This week Bea came and sat next to me on the sofa
Out of the blue she asked
Is Father Christmas real, Mummy?
Aged 5!!
Why do you ask that?
I asked
I just don’t think he is Mummy
Is he real?
I think he is
I suggested we should watch some festive films
To see what happens to children who do not believe!
But my mind was whirring
I wondered if this year might be the year William asked questions
But I was not expecting it from Bea
I remembered that I had been asked to review
A special website and app that allows you to create messages for children
From the big man himself
I wondered if this might do the trick
If a carefully composed message would be just what we needed
To inspire some festive thinking
Some sparkle and shine and Christmas belief
In my curious little five year old
I set to work
I chose to work on my laptop
But the app also works on smartphones and other devices
We actually worked with PNP
Back in 2012 when Tilda was with us
I thought then it would become an annual tradition
But with Tilda dying it just did not
So I am glad to have found it again
Much improved and even more high tec than it was back then
Here is our old PNP review with some very cute Christmas photos
But back to 2019 and Bea
And the all new Santa app!
The PNP app is free to download
Once you create an account you can access it from a computer, mobile or tablet
You can then get creative making films and messages for your children from The North Pole
I chose to make The Magic Carousel video message for Bea
It shows Father Christmas and the elves busy at work in the workshop
Father Christmas talks directly to the child
Using their name and special details about them that you will have input
Bea was just amazed when she watched her film
She kept exclaiming, How does he know that?
The film showed big books about all the children in the world
And there on the shelf we read Esther, William and Edie
It was so magical and I think it has helped Bea to believe again
To fall in love with Christmas all over again
I know that I felt very emotional making the film
And especially while watching Bea open it
With her siblings watching along too
There are lots of videos to make
Messages from Father Christmas
A look inside the child’s Big Book
Birthday messages
Christmas Eve calls
The videos are brilliant quality
And it is THE REAL Father Christmas
From a snowy Lapland
I am not sure it is something that we will use lots
But I know a lot of people that do
For me I am not sure Christmas should be so technological
But the video I made for Bea certainly worked some magic
One of the things that I love is that
PNP donates 5% of web purchases to children’s hospitals around the world
So by doing something good for your children
You can help to do some good for other children too
If you would like to give PNP a try
Downloading the app is super simple
Buying a Magic Pass costs £12.99
You can choose from lots of different videos and messages
Later this month
There will be free videos available
So get signed up to be notified
If you do like the look of the app and think that you will use it a lot for a lot of children
Then this is really good value for money
For spreading the magic of the season and a whole lot of festive cheer
If you do give it a go we would LOVE to know what you think
I received a Magic Pass for the Portable North Pole (PNP) app to review free of charge