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Comment on Sending thank you letters to Santa by Santa's Elf

Santa's Elf — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:22:23 +0000

Agreed, Riley – it makes sense to show Santa good manners as much as we would show them to others.

Comment on Sending thank you letters to Santa by Riley

Riley — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:11:59 +0000

I never really thought about it, but sending thank you letters to Santa really does make sense. After all, you would send a letter to a friend or relative who sent you a gift for your birthday or other occasion. It also sounds like a great way to get kids more involved and make them appreciative of the things they receive. I don’t think it’s weird at all, on the contrary.

Comment on Sending thank you letters to Santa by Santa's Elf

Santa's Elf — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:37:34 +0000

Well done on having a well mannered 3 year old, Proxpromo – that takes effort and not everyone bothers. Hope she enjoys writing to Santa later this year

Comment on Sending thank you letters to Santa by proxpromo

proxpromo — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:52:48 +0000

Wow, I must say this is nothing I have ever even considered. I have a 3 year old daughter and starting this year we will definately be doing this together. She already has really good manners and always says please and thank you but writing a letter to Santa thanking him? There are even more lessons to be learnt here.

Comment on How does technology impact your Christmas? by Santa's Elf

Santa's Elf — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:52:21 +0000

That’s a great point, Kayde – it impacts differently on different age groups. I see that at some family Christmas events, too – some of the kids sit and play video games where we would have run around like mad things, outdoors as much as possible, and enjoyed that cousin and family time. Note my kids don’t have video games and are not allowed to read a book or play solitary games at social events and certainly not at family Christmas celebrations so their Christmas remains family oriented. Some kids may resent such rules but my kids love socialising and know it is respectful to talk to people you visit.

Comment on How does technology impact your Christmas? by Santa's Elf

Santa's Elf — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:48:06 +0000

Thanks Shamin – but how does technology impact on your family’s Christmas?

Comment on How does technology impact your Christmas? by Santa's Elf

Santa's Elf — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:47:11 +0000

I hope those things are still there, too Mandy – keeping such feelings alive is part of our purpose in running this blog and helping Santa bring joy to children each year.

I just worry sometimes that we loose some good when we rely more on technology so we need to be aware of it and therefore hopefully keep Christmas about the good feelings.

Comment on How does technology impact your Christmas? by Santa's Elf

Santa's Elf — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:45:23 +0000

I have to agree – so many of us get (and give) so many more presents than we did say 20 years ago, but how many of those gifts are truly thoughtful or represent true care? And that is probably in part because people are so busy it’s hard to be thoughtful with very gift.

Easier and less personal, yes, but often more stressful as people feel greater expectations now – big gifts, fancy decorations, heaps of food, perfect house, etc.

Comment on Regifting old Christmas presents by Santa's Elf

Santa's Elf — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:42:30 +0000

I agree proxpromo – the feelings of the original gift-giver have to be considered and protected, but the principle of regifting is ok if the new recipient will like the item.

Comment on How does technology impact your Christmas? by Kayde

Kayde — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:53:28 +0000

For the adults in my family Christmas is still the same. We all gather around and talk, while the children play. I think that Christmas has changed for the children in my family though. Instead of playing board games or dolls they play video games. I feel like they interact less when they play a video game together. It is more about winning the game than playing with cousins now.

Comment on Regifting old Christmas presents by proxpromo

proxpromo — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:06:25 +0000

I personally have never regifted an item. I see nothing wrong with it if it is something you really do not want/need and if the person you are gifting it really would appreciate it.
For myself I would just feel uncomfortable doing it and be worried about what the person who originally gave me the gift would think if they found out.

Comment on How does technology impact your Christmas? by proxpromo

proxpromo — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:03:20 +0000

I think Christmas has been made easier and less personal. It’s easier to keep in contact with friends and family with a text, email, or facebook post. This has made it better in that you will be sending out your best wishes to more people, and often friends that 10 years ago you might not have contacted at all. However with these new methods it has also become less personal and those family that you once might have called on the phone or even visited or invited around is now covered with the same impersonal text type methods.
For as long as I can remember we’ve always had BBQ’s with family rather than the traditional hot roasts. Presents are getting more, but these presents are less personal in my opinion. It’s still great of course. But less thought is going into gifts and it doesn’t mean as much as it once did.