Kate Hudson Prepares for Her ‘Favorite Time of Year’ amid Christmas Tree Outing with Daughter Rani, 6

The 45-year-old actress — who shares Rani with fiancé Danny Fujikawa — celebrated the start of the festive season in New York City

Kate Hudson is getting into the Christmas spirit.

The Almost Famous star, 45, marked the start of the festive season on Sunday, Dec. 1, by purchasing a beautiful Christmas tree with her 6-year-old daughter Rani.

Hudson shared a reel of their festive family outing on Instagram. It showed the mommy-daughter duo joined by Rani's father, her fiancé Danny Fujikawa, 38, as they also bought some decorative wooden reindeer and snowmen.

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“And so it begins!!! My favorite time of year,” the star captioned her cozy video, adding snowflake and snowman emojis alongside the hashtag #haveyourselfamerrylittlechristmas.

The clip was accompanied by the holiday tune “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” sung by the actress-turned-singer herself.

Hudson bundled up against the winter chill for the N.Y.C. outing in a navy blue trench coat which she teamed with a furry hat and chunky boots. Musician Fujikawa looked similarly snug in a leather jacket and furry hat while Rani wore a multi-colored, leopard-print fleece and jeans.

Hudson’s Christmas shopping followed her sharing an insight into the family’s Thanksgiving celebrations on Friday, Nov. 29. The star shared a carousel of images showing herself, Fujikawa and Rani walking the rainy New York streets as well as a gorgeous table setting for Thanksgiving dinner featuring a full charcuterie spread.

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“A beautiful rainy love-filled NYC Thanksgiving 🍁,” the Fabletics co-founder captioned her post.

In May the star — who also shares son Ryder, 20, with ex-husband Chris Robinson and son Bingham, 13, with former fiancé Matt Bellamy — opened up to PEOPLE about her blended family.

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"It might not look traditional from the outside, but on the inside I feel like we're killing it," she said of co-parenting. "The unit that I've created with three children with three different fathers is a seriously strong unit, and it's ours."

Hudson said son Ryder is "very happy" in college and she and Robinson "just need to check in once in a while." As for Bellamy, the actress said he is "so wonderful" and she "couldn't have asked for a better co-parent."