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Santa’s Village: Leveling Up Christmas

December 8, 2016December 9, 2017Sarah Pinault

Santa’s Village is the perfect holiday theme park.

Even the youngest person can learn to be Santa

In Defense of Santa Claus

November 30, 2015December 4, 2017Amy Weir3

Maybe the Christmas Spirit would be purer if, instead of less Santa, we had more Santa– if we all had the courage and the heart to give regardless of what we might get back.

A Doctor Who Christmas Teaser

November 28, 2014November 23, 2017Sarah Pinault

Ho Ho Ho! Look who the Doctor is visiting with this Christmas.

GeekMom Holiday Traditions: Learning to Relax About Traditions

December 23, 2013November 26, 2017Jackie Reeve3

This year the annual visit to see Santa at Macy’s on 34th St. taught GeekMom Jackie and her family that sometimes simple is better.

GeekMom Holiday Traditions: Debating Santa Claus

December 14, 2013November 24, 2017Karen Harbaugh

All those times I tried to convince my parents that Santa Claus did not exist.

Canon Makes a Facebook App!

December 10, 2013November 24, 2017Jenny Bristol

Canon has released a new Facebook app so kids can send their drawings, photos, and wish lists directly to Santa!

The past couple of years, my little family has been starting some of our own family traditions. At Thanksgiving we have a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving lunch. In June we celebrate May the Fourth Be With You. In July we celebrate Christmas in July. Why? Because it’s fun and any excuse to get out our Santa hats and Christmas movies is good enough for us.

Encouraging your Geek Kid to Give Santa a Hand

December 22, 2011Judy Berna1

I am sure we are not the only family who used to dread all the new toys that would flow into our house in the holiday season. Sure, it’s fun to see their little faces light up when they see that perfect toy, the one they’ve been dying to have for months (or at least […]

The 5 Best Christmas Specials, Ever

December 13, 2011Nicole Wakelin37

I love all the classic holiday stuff you see on television each December. Even though I have most of my favorites on DVD there’s something special about seeing them when they’re actually being aired. It doesn’t count if you record them or stream them later. I’m talking about the random channel surfing that suddenly turns up […]

Portable North Pole’s Free, Personalized Video From Santa

December 1, 2011December 16, 2017GeekMom3

I think the magic of believing in Santa Claus is one of the best things about Christmas. My daughter is three this year so she is starting to understand and believe in Santa. So she was really excited when I told her we had a video from Santa Claus just for her. Portable North Pole […]

A New Tradition to Consider – Helping Out The Chubby Guy.

December 23, 2010Judy Berna1

I was surrounded by carts, full of books that needed to be checked in at work today, and a co-worker came over to tell me that she’d read my blog post about my youngest child finally giving up the Santa tradition. She shared with me that her family didn’t include Santa in their holiday celebration […]

The Science of Santa: Doubts Debunked

December 15, 2010GeekMom3

Naysayers of the existence of Santa have been rather vocal in years past. They come armed with all sorts of defenses as to why a single man in a red suit could never accomplish all he claims to do each and every Christmas Eve. Everything from the toys to the sleigh to the reindeer to […]

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