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You have the list of employees' children, a budget per head and a party date in late December. The problem with a company Christmas party for the kids is not finding an idea: it is finding one that holds up for thirty children of different ages, without a generic toy that ends up at the back of a cupboard in January. An item printed with the child's own photo solves both: every gift is unique, and you only order once.
Why a photo works better than a toy at the same price
A children's Christmas gift from the company has a built-in flaw: it has to please a child the works council or HR team has never met. With a photo, it is no longer the committee choosing the taste, it is the parent supplying the picture. The child's drawing, their school photo, their pet, their favourite character redrawn: the gift becomes theirs, not an interchangeable prize.
On the practical side, everything is made to order: nothing is held in stock, so no size sold out and no leftovers to get rid of. You upload each photo to the online studio, position it on screen, add a first name if you like, and move on to the next one. No account to create.
Which item for which age
- 0 to 3: the gift is for the parents, let us be honest. A 30 × 40 cm frame or a first-year calendar hits the mark.
- 4 to 8: the t-shirt with their photo or their drawing. This is the age when they wear it three days running.
- 9 to 12: the tote bag, useful for school, and the hoodie if the budget allows.
- 13 and over: a hoodie, or a mug for the big brother's desk. At that age, better to let the teenager choose their own image.
- The whole family: a 2027 calendar, a different photo every month, a gift for the entire household. One thing to know: the month names are printed in French.
Prices, and the discount from ten items
Prices + shipping (free from €50): mug $25.00, t-shirt $29.00, postcards $25.00 for a set of 10, A4 calendar , tote bag $38.00, hoodie $61.00.
Above all: −10% from 10 items in the basket, −15% from 25. No code to enter, the discount appears on its own in the basket. Items add up, even when they are all different: ten personalised gifts for ten children count as ten items. Ten mugs therefore come to $225.00 instead of $250.00.
One thing to know before building your budget: the three wooden frames and the canvas are excluded from the discount and do not count towards the threshold. If you are aiming for 25 items, count them separately. The details are on the page for personalised items in quantity.
Collecting thirty photos without it taking all month
This is where children's Christmas orders seize up. What works:
- A single message to the parents, with a firm deadline, two weeks before you order.
- Ask for the original file, not a photo forwarded by message: compression halves the quality. Aim for an image of at least 1500 pixels on each side; if it looks blurry on screen at 100%, it will be blurry in print. Our resolution guide gives the exact benchmarks.
- Name each file firstname-surname-age. You will thank yourself when it is time to enter the order.
- For clothing, ask the parents for the size, not the age. Sizes run from S to 2XL in unisex; the size guide saves the back-and-forth.
- Parent with no usable photo? On the home page, you can also describe the design in a sentence, or attach a photo to change its style, and the AI draws it in about ten seconds. Three free attempts, no account: see creating with AI.
When to order for a party in late December
We quote 5 to 10 working days in the UK, Europe and the US, up to 15 elsewhere, production included. Count on a week or two in normal times, but do not cut a Christmas order fine: December is the busiest period of the year for the carriers. The last day to order for Christmas is Thursday 10 December in Europe, with Monday 7 December the comfortable choice; outside Europe, Thursday 3 December.
The realistic timeline for a party on the third weekend of December: message to the parents in early November, photo deadline mid-November, order placed by the end of November. That keeps two weeks of margin to check the parcel and replace a piece if needed. Our date benchmarks are set out in when to order a personalised Christmas gift.
If your company has staff in other countries, that is no obstacle: we ship across the UK, the EU, Switzerland, the US and Canada. Every order is printed to order in Europe, at the partner site closest to the delivery address.
Two precautions before confirming
A personalised product is exempt from the standard right of withdrawal: it is made for one child, it cannot be resold. Any printing, manufacturing or transport defect, on the other hand, is replaced or refunded. So read the spelling of the first names twice before confirming the basket: it is the one mistake that cannot be fixed afterwards.
And allow one or two more items than the number of children. There is always a parent who announces a little brother the day before, and an extra item can also take you over a discount threshold.
