Magical Santa Letters That Hold Visions Of Dreams Coming True

When it comes to Christmas and kids, letters to Santa are equivalent to a delightful roller coaster ride at a favorite amusement park. Just like it feels when standing in line for a great ride, the preparation for writing these cherished letters can result in excitement. It’s important to get everything just right when contacting Santa, because he is after all in charge of the delivery of Christmas toys for all little boys and girls.

As kids carefully prepare their letters to Santa Claus they can’t help but become excited and filled with anticipation. This is one of those times that a well stocked craft box will come in handy. Ideas for decorative touches include markers of all colors – including red, green, gold and silver, glitter, stickers, crayons, glue and even some old Christmas cards and wrapping paper.

Children can be quite imaginative when it comes to decorating these letters to Santa. Some kids focus on adding pictures or drawings of snowmen and reindeer and others like to add images of a Christmas trees with an overflow of gifts under it.
The content of the letters are always personalized. Some kids like to use this opportunity to explain away any bad behavior – they definitely don’t want to risk being on Santa’s naughty list, and others simply want to ensure that Santa Claus knows each and everything they would like to find under the tree. Still others like to remind Santa of all the good things they have done throughout the year. By the way, these personalized letters to Santa make ideal Christmas gift lists for parents. After all, most children are very open in listing their wants.

Of course, the envelope must be carefully decorated also. The kids have to feel confident that Santa will want to open the letter! Once completed and mailed the wait begins. You see, the next part of this is receiving an authentic letter from Santa Claus with a post mark from the North Pole. This can be compared to the scary parts of a roller coaster ride. Kids worry that if they don’t receive a response they have been forgotten, or worse yet, they are on Santa’s naughty list.

Santa Claus helps to keep the spirit of holiday magic alive. The longer our kids believe, the longer we as parents can enjoy watching our children have the advantage of believing in the impossible. Encouraging the tradition of writing letters to Santa is one way to help urge Christmas magic. As a parent you will likely feel responsible for seeing that your children receive personalized letters from Santa. The letters will make your kids’ Christmas more special and you will cherish the memories forever. Be sure to have a camera ready to capture the expressions of delight when they see their authentic package from Santa arrive!

Inexpensive Ways To Make Christmas Special

Let's face it, although Christmas is a wonderful time of year, it can also be stressful. The truth is that some people are more depressed during the holiday season than any other time of the year. This is sometimes due to loneliness but many other times it is related to feelings of powerlessness or complete failure when one is not able to provide the gifts or the Christmas that they feel their family deserves.

The good news is that the focus of Christmas doesn't have to be on gifts at all - instead, it can be placed on a nice tradition of getting together with family and loved ones. Just enjoying time together, having a nice meal and conversation can be a very nice way to celebrate the holidays.

As for the children, that can be very easy. Begin with fun things like doing simple craft projects. My family has always used Thanksgiving to mark the beginning of the Christmas holiday season. After our traditional dinner, the children gather around the table and write their first letters of the season to Santa. I say first because they usually end up writing two or sometimes three.

You know how that goes - the kids change their minds as time goes on and they worry that they will be on Santa's Naughty List because of some bad behavior so they write another letter to explain it away.

Another wonderful tradition is decorating our home. Once again the kids get in on the action. They enjoy making ornaments and other items to adorn the house. They proudly point out to visitors the things they have created.

By instilling these basic traditions in our children at an early age we are teaching them that there is more to Christmas than simply what is under the tree. In fact, one of our traditions is for the kids to make Christmas cards out of construction paper for the residents of a local nursing home.

We draw names for each of us in the family and the idea is that we have to 'make' the gift that we give. This has been a lot of fun for everyone - and even though the gifts are simple and sometimes, lacking the expertise needed to make them what they should be - they are extremely special because they were handcrafted just for us.

We also play silly games on Christmas Eve where the winners get a prize from the 99 cent store. It's good family fun.

By using your imagination and creativity you can find ways of making Christmas special. How about having your children receive a genuine letter from Santa direct from the North Pole? This inexpensive gift will become a treasured keepsake and you will cherish the delight on the kids' faces as they read the letters again and again.

I will be posting more ideas as time goes by so keep checking in!