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My six kids range in age from almost 29 to 11. Hard to believe, isn’t it? Even harder to believe is that I can remember so clearly my own kids’ Christmases as if it happened yesterday. And here I am, preparing for Kendyll’s second Christmas.
As I put the tree up last weekend I noticed some of the Christmas ornaments from those early years. I still have the ornament that Chris got in kindergarten; many are dated as far back as the early 80s. I saw, too, that tucked into Chris and Jesse’s stockings were the Letters From Santa that I’d sent for all those years ago. Yes, we still have them; they stay in the stockings and are taken out and read every year. Even boys grown men have a sentimental twinge now and then.
Back then, we saw the advertisement for the letters in Parade magazine. Today, parents and grandparents can click right on over to the website to fill out an online form and order these wonderful keepsakes. I know it seems like such a small thing but a Letter from Santa is so significant to a child. From the moment you hand them that envelope addressed to your child until they marvel at the words as you read the letter aloud, the wonderment of the season and the feeling of being special in the eyes of the Santa himself will leave a lasting impression on your child.
How lasting? Here are Chris and Jesse’s stockings with their letters from Santa, ready to be read again this Christmas Eve.
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I can remember the thrill my kids had when they were little and received a letter from Santa.
We sent letters from Santa as well. Our four year old grandson thinks Santa has his phone number. These times are priceless.
Dorothy from grammology
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Yes, even guys get sentimental once in a while. I don’t have kids yet but I’m pretty intrigued by the whole letters to Santa tradition you kept up through the years. It would be nice to inspire the same practice when I finally have children of my own. There’s something wistful and wonderful about being able to read or even see stuff one has created as a child.
My kids love to receive their letters from Santa. I also save each and everyone of them and put them in the kids scrapbooks.
I love that you have them to read again….11 to 29..even after all this time, it still amazes me!
I am also a hoarder of sentimental things and we still have the xmas decorations that the kids and their kids made at school when they we little.
They used to think I was a little odd keeping these treasures for so long, but they now appreciate seeing their works of art displayed on the tree.
Yes even grown men get sentimental at xmas.
Wanda
what great family traditions you have.
That’s a great idea, you should scan those in and post them!