Family Christmas Video Ideas: Adults and Pets

By the Elf Dance AI team · Last updated: October 31, 2026

The simplest family Christmas video is a short series: one dancing clip for each adult and one for the dog or cat, sent one after another or joined into a single video.

Who can be in it

Each video shows one person or one pet. Adults need to agree to their photo being used. Photos of children are not allowed, so a family series works best with parents, grandparents, adult siblings and pets.

Create your video

1Your photo

Drop a photo or click to uploadJPG, PNG or WebP · up to 10 MB

One adult or one pet, face clear and facing the camera, even light.

2Style

Elf DanceYou in a full elf costume, dancing in Santa’s workshop.Christmas PartyYou in your own outfit, dancing in a cozy Christmas living room.Santa DanceYou in a Santa suit, dancing on a snowy porch next to the sleigh.

3Who is dancing?

A person1 videoA dog or cat1 video

I'm 18 or older and I only upload photos of myself or people who agreed (pets are fine). No minors, celebrities or public figures.

Five ideas

1. Everyone in a different style: Dad as Santa, Mom at the Christmas Party, the dog as an elf. 2. A daily countdown: post one family member each day before Christmas. 3. The reveal: send the pet’s video first, then the humans. 4. Grandparents’ surprise: make a clip of the grandparents, with their OK, and play it at dinner. 5. Couple’s card: one clip each, sent together as your Christmas greeting.

How to join the clips

Every clip is a 10-second vertical MP4, so they fit together in any free video editor, such as CapCut or iMovie. Put them in order, add a title with your family name, and export. You can also skip editing and send them in a row on WhatsApp.

What it costs

Prices are $5.99 for 1 video, $9.90 for 2 videos, $19.90 for 5 videos or $29.90 for 8 videos, with no subscription. A larger pack is cheaper per video, so buy one pack for the whole family and use one account to make all the clips.

Good to know

Choose a clear photo of one person facing the camera for each clip. Say the videos are AI-generated when you share them, and download them before they expire.