My kiddo is 8 (hard to believe, right?) and in 3rd grade. I feel like we could get by with the Santa thing one more Christmas, but I don't want to be the parent taking the big kid to see Santa, ya know?
Our Santa tradition includes:
Going to see him
Me sending a letter from Santa with a Certificate of Nice List shortly after visit
Leaving milk and cookies with a thank you note Christmas Eve
Having one Santa gift Christmas morning (the one thing he asked for, which is never too expensive or too cheap)
What do you think? Tell him the truth now or give him one last Christmas with Santa? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Mr. Plow:
This is exactly what we did with our 4 kids. Eventually, they either start asking questions & figure it out on their own, or someone at school says something. It's kind of a running joke in the house now - but we STILL do a "Santa" present for them in the morning.... kids are 25, 19, 18, & 16.
Because I enjoy Christmas, I've always said let the kids hold onto the magic as long as possible.
How are your kids that old? Of course, the last time we all hung out, I didn't even have one. :-)
My husband likes to put all of the presents he wraps for him from Santa. This is why I'm in charge of wrapping. [Reply]
