Last year, my husband told me that our Christmas was ‘too grown up’ and that we needed to bring some kid elements in. As he was saying this, I think I actually blacked out for a minute and, in the blackness a lit marqui flashing the word ‘tacky’ appeared. Since then, I contemplated his words and chatted with many about it. I don’t think I’m ready to give up my nicely coordinated tree decor and all of the other pretty things that are in my Christmas collection. It wasn’t until the last few days that I realized that maybe a kid christmas doesn’t have to mean tacky.

This Christmas season is turning out to be a lot of fun in our house. Jack is now 2 1/2 and it’s the first Christmas that he’s actually cluing in to what it’s all about. He squeals at the excitement of the lights donning houses and is super intrigued by the presents that are starting to collect under the tree. The other big change this year is that he gets what ‘Santa’ is. He’s mesmerized by him actually. As a parent, its added a whole new element into Christmas that I am absolutely LOVING! Granted, he’s not quite old enough to start using Santa as a vehicle to get Jack to do the things I want for fear that he’ll be put on the ‘naughty’ list but, creating the magic of Santa is a blast!

Today I setup a neat video message from Santa  that Sympatico is providing for the holiday season. I simply inputted his name, age and a few other details and voila – a personal message to Jack from the big guy himself. I loaded it up for Jack to watch as he was eating breakfast. It was so cute to see his eyes peeled to the screen as his picture showed up in Santa’s big book. “That’s Jack, mamma”, he yelled! When it had finished, he insisted “again, again”. How much fun is that!?! (The link to Jack’s message is included below for you to check out and craft one of your own!)

So, in the end, I still have a pretty Christmas but, the season is enhanced for me by being able to sprinkle a little magic into the mix for Jack as well! Don’t get me wrong – I’m no pro at being Santa. Let me know some of the tricks and surprises that you added into your kids Christmas to make it extra special – I welcome the advice!

Link: http://santa.sympatico.ca/watch/c372b5ce6cc8980d6a7c2dfaa45fc3fc

- jenn

About the Author: Jenn
This Mompreneur gives go-getter insight into her expedition towards work-life balance, along with smart and sassy branding breakdowns, all served up with a sprinkle of small business owner know-how.

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