Dress Up for Photos with Santa
There is something that I am not overly keen on with regards to Santa, but I can't tell you what it is. I spent the first couple of years of parenthood trying to avoid Coca Cola's Big Red Fella. But, as with a lot of my parenting theories, this was an epic fail. EVERYONE expects the kids to be au fait with Santa and his role in their consumer driven lives. So unless you want your kid to be a social oddity, it is hard to stand firm on principles that aren't entirely clear in the first instance.
I have now decided to not be such a grinch and I have even started letting my kids have overpriced photos with Santa. However, if I am going to relent to such ridiculousness, I am certainly not going to take it seriously. That's why I fully encourage the kids to dress up.
Last year they went in Elf suits which were very cute. This year, DD got to choose the Christmas Dress Ups back in early November. I was a little bemused when she went the way of the Reindeer, particularly as her costume involves a mask. But hey, we roll with these things!
So, dressed in Christmas T's (which me made as one of last year's Christmas activities) and reindeer headwear, we set off to Santa's "grotto" (well, that would be less "grotto" and more "stage"). Watching people do second takes as they saw DD go past with her mask on was very entertaining. Even Santa was a little taken aback by the outfits - he actually asked for a copy of their picture!
Following the strenuous activity of being photographed, we refueled on babycinos and Gingerbread Santas (there's something a bit wrong with that, huh) in one of the department store cafes. That involved passing another Santa who was equally as taken with my little reindeer.
Thanks to the Reject Shop for having such tacky but entertaining antler sets! Now over to Bon Jovi for the final word...
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