SantaSpeaking.com is a site that offers personalized phone calls from Santa, but they also have some free fun features for kids. If you’re looking for some simple online Christmas fun for preschool or early elementary school students who are just learning to use the mouse, try the free elf game for young kids. Kids simply need to drag and drop items of clothing on to Twinkle the Elf to help him get ready for Christmas. When they drag Twinkle’s hat, scarf, sweater, pants and other clothes on the right place, the clothes stay on the elf and an electronic chime sounds to let the kids know they did it right. If they try to drag, say, Twinkle’s pants to his head, the clothes simply won’t stick and the kids will have to try again.

For a slightly more advanced drag-and-drop game, your kids can help the elf fill Santa’s sleigh. For this game, kids need to drag the numbered toys and objects to the matching number on Santa’s sleigh. Each item plays a sound when placed in its proper place.

Both games are easy fun that can help kids get excited about Christmas while learning some simple computer mouse skills.

The site also has some other fun features, such as Christmas jokes, a Q&A with Santa Claus, Christmas music, free emails to Santa, a reindeer cam and a Naughty and Nice “test.” The site navigation isn’t great between pages, but if you click the Home button, you’ll be able to get to all the fun stuff, as well as learn more about the phone calls from Santa.

Have fun!

Creating your own personalized Christmas cards is easy these days, thanks to sites such as Astonishing Cards, Shutterfly, Moo.com and others that let you choose a card design, upload your own photo, and select your own greeting. But sometimes that big blank space inside the card can be intimidating. If you’re paralyzed by the white space inside the card and need some help getting past your writer’s block, here are some Christmas card greetings you can use for your holiday cards and letters.

1. May peace, love and prosperity be your gift this holiday season and throughout the year.

2. Merry Christmas and warm wishes for a wonderful New Year.

3. The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of happiness. May all these be yours at Christmas

4. May God fill your life with love, joy and peace this Christmas season and throughout the New Year.

5. Sending you warm wishes for the holidays and for health, happiness and prosperity throughout the year.

6. Warmest wishes for a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year.

7. May joy, faith and love be your gifts at Christmas and your treasures in the coming year.

8. Wishing you and your loved ones peace, joy and prosperity during the holidays and throughout the year.

9. May all the blessings of Christmas be with you today and always.

10. Wishing you the special gifts of this holiday season – peace, joy and lasting happiness.

11. Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a happy New Year.

12. May the wonder of that first Christmas be with you always.

13. God bless you at Christmas and always.

14. May your heart and home be filled with the true spirit of Christmas today and always.

15. Wishing you many blessings this Christmas season.

16. May God’s love surround you at Christmas time and throughout the year.

17. May the wonder and glory of that first Christmas Day fill your life with love and hope this holiday season and always.

18. Warmest wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

19. Wishing you the gift of faith, the blessing of hope and the peace of God’s love at Christmas and always.

20. May the holiday season bring you much joy and happiness to you and your loved ones.

21. May the joy and peace of Christmas fill you now and throughout the year.

22. Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy new year.

23. Wishing you happy holidays and best wishes for the New Year.

24. Sending you season’s greetings and good wishes throughout the year.

25. May the spirit of the season fill your home with peace, your heart with love and your life with happiness.

There are a lot of animal lovers in this world, and during the holidays, a great gift for pet owners are products featuring cute Christmas animals. They’re not difficult to find. From cuddly Christmas teddy bears to cute donkeys in a manager, animals are on all kinds of gifts, from mugs to shirts, and mousepads to calendars.

Here are some cute Christmas animals I like on Zazzle and CafePress. The products shown are just samples of what’s available. Like all designs at Zazzle and CafePress, these Christmas animal images are also available on dozens of other gifts. Check the sites for more details.

Santa cat Christmas cards
This cat Christmas card features a cute kitty in a Santa hat. Sure to please any cat lover!

Chinese Shar-Pei T-shirt for Christmas
Funny shirt shows a wrinkled Chinese shar-pei saying “Pah, Humbug!” Great gift for the dog-loving Scrooges in your life.

Christmas Cow Sweatshirt
Who says a cute Christmas animal has to be a housebroken one?
Here’s a shirt to celebrate the farm animals in your life.

Dog Christmas Cards: Chihuahua

If you loved Beverly Hills Chihuahua or just love little chihuahuas, these Christmas cards are for you.