Alternatively, this post could be titled "How To Waste Time and Bug Everyone You Know This Holiday Season." Either way, here's a roundup of wintery fun fare -- besides, you might as well join in before you get bombarded with tap-dancing, singing elves and retro-chic YouTube video cards. Let the elf wars begin!
Celebrity Gingerbread: Law and Order Edition
Food blog Chow decided to immortalize Hollywood hooligans by turning then into gingerbread people. Infamous cookies include Bobby Brown, Martha Stewart, Nicole Richie and Phil Spector gingerbread treats (pictured left). Bonus feature: In addition to a super breezy walk-through, the downloadable stencils can be easily modded and reappropriated for other uses.
Elf Yourself
Tap into your elfish self with this viralish ad campaign for OfficeMax. Upload a picture to be superimposed onto a disproportionately small body, add a personalized message and you've got an electronic singing telegram. Sorta like the Simpsonize me engine, only not nearly as cool. Bonus feature: You can record a personalized message for the card recipient, creeping out your friends even more.
Simon Sez Santa
Similar to Burger King's subservient chicken gag, this grumbly Santa obliges all your holiday wishes, albeit doing so like he's been sippin' on the sizzurp (aka eggnog) all night. He'll do almost anything you tell him to -- and get creative! There are a few hidden props and characters that'll come crawling out of the woodwork if provoked. Bonus feature: You can select either the "kids" version or the "nice 'n naughty" one.
YouTube Holiday Video Cards
Choose from a selection of animated video holiday cards to send to friends and family, ranging from cute, stop-motion films to a short documentary about fruitcakes. Bonus feature: You're going green without even knowing it. Not to mention that you can send any YouTube video wrapped in a holiday skin.
Photo via Chow.
