Time to occupy Santa! Prove Santa Claus really exists with these tips and tricks to enhance a child’s Christmas morning experience. How to create a one of a kind Santa Claus visit on Christmas Eve? Depends on what traces of Santa is left behind for children to find on Christmas morning. But first, let’s occupy the fireplace.
A fireplace where the stockings are hung marks a traditional entry and exit for dear old Santa Claus. It is not safe to climb the inside of a fireplace. But Santa can. His better than NASA suit comes equipped with technology not yet discovered by man. Why even a pyramid is called Aztec of Santa (Cecilia Acatitlan). Santa is that advanced. Rumors have swirled of 00Santa tapping into plasma technology to shorten his magical global routine in one night. That has yet been confirmed. All in all, Santa knows how to break into homes.
No fireplace? Areas of interest can include a fireplace, attic, cellar, basement, roof, window, mail slot, pet flap and door.
Signs that it must be Santa Claus!
Santa signs tip: Test any washable black paint before applying to a surface in avoiding surface damage.
Santa Claus footprints coming down from the attic or traveling up from the cellar (basement) stairs can create a lifetime childhood memory. In creating footprints use a paint brush to go with the washable black paint. Or use a pair of scissors to cut footprints from heavy black paper if washable black paint is not an option.
Santa loves powdered cookies and doughnuts! Leave powdered cookies or doughnuts for Santa then sprinkle a dash of powder (could substitute with baby powder) on a table chair, the floor, a tree branch, a hanging stocking, or on a couple of Christmas gifts making it visible for a child to find. Sometimes even Santa can be messy.
Hands off Santa! Add a dash of funny to go with the powdered cookies and doughnuts idea. Sprinkle baby powder on your hands and press the hands down on the robe of your spouse. Watch the older (keyword is older) children chuckle when mommy has white powdered Santa hugging hand prints on the back of her robe. Remember, this is a co-ed prank for all genders.
Santa gets the boot! Paint the bottom of an old boot with washable black paint via the paint brush. Lightly press the boot down on a surface tolerable to washable black paint. Allow to dry. Stairs, foyers, walkways and other floors are perfect locations for children to find Santa was here hints.
No. Santa is not working with Spider Man this Christmas. Do not press boots against the walls.
Santa accessories found should be a result of Santa’s clumsy fall appeal. Items should appear dropped. A hat, glove, or empty red Santa bag can be placed on the edge of a Christmas gift. Other locations to find falling Santa debris would include a tree branch, next to the cookie dish, on the floor between the fireplace and Christmas tree, or hanging off of a table.
Elf and reindeer signs tip: You can leave elf accessories behind (hat, glove, bells). Unlike elf accessories, reindeer accessories or signs are found outdoors instead of indoors. This can include creating a small hole to appear like a reindeer hoof has been in the ground. Make a couple of holes to create the entire reindeer fleet. This works best by using a stick to press into soft soil, sand, and/or snow. Keep off the grass.
Santa dropped an ornament or two! Take a couple of ornaments off of the tree and position them on the floor as if Santa dropped them at some point of his visit.
Santa used the bathroom. It’s been a long night for Santa after drinking enough liquid to fill a tanker and downing more cookies than Keebler could ever produce (in five lifetimes). Even Santa has to self-recycle. Depending on how far a person is willing to take this marks the punchline. But remember, the last thing a kid needs to see is a Santa glove on the toilet seat or water all over the place. Placing a glove on the bathroom sink is a clean Santa was here message.
Sprinkle outdoor leaves on the floor where Santa may have walked. This works best for those planning on using the door as a point of Santa entry.
Santa phones Mrs. Claus (or so they say). Even so, on the busiest time of the year he’s going to want to check in with the ladies. Leaving a cordless phone next to a Santa accessory is not such a bad idea. Toss a Santa glove on the computer to prove Santa keeps up with technology.
Change the station and prove Santa is part couch potato. Tune to a station of choice. It could be silly, serious, or absolutely annoying. Allow the kids to notice, in a Goldie Locks fashion, that “someone has been sitting” in their chair changing their television station! To add flavor in this festive idea place other items next to the couch as if Santa treated himself to some rest and relaxation before heading out to the next destination.
Craft Santa’s character into any version you’d like. However, let’s not give Santa a bad name. These moments offer a lifetime of imagination. A tradition passed from generation to generation. Expose the truth to children on Christmas morning. Santa exists!