Dear Santa

This year I made sure all the children got their letters to Santa written in a timely manner (before Thanksgiving).  It is polite to give Santa as much time as you can so he can make all the necessary preparations. I let the kids write whatever they wanted and just encouraged them to thank Santa for last years presents. They know these letters are just a suggestion and it is up to Santa to make the final selections.  Santa knows that mama doesn't want any dogs this year, sorry Archer. It is sometimes surprising what they ask Santa to give them.  Declan was very eager to get the letters mailed.  

Declan painstakingly re-writes his Santa letter, he has been told his whole life he has terrible handwriting and so he tries really hard to be neat (I also have terrible handwriting and I always got "C's" in penmanship in grade school)

Zany colors a nice picture

Eddy helps Archer write his letter

Even the teenager, Quinton, had to write one.  I told him if he wanted a say in what Santa was getting him he had better write one too.

Zany took someone's rough draft and added her own addendum, don't worry Santa can read scribbles

Archer's Santa Letter

McCoy's Santa Letter

Quinton's Santa Letter

Declan's Santa Letter

I even planned on making my sister write one but somehow she got out of it.  

As the famous kindergarten teacher Mrs. G (three of my kids have had her)always declares,

 "You git what you get and you don't throw a fit!"

Good advice for kindergarteners, adults and everyone in between.