Follow That Sleigh!

That long wait for Santa through December is not always easy for little ones (or their parents) but, some wonderful websites have come to the rescue of parents around the world.

child waiting for Santa. North Pole websites with Christmas activities.

It’s the time of year when even the most patient of parents can be worn down! But now, the long list of questions and curiosity surrounding Santa Claus can be satisfied at the click of a button, leaving you to take a moment (and a mince pie) to yourself!

 

 http://northpole.com/

 

NorthPole.com has a whole sackful of Santa activities directly from his workshop. The children will delight in visiting various areas of Santa’s Secret Village, including Mrs. Claus’ kitchen and discovering stories there that they listen to an elf reading for them or read the stories themselves. You can print out the story with lovely pictures to colour making a complete Christmas book for the children to keep. At Santa’s Den you can even find a special story that, after answering a few questions, will give you a personalized story to treasure.

The North Pole’s Mail room is always a popular place where the children can fill in postcards and send them to friends and family and most importantly of all send their letter directly to Santa.  They can even receive postcards and letters here too and can pick up their personal reply from Santa.

The Naughty or nice list is a particular favourite and is great for a little extra motivation to stay on the nice list!

 

http://www.santaclaus.net/

 

SantaClaus.net if filled with fun facts and activities too with a slightly simpler feel.  Children can read about the elves and reindeer that help Santa and find out just how cold it really is at the North Pole today. They can even receive a phone call from Santa (with your permission).

 
Santa. NORAD and Google track Santa on Christmas Eve and give his current location.

 Tracking Santa on Christmas Eve

 

NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) doesn’t sound very Christmassy or that it would have anything to do with Santa and his sleigh, but since 1955 it has been using its radar and satellite technology to track Santa on Christmas Eve. An American store had an advert in a local newspaper with a telephone number that children could call to speak to Santa. The telephone number was actually misprinted and children were put through to the Colorado Continental Air Defense Command center. Colonel Shoup allowed his staff to give the children who called the “current location” of Santa. Today, NORAD, together with Google, continues to provide children all over the world with Santa’s current location on Christmas Eve. So settle down with a well earned mince pie on Christmas Eve and visit http://www.noradsanta.org/ to see when Santa will be coming down your chimney.

 

 

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