Santa Claus- A lovely belief but make sure you do it right! (What To Leave Out For Father Christmas)

Member Name: emz809

Product:	What To Leave Out For Father Christmas
Date:	06/11/08 (43 review reads)
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Advantages: Santa makes christmas very magical!

Disadvantages: Kids can be clever!

My mum still likes to believe I believe in Sant Claus, even though i'm 19 and it was my parents fault I found out he wasn't! Still, every year my Mum tells me a story of when she 'seen santa fly past the moon in his sleigh' and she once 'heard santa's sleigh bells and reindeer footsteps on the roof' etc etc.

Well when I was younger we left out quite alot for santa claus, knowing he wa quite fat and had alot of reindeers, I liked to know I was being generous enough. Before I went to bed, on the mantle peice, I put out Two oranges, a glass of Brandy (or whisky or Baileys or whatever my Mum or Dad fancied to drink before they went to bed!), of course a sweet mince pie or maybes two and I sometimes used to leave a little thankyou note. Some years we would put the gingerbread house, that me and my Mum made every year, by the fire to let Santa Claus see our creation.

I used to wake up in the morning, wake up my parents, wait until they had been to the toilet and got their dressing gowns on etc and I ran down the stairs to see if 'Santa had been'.To my amazement every year he set out my presents neatly on the settee and my two brothers and everyone elses. He had also 'eaten' the mince pies, 'drank' the Brandy/Whisky/Baileys and 'taken' my note and the oranges!

When I was around 9 years old, I began to hear rumours about Santa not being real so to prove to my friends that he was, the next year i decided to count the oranges and mince pies before we put them out and again the next day. And thats when I realised santa wasn't real! I realides the oranges were put back in the fruit bowl and the sweet mince pie, back in the fridge ( as i was the only person who really liked them in our household and they couldnt ask me to eat it!). I was horrified! Of course my parents tried to say 'santa musn't have been hungry' and had put it back but I knew that wasn't true!

I think santa claus is a lovely belief and makes christmas very magical and special.

So my advice to anyone leaving something out for Santa this year, eat the oranges and mince pies!!! hahaha it will save alot of tears! Of course you'll drink the Brandy or whatever you leave out but dont forget the food! even if it is 2 o'clock in the morning and you couldnt possibly eat 2 oranges and a mince pie... do it for your kids!

P.s- you can buy fake snow in a pack with a foot print template, I've seen them on various websites. I'm definitely going to buy a kit next year for my little one, this year he'll only be 6 months old and wont really understand. But wouldn't that be magical? especially if it isn't snowing outside, snow from Lapland!!!!

Summary: Leaving stuff out for Santa is a tradition in my family, just make sure you do it right!