Kriss Kringle is available for:
• Personal visits
• School visits
• Daycare visits
• Club/organization visits
• Charitable groups/visits
• Corporate functions
• Parades
It is always best to be prepared for a visit from
Santa Claus:
1. Have your camera(s) ready. Be sure
to have all the film, videotape and batteries necessary to take the photos you
want or need to get. Be sure to recharge your video camera batteries.
2. Reserve a special parking place
for Santa. It should be as close as possible to where he is appearing. And
remember, Santa is a senior citizen. If he parks down the street or around the
corner and has to walk all the way to your home, or office, he might be a bit
winded or exhausted, when he gets there. And remember, he’s wearing a heavy
velvet suit that gets very hot, (even in December).
If the visit is at your home, leave an opening at
the end of your driveway. Just put a temporary barrier in the space. Use a
box, a chair or a sawhorse. Have some fun and put a sign out “Reserved for
Santa!”
If your event is at a company facility, office
building or hotel, try to make arrangements for Santa to park in a valet or
loading area. Again you can mark the area with a fun sign. This makes it
easier for him to be fresh and ready to bring joy to your guests.
3. Have your gifts ready. Santa can
carry in one bag of presents for children or guests. They should be well
labeled. We suggest a black marking pen and writing directly on the gift,
as tags can easily fall off. All packages should fit into one 30-gallon trash
bag. Any more, and it may be too heavy or awkward to bring in. We all
know of Santa’s “Magic Bag.” The one that holds tons of toys and gifts
and only weighs ten pounds. Well that bag only works its magic on Christmas
Eve!
If you have more than one bag, check with Santa
and see if there is a way to have the gifts near his chair before he arrives or
if there is a way for him to have “helper’s” to bring the extra gifts in.
4. Get everyone together, before Santa
enters. Timing is everything. Santa may only be there for a set amount of
time. And if everyone is scattered around the house or office,
you lose
valuable time. This can be coordinated with Santa ahead of time. He should call you when he is
five minutes away from arriving. That’s your cue to get everyone together, maybe
to sing some Christmas carols, and to have someone go outside to meet Santa. If
Santa is to bring in presents, the person meeting him can help fill Santa’s bag.
Then, at the right moment, Santa can pop in and join everyone in their singing.
If you have a large group of children to see Santa, you should assign someone to
be Santa’s helper and coordinate the order of children as they each visit Santa
5. Have a sturdy chair for Santa to sit in.
Folding chairs and low chairs (the one’s you sink into) are not good. Santa
usually likes a chair that is sturdy and stable. A good straight-back dining
chair works well. Santa likes to sit up or on the edge of the chair. He
should be able to sit comfortably and have a child on each knee.
6. Place the chair near your Christmas
tree or in a holiday setting. Maybe in front of a fireplace with stockings
hanging, or any festive type of backdrop. Your photos will have more impact
when the background has a festive look. Place a wreath, a few Christmas cards
or your children’s drawings on the wall to make a wonderful difference. Leave a
foot or two between the chair and the tree or wall. This will allow room for
others to gather around and behind Santa’s chair for group photos.
7. Think about photos with everyone.
Yes, some teenagers will shy away or think it is too childish, to have a photo
with Santa. Don’t worry; Santa can stand up for a “buddy” photo. What about
grandma and grandpa? Take a photo with Santa and grandma hugging. And
nothing is more fun than having Santa ask Grandpa if he’s been a good boy!
If you want to set
up a visit or find out additional information about a Santa visit,
go to the
Contact Page.
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