and text. Start designing today!
