With the Christmas holiday quickly approaching, children are busy composing their letters to Santa. Most include their wish lists, while others have questions that only Santa can answer. Be sure to visit the Imaginary Greetings company blog for a compilation of the most asked questions for Santa.
Thousands of letters from children all over the world arrive at the only post office with Santa Claus’ namesake. In today’s mail addressed to Santa, one very special letter from Chelsea of Creswell, Oregon had one thoughtful request…Make this the best Christmas ever for her baby sister Mallory!
The town of Santa Claus is located in Indiana and is home to Imaginary Greetings, creator of the personalized letter from Santa.
For some of us, a Christmas bonus is just around the corner. If your company plays Santa and hands out cash bonuses for the holiday season, you may be wondering what to do with the extra money. Check out the Christmas Bonus blog for tips on how to make that bonus last and where the money is best put to use.
Get your family into the Christmas spirit with a night of family caroling. Choose several favorite holiday songs and print the lyrics, then gather around the piano or CD player and sing along. For a list of top Christmas songs with links to the lyrics, check out the Christmas Caroling blog.
One of the best parts of Christmas is getting to play Santa for your children. Seeing their wide-eyed surprise when they venture to the tree early on Christmas morning is a site we all treasure. But to ensure that your children really are surprised, you must be sure to keep those gifts well hidden until late Christmas Eve—not always an easy task.
If your children are still small, the top of a tall closet or an attic area is generally good for storing gifts. But if your children are older, consider hiding gifts among obvious items in the garage or closet. Placing small items inside other boxes that are generally stored and ignored makes them blend in. Roll items inside an unused sleeping bag or place them inside a bin used to store summer clothing.
Call upon a friend or relative who doesn’t have kids, yet lives nearby to help you store items. This is an especially good idea for hiding larger items such as bicycles or furniture. Even better, order items online and have them mailed directly to your “secret” location for storage. Just be sure the location is not too far away, because you will likely need to pick up your hidden gifts on Christmas Eve!
Does Santa leave tracks in your driveway? If you live in a location that often celebrates a White Christmas, this is one thing you can do to show your kids that Santa visited your house on Christmas Eve. There’s nothing more convincing than seeing the hoof prints and sleigh tracks in the snow!
Reindeer eat a lot more than just carrots, so why not leave them a little extra special treat on Christmas Eve, just like you leave cookies for Santa? You and your kids can make a batch of Magic Reindeer Food to scatter in your yard on Christmas Eve, so Santa’s reindeer will be led straight to your house to deliver presents! It’s a very simple recipe that the kids will love putting together. (Just make sure to follow the warning listed below the instructions and do not include any glitter, as some Reindeer Food recipes contain. If the reindeer leave some food behind, birds may be attracted to it and eat the glitter, which is harmful to them. But don’t worry, the glitter won’t hurt Santa’s reindeer–they get their energy from it!)
Proving that Santa Claus is real is a big part of keeping the magic in the Christmas holidays. And keeping that magic alive is very important when it comes to making the holiday season extra special for your kids. Find ways to make a great holiday even better for your children this year by visiting From-Santa.com. They’ve got some great ideas to make the Christmas season unforgettable.
Proving to your kids that Santa is real gets more difficult as they get older. Christmas is a time of magic and wonder for kids, and it’s tough to watch that fade away as children lose their belief in Santa Claus. Keep your kids believing in the magical spirit of Santa Claus is all about the evidence–letting them see with their own eyes that Santa was there. This week, the Must Be Santa blog has some excellent suggestions to help you give your kids proof-positive that Santa is real this Christmas.
If your child is a thinker and asks a lot of questions, you may find yourself having to come up with some pretty detailed explanations of just how Santa visits the homes of millions of children all in one night. According to Dr. Larry Silverberg, however, there are scientific explanations for all of Santa’s extraordinary capabilities, and he explains them in this video: