The festive period will soon be over; in 5 short days, all of the presents will be ripped open, the turkey will be eaten, and the Queen’s annual speech will have been broadcast.

We all love Christmas, but as quick as it comes around, it seems to vanish just as fast, every year. And, even though the kids are off school and we’ve taken a few extra days off work to try and savor every festive moment, it seems like it’s always over before it’s even started – and when it’s all over and done with, we’ve not had any time for savoring those special moments at all. You’ve been too busy faffing around preparing the turkey, making sure all the wrapping paper has been cleared up, and making sure your in-laws are all catered for, that you haven’t had any time to watch as the kids open their presents with excitement.

So, in order to help you do so a little more of the important things this year, here are a few ways you can document your own personal Christmas period – so you make sure you’re able to look back at those priceless family moments, when the festive period has passed:

Take Plenty Of Photos!

Now, I’m sure taking photos is the last thing you think of doing on Christmas Day – the day is hectic as it is, let alone trying to get the whole family to pose for photographs!

So, rather than getting the kids to pose for them, take the photos amidst all the excitement; such as everyone’s opening all of their presents or whilst Dad’s trying to carve the turkey. Taking photographs amongst all the hustle and bustle is the best way to really capture the special moments of the day as they happen.

Make a Photo Book

Once all of the hectic-ness of Christmas is over, take time to look over all of the photographs you took on the day – you’re guaranteed to have captured plenty of moments that’ll make you smile and laugh as you look back over them. Print them off and make a photo book with them all, so you can reflect back on them all year round. Or, if you’ve got some thank you cards to do, print off the pictures and attach them to some card for a homemade personal touch, so everyone can see for themselves just how much their gifts were appreciated!

Make a DVD

As well as photographs, a great way to capture the Christmas memories is with videos – whether taken with a video camcorder, or captured on your mobile phone, they’re so easy to make and they can be uploaded straight to your computer – so you can upload them to your social media pages for all of your family and friends on the other side of the world to see, or you can make great presents with them.

Making DVD’s with your videos and photographs couldn’t be simpler – there are plenty of DVD duplication programs available for download on the Internet, which allow to burn a range of media files straight onto a DVD, so you can send them out to all of your loved ones. Or, there are a variety of companies who’ll sort it all out for you! So, all you need to do is relax as the company send your DVD straight to you, and sit back and put your feet up as you watch back over your special memories from Christmas!