Can Santa Share The Credit Please?!
Santa… the man of the hour! What does he actually bring my kids? What do I get my kids? Does he have special wrapping paper? Does he have the same paper as “us”?
I’m going to go ahead and brag for a sec… I had my shopping done by December 2nd! Now that is not always if rarely the case. I just happened to have an idea of what I wanted to get the kids and my husband. I also was an opportunist! I saw it, I knew they’d like it, I bought it (within reason).
So the question stands… what do I wrap and sign from Santa? My sister and I actually had this talk today. Times are tough for so many of us. We want to give our families the world but the world is not cheap. Hell nothing is cheap anymore! Do we buy several small things so they feel like they received a lot? Do we just splurge on the one big thing they really really want?
I’ll tell you what I did. I got my kids usable stuff. Nothing electronic, nothing overly fancy, stuff to keep them mentally active and reading or creative! Though the hubby splurged and got them all a new skate board, I can’t wait to learn to ride the long board he got me a while back! It will be something we can all use and have fun with in the season and years to come!
I got them each a super comfy cushion (from Walmart) for their reading areas that I had made them a few months back, each got a new set of sheets with pillowcase and art stuff… the art supplies I got them are “mess free”… a clip board I’m going to personalize, stickers, little notebooks (thank you dollar tree!), an art set that has colored pencils and a pouch as well as a roll of paper (thank you Ross).
Santa is getting them all to share: a large Lego set and some play dough (thank you Costco). I have a canvas Santa bag I got a couple years ago that I put Santa’s gifts in. The kids ask every year if I’ll leave the bag out so he can fill it! He has every year since the first year I had it. (What a guy! Santa always sees to come through!)
The conversation my sister and I had was about how do you decide what is from who. Personally I feel like Santa and the elves should keep it simple and old school. Toys that are hands on, games to play and nothing electronic or really expensive. I also feel that he shouldn’t be getting them everything. Though his bag is magic it has a limit, as do those little elves making so many things for so many children.
I’ve been thinking about this over the last few years. Moms and Dads really do deserve some credit during the holidays! They do so much all the time for their children. We aren’t all rich. Our children need to know that. They also need to know that those amazing things they’ve been asking for we worked hard to get them. Blood, sweat, tears…
Why should Santa get all the credit for all our work? Let him be magical, eat the cookies, drink the milk and leave those gifts. Let their eyes be filled with the wonder that he came and left gifts for them. Let their hearts be filled with joy and wonder! Let them know that Mom and Dad see their wishes too. ♥️
Wrapping… I don’t always have a super special Santa wrapping paper but I usually wrap Santa’s gifts different from the others. I may use the same ol wrapping paper that I have. I just use something on “my” gifts and something for Santa’s. It changes. It usually changes because I forget something…such is life. When all else fail… lie to your children (in a good way) “oh my goodness kids Santa has the same paper we did last year!” I mean only if they happen to notice
So for us, we keep Santa and his magic alive. Even though we have split custody of our kids (week on/week off) we still make Christmas magical. We always let Santa know if our Christmas will have a delay or has been bumped up a day or so. Santa always makes sure our kids have their special gifts even if he has to come a day or two early.
This year Santa comes on time. Our kiddos come home Christmas morning. So we aren’t doing the normal Christmas Eve tradition that I’m so fond of and used to. None the less Santa will still come Eve night and eat the cookies (always leaving some crumbs because he’s in an hurry) and leave their gifts in the canvas bag.
I’d love to hear some feedback. As always..be nice as I’m new at this blogging thing and no one likes mean people!
Love and Prayers,
The Momma
