Santa Spotter

Did you know that Santa is so fast it's impossible to see him with the naked eye?  It's true. How do you think he gets to all those houses in a single night?  You need a special Santa spotter to see him.

Don't worry - it's really easy to make your own.  All you need is a cardboard tube wrapped in paper and a clip art picture of Santa.  I cut holes in both sides of the tube so light would come in and also so I could tape Santa in place.

Okay, this didn't even fool my 2 year old, but we still had fun with it.  What brought this silliness about was the book I've Seen Santa!

Little Bear is anxious to see Santa on Christmas Eve.  He decides to wait up, but every time he hears a noise, it turns out to be something like Big Bear drinking Santa's milk or Mommy Bear setting out her gifts.  Little Bear is very worried that something is going to go wrong for Santa. Eventually Little Bear, Big Bear, and Mommy Bear all decide to wait up for Santa.  The illustrations of the furry bears are adorable and this is a perfect book for preschoolers.  The first time we read it, I wondered where it was going and if the secret of Santa was going to be revealed, but the last page shows Santa watching the three bears sleep under the Christmas tree.

Linking to Seven Thirty Three, Thrifty 101