3 Ways to Talk with Kids about Santa and Jesus This Christmas
Christmas time is full of fantastic, wonderful moments. Kids start dreaming about what's wrapped under the Christmas tree. Adults are looking forward to family and friends gathering to eat and share stories. It's also the time where adults and kids both probably talk about Santa's involvement in bringing presents, his peculiar breaking-and-entering habit, the jolliness of his character, and the celebration of a jumbo-belly laugh.
If you're like our household with small kids, talking about Santa and his "role" in Christmas can be rather complicated. How much do we say? What do we say? Who was the real Santa Claus? Can Christians believe in and talk about Santa Claus? Can this tradition distract us from celebrating Christ at Christmas?
Our family has wrestled with all of these. We've made it through lots of holidays talking about Santa Claus while keeping the focus on Jesus (mostly!), so here are a few humble suggestions when talking with your kids about Santa and Jesus around the holidays