"Letter" from Santa...need some wording advice...

[stinkerbelle]

Each year I send all the kids I know (friends of kids/kids in the family) these "letters" from 'Santa' at the beginning of December.

First off - the kids LOVE them and the parents think it's the cutest thing ever. There is no objection to me sending these cards.

So - I usually write...

Dear XYX,
My Elves tell me you have been a very good boy (/girl) this year. I'm very happy to hear this. Keep up the good work and I'll stop by your house on Christmas Eve.
Santa

Anyone else, more creative then me, have any "wording" ideas for this?

Thanks!

ps - can I tell you? My DH's cousin uses this card to keep her boy in line during the weeks before christmas. If he started to act up, she'd point to the card and say "remember - he sees everything" and he'd shape up right away. heheheh

 

[stinkerbelle]

no one?
any one?

 

[TerryKitten]

perhaps have some info about how hes getting ready for christmas. "I got the tree up this year, and ms clause is decrating it with a blah theme". Or how hes getting ready for the big ride on chrismas eve. Special feed for the animals, waxed the slegh, etc Perhaps give a name to the elf in the area whose been keeping an eye on him. I guess to give the kids some image of whats happening up north.

I can't spell today.. forgive me.

 

[stinkerbelle]

perhaps have some info about how hes getting ready for christmas. "I got the tree up this year, and ms clause is decrating it with a blah theme". Or how hes getting ready for the big ride on chrismas eve. Special feed for the animals, waxed the slegh, etc Perhaps give a name to the elf in the area whose been keeping an eye on him. I guess to give the kids some image of whats happening up north.

oh that's a great idea!


Thanks so much!

 

[mickeyfan2]

The elves have been very busy this year. They have made lots of new and fun toys for good girls and boys to receive this year. I hope that you will be one of them.

Make a reference to a favorite toy they want, a pets name, a friends name, etc.

Make sure to be in bed early on Christmas Eve so that I don't pass by your house. I cannot deliver any presents until all in the house are a sleep.

Remeber to leave me some milk and cookies. A treat for the reindeer would be appreciated too. We all get very hungry on our trip around the world.

 

[stinkerbelle]

Make sure to be in bed early on Christmas Eve so that I don't pass by your house. I cannot deliver any presents until all in the house are a sleep.

Remeber to leave me some milk and cookies. A treat for the reindeer would be appreciated too. We all get very hungry on our trip around the world.

These lines are PERFECT! Thank you sooooo much!!!

 

[hydster]

When we've written letters to our kids some of the things we've included were

*We'll be stopping at 123 main street on Christmas Eve. Make sure you tell bro/sis/cousins/friends that I will visit them too and I will try to make sure the reindeer make a soft quiet landing on the roof but remember if they don't NO PEEKING

*I'm sitting at my desk watching the reindeer play outside in the snow and smelling the yummy cookies Mrs. Clause is making for me. I can hear the elves singing in the workshop.


My days of this are almost over but we always have a great time with the kids when they are younger. My fil comes down at a pre-specified time on certain nights and we go downstairs and put the kids to bed and he shines a flashlight through their windows while we are with them and we tell them that the elves are checking on them. Sadly my 2 older kids this won't work with anymore but I threatened them if they ruined it for my 6 yr old they wouldn't get anything this year.

It's cool you do this for those kids! That is great!