Santa Claus to the rescue!

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Plucky Gingerbread Man

The problem with using it with younger children is the cruel ending. It’s very upsetting – unless you’re a fox! So, at a family party I attended last Christmas, I decided to tweak the ending to give the Gingerbread Man a better future. In the revised story at the party, Santa rescues the Gingerbread Man and turns him into a cuddly toy that I presented to my hosts.

Looking at the story again, I decide it was better to change the Gingerbread Man into a Christmas Badge. I have since changed the beginning as well.

I’ve made a video of the latest version of the story and I’d love to know what you think of it. Here it is:

What do you think of the video? Is it too short, too long or about right? Is there too much text – less might make it easier to watch with children?

Please, please contact me if you have any feedback at all. Thanks.

mike.facherty@tiscali.co.uk 07514 540724

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Older Children at family events:

Written by Santa. Posted in Planning

Last Christmas, I was at a large family party without an elf or Mother Christmas and I felt that the older children were a bit left out when I told a story to the young ones. I’ve been trying to think of something that the older children could do with an adult while I entertain the little ones.

I’ve had the idea of getting the older children to ask the grown ups questions on video about their memories:
best Christmas present ever – received and given,
favourite Christmas memory,
favourite Christmas food,
favourite Christmas film,
favourite cracker joke?

Have you had any experience of this and whether it works? Also, what other questions would be good to add?

Bored older children

mike.facherty@tiscali.co.uk 07514 540724

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