Should We Tell on Santa or Keep it to Ourselves
There are so many people on either side of the fence these days on whether to tell your kids Santa isn’t real or to keep the mystery and fun going.
According to About.com, “although Santa Claus was originally based upon the Christian figure of Saint Nicholas, a patron saint of children, today Santa Claus is wholly secular. Some Christians object to him because he is secular rather than Christian; some non-Christians object to him because of his Christian roots.He is a powerful cultural symbol which is impossible to ignore, but this doesn’t mean that he should simply be accepted without question. There are good reasons to dispense with the tradition.”
There are many reasons for abandoning Santa. As parents we have to lie to our children. And with time, as our children grow and begin to ask questions on Santa’s supernatural powers, our lies have to grow.
At some point, our children will catch on that SOMEONE is always watching them (kind of creepy if you ask me), and that Santa will judge them based on a few acts of naughtiness rather than as the whole package.
Also, there are too many correlations between Santa and Jesus and for those who do not believe, this may be an issue.
On and on goes the argument for killing Santa.
In our house, we go ALL OUT! Uncles dressed in Santa Suits with huge red bags packed with presents. We ring the door bells and knock on windows. We put on the WHOLE show.
When I grew up that was the highlight of my year and wouldn’t have given it up for anything. I think somewhere in the back of my mind, I always knew my parents were full of it but I went along with it for their own sake. They seemed to have such a great time “fooling me”.
What do you do think about this? Do you promote Santa with your children?
Awesome Halloween Idea: Create An Eerie View Out The Window
Love this idea from BHG.com on creating a “Dreadful View” out of the window by taking a regular graveyard photo and simply magnifying it.
Then paste onto wall or window to create a scary landscape effect.
If you are feeling creative and/or ambition, you can even take a picture yourself with your own digital camera and convert it to black-and-white, then take the image to a blueprint service to have it enlarged.
Use double-sided tape to attach the image to the window from the outside if it’s protected from the elements or simply tape from the inside.
If the window is unprotected, tape the photo to the inside — cutting it into individual panes if you have to deal with muntins (as seen here).
This is an awesome Halloween project to do with your children and involved no mess and almost no clean-up.
How’s that for easy breezy?
Gothic Bash This Halloween? Check Out These Tabletop Ideas!
If you are into anything Goth or Vampires, you know the only choice when throwing a Halloween party is to go Goth!
From the theme to the costumes to the decorations, there is no better way to show your unique style and sense of danger!
Warning: this party idea may not be suitable for smaller children. I would strongly suggest you do this as an adult only party!
Don’t want to freak out all the kids with your spider webs, skulls and ghosts! Or maybe you do… you evil things… I know what you are all thinking! 
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Spoookkiie Favor Boxes from BHG.com are easy to make and can also work as a unique tabletop decoration. You can fill them with all kinds of scary candy or other treats!
Imagination in your limit. This also a good arts and crafts project to do with your children for other parties as well. Just change the colors and decorations and this would be perfect for any type of favor box.
You can even throw in some creepy crawly things to make your guests jump with fear even after they leave your spooktacular goth bash.
I loved this idea immediately when I saw it! yyuuummmm! Think of the possibilities!
What a delicious and fun way to spook your guests (and some of your older kids).
Click here to read the instructions on how to make them. Of course as with anything, I am sure you can think of 100 different variations to this.
Another awesome and inexpensive way to decorate your tabletop is with this BHG.com Rest-in-Peace Napkin Ring.
All you need are:
- Lightweight cardboard
- Black-and-white houndstooth fabric
- Hot-glue gun
- Stretchable skeleton
I can see where to get all the items except for the Stretchable skeleton. Where would you find that?
Click here to read the instructions on this napkin ring holder.
