Pancake Dinner with Santa!!!

So my friend Kim and I decided that it would be fun to have a primary activity for the kids at church with Santa. We came up with the idea of doing Santa Pancakes. We had the kids come and color nativity pages and then they all gathered around the table to make a Santa pancake by using squirt whip cream for the beard and hat, strawberry syrup for the hat, banana/chocolate chip eyes, and m&m noses. The kids had a blast, Brooklyn and Beckham liked the whip cream the most. Then "Here comes Santa Claus" started playing and Santa came to visit the kids. They all gathered around him and sat and listened to him tell the Nativity Story. The kids all listened so well, Brooklyn was so excited. She loves any character that is dressed up, they are so real to her...it's cute! When Santa came in, she just got these huge eyes and said "mommy, he's here, it's Santa!"......Cute!


After the story each kid was able to sit on Santa's lap for a picture, to get a candy cane and to ask for what they wanted. I took the pictures of course. Brooklyn was so excited for her turn and it was cute because Santa knew her name. She went right up and sat on his lap and talked to him. She told him she wanted a pink butterfly dancing dog (an idog) and it was so cute because Santa repeated exactly what she said and got excited and said, "that sounds so fun, if you are a good girl, that's what I'll bring you." She said OK! and she took her picture and then came and stood by me the rest of the time so she could just watch him and she would wave and smile at him anytime she wanted, it was cute.


Now Beckham was a different story....he's been really clingy lately so when I took him over to Santa, he freaked, you can tell by the pictures. But Brooklyn was cute and was trying to tell him it was ok, it was Santa and he is nice. But he wouldn't go for it. So later we lured him over with a candy cane and got a few shots.

When everyone was done getting their picture taken, they all sang Jingle Bells with Santa before he left.....and Brooklyn wanted to go with him in the sleigh. She had also been confused earlier and was hoping that when she asked Santa for her dancing dog that he was going to just get his bag and pull one out for her....so I had to explain that the elves were going to make one for her in Santa's workshop and that she would get it on Christmas morning....but then she said but it's Christmas now! It's Christmas everywhere everyday! (because of the decorations) it was cute.


Then later, she very matter of fact told Chris and I that Christmas wasn't about presents, it was about Jesus being born....it was so funny and sweet.


While Santa photos were going on, the kids also made jingle bells and a really cute ornament. It was a really fun night and the kids loved it!



That night in her prayers, she said "Thank you for letting me see Santa and that he is getting me my dancing dog." What a sweet girl!