The Magic of Santa in your phone | Portable North Pole Review

Christmas is magical when your a child. There is no other way to describe it and for me the magic stems from one man... Father Christmas! His reindeer, his sleigh, his elves, his workshop...the list is endless! As a child, Father Christmas IS Christmas. As I got older, I always thought that Christmas would never be as special as it was when I was a child but I was wrong. Christmas when you have children takes on a whole new meaning and it suddenly becomes our responsibility to bring the magic and to share the wonder that is Santa.

Since Pickle has been old enough to understand Father Christmas, we have used the Portable North Pole app and this year when they asked if I'd like the review the app in return for a post on here I obviously jumped at the chance as I already knew we loved it!

Portable North Pole is one of the worlds most loved Christmas family entertainment brands and their mission is to bring the magic of Christmas to you and your family through videos and calls with the big man himself. Each year I use the app to make our videos and to get calls from Santa an it is so easy to do! You can even make videos for adults as there is an option for adults to hear from the big man too. To create a video for anyone all you need to do is fill in some basic information, upload a photo if you want to and then in a couple of minutes, you have a video from Santa. When yo're making a video for the little ones you even get the option to pick from a long list of things that you could ask them to do to be good.

The videos themselves are such good quality and they keep getting better and better! They are filled with lot's of different shots of the elves and the North Pole and there is so much attention to detail. Santa is amazing as well. It's plain to see that they are filming Santa himself talking to the kiddies but how on earth they do it so quickly after the information has been tapped in is beyond me...especially as Santa is so busy at this time of year!!!

The other thing that I love about the videos is the reaction cam which give us parents a chance to record the little ones reaction to seeing what Santa has to say to them. Every time you play a new video a message pops up asking if you want to record their reaction which I love as you get to capture your little ones face as they speak to Santa and that is just priceless!

As I mentioned before, this app does more than just videos. You can also get a call from Santa if your little one has been really good and needs some praise OR if they have been a little naughty and need some incentive to start behaving. The app has a parents section (filled with all the important stuff us parents need to know and a place to let Santa know what has been happening) which is locked by a code so that little eyes can't read what we are telling Santa. There is then the children's section of the app which includes any messages they have been sent by Santa, some games, an advent calender and a chance to listen to Santa read some bedtime stories.

The Portable North Pole app and website is fantastic! There is no other way of putting it. We have tried a few of these types of apps in the past but this one is by far my favourite. It's so easy to use but gives such fantastic results. It's also really good value for money in my opinion. A magic pass is just £12.99 and for that you get unlimited premium videos, unlimited Santa calls, HD downloads of your videos, the kids coner and so much more!
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To find out all about Portable North Pole and how to get your very own magic pass click here!!

Note - we were given a magic pass for the purpose of this review but all opinions expressed are honest and 100% my own.