Even Santa letters that are not sent can help us visualize the things that could make our dreams come true. Even as adults we can enjoy getting ‘into the zone’ if only for a few moments, of believing that anything is possible.
This sort of belief can help us escape from reality, if only for a brief period of time. It can offer us a time to forget about the problems and responsibilities we may be struggling with. For a short period of time we can go back in time – back to the place in time when we were children and we believed in things like Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and magic.
Can you remember how wonderful that felt? Don’t you deserve that freedom and bliss again? Grant yourself the right to enjoy that. All you have to do is allow yourself simple pleasures.
Spend time with children and let yourself get involved in their world – be a part of their fun and games. When it’s time for them to create Christmas craft projects – you create some of your own. But create the same kind that the kids do. And when they write letters to Santa Claus, you write letters to Santa.
When you write these letters to Santa, try to imagine that Santa really does exist and that he has the power to bring you whatever you want. Imagine the way kids must feel. You’ll understand why Christmas holds so much magic for kids and why it is so important to encourage this belief for as long as possible.
When we lose it we lose much more than we realize and unfortunately, it’s something that we can never really get back. For example, even if you can imagine for a few moments time that Santa exists, and you send a wonderful letter to the North Pole, unlike the children, it is very doubtful that you will be waiting for letters from Santa.
The kids on the other hand will wait anxiously. And when those letters arrive they will be thrilled. Let the magic live on!
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
A Holiday Calendar For Tracking Letters From Santa And More
Santa letters can sometimes be the beginning of a lot of excitement in the homes where there are kids. The kids write their letters to Santa, often right after Halloween, and then wait anxiously for Santa to respond. After all, every kid knows that until those letters from Santa arrive there’s really no way to know if they are on Santa’s Nice List or not.
This article is about a fun activity for you and your kids. It just might help to keep your kids occupied for at least one evening during the holiday season and it might come in handy from then on. The Christmas season brings out excitement in little ones. It’s to be expected. They are always asking how many more days until the next holiday event and of course, how many more days until Santa Claus comes. We really can’t do a lot to change that so we have to find ways to work with it. Here’s my solution.
Why not make your own special countdown calendar. Make it meaningful to your family. For instance, if you traditionally decorate your tree on Thanksgiving Day, then you could start your calendar with that. And on that day, along with a turkey or Pilgrim, maybe you would also add a Christmas tree.
As you and your kids add the icons and emblems to the calendar you can get creative. In fact, the more creative you get the better. Use stickers and whatever you can think of. Small buttons and craft supplies work well too.
Of course you will want to have glitter and markers on hand. Consider things like special visits. If ‘grandma’ will be coming on a specific date maybe you can add her photo to that date. If you get snow on a particular day you could add a snowflake. You will want to mark the day that you write your letters to Santa as well as the day that the letters from Santa arrive.
You get the idea. Instead of buying a pre-made countdown calendar, make your own. It will have special meaning to you and you will have fun making it.
Happy Holidays!
This article is about a fun activity for you and your kids. It just might help to keep your kids occupied for at least one evening during the holiday season and it might come in handy from then on. The Christmas season brings out excitement in little ones. It’s to be expected. They are always asking how many more days until the next holiday event and of course, how many more days until Santa Claus comes. We really can’t do a lot to change that so we have to find ways to work with it. Here’s my solution.
Why not make your own special countdown calendar. Make it meaningful to your family. For instance, if you traditionally decorate your tree on Thanksgiving Day, then you could start your calendar with that. And on that day, along with a turkey or Pilgrim, maybe you would also add a Christmas tree.
As you and your kids add the icons and emblems to the calendar you can get creative. In fact, the more creative you get the better. Use stickers and whatever you can think of. Small buttons and craft supplies work well too.
Of course you will want to have glitter and markers on hand. Consider things like special visits. If ‘grandma’ will be coming on a specific date maybe you can add her photo to that date. If you get snow on a particular day you could add a snowflake. You will want to mark the day that you write your letters to Santa as well as the day that the letters from Santa arrive.
You get the idea. Instead of buying a pre-made countdown calendar, make your own. It will have special meaning to you and you will have fun making it.
Happy Holidays!
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