Santa’s Little Helpers The Elves Make The Nice List Every Year

Santa’s elves live in world of magic, toys, and tasty treats. Everything that an elf could ever need can be found at the North Pole. All of Santa’s elves help him with toys, letters and treats.

Everyone knows that the elves help Santa to make all of the toys that he delivers on Christmas Eve. An elf can have a toy made in the same amount of time it takes you or me to snap our fingers twice. So as you can see elves can make toys super fast. An elf’s greatest joy is knowing that on Christmas morning a child will find a gift from Santa that was made by him.

Toys aren’t the only job that the elves help out with at the North Pole. They can write just as fast as they can make toys. Some elves get to help answer all of the Children’s letters to Santa. They even make the paper and envelopes that Santa uses. Beside Santa’s giant shiny red and green mailbox is the stamp maker that the elves invented. It makes special stamps that make sure each letter finds its way safely to the right boy and girl it was intended for.

Elves help Santa with his nice list by reporting both naughty and nice behavior to Santa. Parents or a teacher who needs to get a message to Santa will sometimes have a conversion about it with an elf. At the end of each day the elves have to roll Santa’s long nice and naught lists back up and place them in their special golden box.

The kitchen at the North Pole is enormous. Long before you make it to the door of the home the frigid Northern air is filled with the warm smells of cinnamon and sugar.  Mrs. Claus teaches her helper elves all of her secret recipes, like Santa’s chocolate chip cookies, Picture perfect gingerbread houses, and even magical reindeer food.  The elves love wrapping the candy in colored cellophane and foil.

Santa’s stable also gets help from the elves. They take care of the reindeer for Santa by feeding them and making sure that their stables stay warm. Santa’s sleigh must be polished so that it will gleam like a comet in the Christmas sky. In early December the bells worn by the reindeer must be tested to be sure they ring true.

All of the twinkling lights that light up the North Pole must be checked every now and then. Every year right before Christmas the elves come up with a new light display. Lights cover almost everything that doesn’t move at the North Pole. It really is an amazing sight to see.

This year I will be leaving these hard working little guys a special treat out for Santa Claus to take back home with him. They’ve certainly made my nice list!

Nice Certificates And Unexpected Gifts From Santa

One Christmas my kids wanted us to decorate the small pine tree growing in our backyard for the wildlife that lives in our yard. We first had to figure out what we could put on the tree. We made a list of the animals that live around our yard - both real and imaginary. Next we had to do a little research to find out which animals hibernated and what they ate. The kids decided they would hang small cloth bags from the tree full of reindeer food. They used puffy paints to write the names of all nine reindeer on the bags.

We strung a garland using popcorn, cranberries, and ribbon. It looked beautiful when we weaved it through the branches of the tree. The boys smashed white bread into balls that they covered in peanut butter and then rolled through bird seed. We tied ribbons of green and red around seed balls so they could be hung in the tree. My youngest son scattered seed and sliced vegetables around the tree for the ground eating animals.

While we were tying ribbon to slices of apples the kids had an idea to write a letter to Santa to ask if he could bring something for the animals for Christmas. We finished decorating the Christmas tree and snapped a picture to send to Santa with their letter. They worked together to make a card to send to Santa. On the front of the card they drew a picture of the tree with animals all around it. It turned out pretty cute.

Two days later the kids received nice certificates for being so thoughtful of the small creatures that lived in our yard. The kids were very proud that Santa had sent something so special to them. My youngest daughter couldn’t wait to show her friends down the street what had come in the mail for her.

Our family loved watching the animals feeding at the tree so much that we decided to continue decorating it throughout the winter. Every morning while they waited for me to make breakfast they would look out the back windows at the animals who had gathered that morning. A few times at night we saw a raccoon snacking on apple slices. Before we had decorated the tree I had no idea that there were so many animals surrounding my home.

On Christmas morning my oldest son looked out the window and saw a package under the tree wrapped in shiny red foil. They kids rushed outside to look at the present. The tag said Merry Christmas from Santa in beautiful golden writing. Inside the box the kids found a bird house and bird food. In the bottom there were ears of corn and fresh apples.

All You Need Is Santa’s Workshop Address To Create The Perfect Snow Globe

When I was a little girl there lived a woman down the street we called Mrs. Tilde. She was a sweet older woman. She lived alone and had no children of her own. When I would see her out on the street she would stop and talk and ask how I was. I liked to help her while she worked in her garden. I love spending time with her and she seemed to enjoy my company just as much.

Mrs. Tilde had an amazing collection which she displayed in her huge bay window at Christmas time. All the vines and plants that normally filled the window were replaced by rows of gleaming snow globes. One year she invited me in and wanted to know if I wanted to learn how to make snow globes. She told me that she had Santa’s workshop address and that she sent a letter to Santa asking him and his elves how to make snow globes. While she was talking she laid out the supplies we would need on the table in front of me.

She sat out a variety of jars for me to choose from. I choose a slender old olive jar. Next we looked through all the plastic figurines she had collected over the years. She said that she received a letter sent by Santa. Inside the letter Santa’s elves gave her instructions on how to make a snow globe. She had a story to go along with each figurine. Some she had picked up while she traveled to far away places and others she had found at yard sales. She picked up a small cottage covered in snow she told me that it was a gift from Santa Claus.

I decided to use a figurine of a group of three snowmen standing around a Christmas tree. She showed me how to glue the snowmen down to the lid using a hot glue gun. We filled the jars with water then dropped two teaspoons of glitter in the water. Mrs. Tilde screwed the lids on tight. Lastly she sealed the lid with the hot glue. She handed me mine and told me to flip it over. I was as proud as could be as I watched the glitter swirl around the snowmen.

I remember going home that night and writing a letter to Santa asking him put Mrs. Tilde on his nice list. I still see Mrs. Tilde when I visit my mom. Now it is my daughter who helps in Mrs. Tilde’s garden. Last year at Christmas my daughter came in proudly holding a homemade snow globe. It brought me joy to know that my daughter just like me learned the magic of snow globes from Mrs. Tilde.

A Christmas Without Magical Reindeer Food Just Isn't As Magical As It Could Be!

My daughter Sally has always been fascinated with Santa’s reindeer. She writes a letter to Rudolph every year. I think she is more excited about her letters from Rudolph than she is about the ones from Santa. When the kids pick out their ornaments each year she has always picked a reindeer. Without a doubt Rudolph is her most favorite Christmas show - she watches it over and over.
One year she wanted us to buy her a reindeer. I told her that they only liked to live in places that stay real cold – places like the North Pole. She looked at me as if I had lost my mind. She decided that if I wouldn’t listen than she would just have to ask Santa. She checked the mailbox everyday for her letter from Santa. She was disappointed when Santa wrote that it would make his reindeer sad for one of them to move away. He asked her if she would mind leaving out some of his magical reindeer food. She takes the job very seriously she even convinced me to buy special bowls for their food and water.
We spend Christmas Eve at my mom’s house. Sally is always in a rush to get home to put out the food for the reindeer. On the way home we drive and look at all the houses lit up with bright colors. Sally stares up into the sky hoping to see the silhouette of nine reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh. At home the kids all get to open their new pajamas and house shoes. After the cookies and milk have been left out for Santa everyone but me and Sally go to bed. She fills one bowl with water and the other with reindeer food.
We take the food out into the middle of the yard. She explained that the food needed to be there so that there would be room for all the reindeer. Before we go in she gazes up to the sky one last time trying to see the red glow of Rudolph’s nose. When I tuck her into bed she tells me she is going to be listening for the sound of hoofs on the roof.
Christmas morning after we open presents and have breakfast Sally and I sneak out back to see if the reindeer ate their food. Sally proudly collects the empty bowls. On the ground Sally always finds a gift from Santa. On the gift there is a short note thanking her for putting out the food and water for his reindeer and it says that he hopes she will be his helper again next year. Feeding the reindeer is without a doubt Sally’s favorite part of Christmas.

Christmas Shopping – The Fun, The Memories, & Christmas Letters

Every year my husband and I head out to the stores and malls to collect gifts for all of the people we love.  We plan on going during the weeks when the stores aren’t as crowded. We go out and have dinner alone together. We love to see how the store windows are decorated. I don’t understand how anyone can help but be caught up in the spirit of Christmas. It gives us time out of the house to reconnect during the sometimes hectic holiday season.

There are many people on our Christmas list. We try to find something special for each and every person on our list. That is easier for some than others. Let’s face it – there comes a time that children become difficult to buy for. At least that’s how it seems to me. Not only do the gifts they want get more expensive, I honestly have trouble picking out what they will actually want or use.

It doesn’t seem all that long ago when getting a letter from the North Pole was the highlight of my grandkid’s Christmas. Now they ask for things I have to Google just to find out what I’m looking for. I gave up on buying clothes for my older grandkids - I have been told that I don’t know what is in style. Besides socks I take them with me to buy their clothes. I remember going through this same thing with my own kids as they were growing up and with my parents when I ‘suddenly got smarter than them’. It happens to all of us as we age. It’s simply part of becoming a teenager.

Okay, back to shopping. When my husband and I are out shopping we like to recall memories about Christmases we have shared in the past. We laugh about how cool the kids thought they were the year they got an autographed picture of Santa. We have collected so many Christmas memories together that we never run out of things to talk about while we shop. As we talk we collect more and more bags. Every once in awhile we will run across something that we just know someone special will love. Those are the gifts I look forward to giving the most.

We still buy toys for the youngest children. John and I love going to the toy store. We revert back to children as soon as we walk in the door. We have no trouble finding a gift from Santa for every kid in our life. Sometimes I have to remind John to behave himself. I think we try out about every toy in the store. Little kids are so easy and fun to shop for. Every year we go overboard at the toy store - I guess we just can help ourselves.

We try our best every year to get what is in our kids' letters to Santa. we have never had a Christmas where the little kids were unhappy with what they got. I like it when they open up things they weren’t expecting. I enjoy the surprised look on their faces. We try our best to give all the children in our lives happy Christmas memories to carry with them for the rest of their lives.