I’m very keen on children’s letters to Santa. The more outrageous or random the better.
Motherwifeme had a great one from her daughter the other day – I laughed for a long time at the thought of a big whole packet of sausages being her heart’s desire!
If your small folk have written theirs and there’s anything you could add to my collection, as a thank you I will personally ensure that you are given exactly what YOU are asking for on Christmas morning…
Oh how I love your beautiful illustrations. And how Ma Puce will smile when she sees that her Santa Letter got a mention on here!
Thank you so much! And thanks to your brilliant and charming daughter who inspired me to come up with my own – hers was an absolute classic! X
We wrote our letters to Father Christmas a few days ago so the boys’ requests are fresh in my mind…
C wants a big blue felt-tip (but under no circumstances does he want ANY of the other colours, we had to make that VERY clear in our letter), a kiss from Father Christmas and a torch that stays on forever and can see to the moon. (Last year he wanted the number six and the number seven among other things, so we are getting used to his unusual requests 🙂 )
H, though not talking a whole lot yet, has managed to share with us that he’d like a dog to hug, a bowl (he loves bowls) and some tickling.
Fingers crossed that Father Christmas has all these things in stock 😉
Wonderful, wonderful requests – the combination of the specific and down-to-earth on the one hand and the magical on the other: perfection. I’ll be interested to hear how Santa gets on…
Thanks so much for sharing! X
You will probably be cross with me but we don’t ‘do’ Santa / Father Christmas in our household. Actually, it’s the parents of their friends that are probably cross with me… So no letters to share I’m afraid. MG’s asks have been make-up (she is almost six and is therefore grown up now!) DG is still easy going and doesn’t ask for anything.
How could I ever be cross with you? Having modest requests and being easy-going is so nice to buy for and is to be encouraged! X
H doesn’t want to share her pony toy so has asked for one for her brother, D! I am not sure if that counts as generosity or not. D wants a scooter and a Death Star, presumably the best combination for world domination. H wants some lollipops and chocolate and please may I have a new eating chair too as I am not a baby any more so I want a grown up chair. Last year, D spent half the letter explaining how to make toad in the hole to Father Christmas so I presume he will have been eating it all year and need the red suit let out.
Fantastic, Helen! Thanks so much for sharing these brilliant requests.
As you say, a Death Star and scooter is just about the best combination imaginable, and H’s list mirrors my own very closely! (apart from the chair)…
I’m also extremely partial to toad in the hole, so it’s over to your house please when D is next cooking… X
Petal (age 5) wants her own block of cheese that she’s not going to share with anyone!
What excellent thinking! I LOVE that, thanks so much for sharing it!
I now have a mental image of Petal as a little mouse eagerly awaiting an enormous cheese on christmas morning…X
When I was little (probably about 5) I asked Father Christmas for a flying house. A real one, with lots of different rooms, with wings to lift it up into the air. I had the exact image of what I wanted in my head (although with hindsight I’m not sure it would have quite fitted into the stocking). But guess what – and this is shocking – I DIDN’T GET IT! Instead I was fobbed off with a Ladybird book about the history of flight. I don’t think I ever quite forgave Father Christmas for that.
My children have written their letters to Father Christmas (even though Child4’s the only one who believes in him) but I’ve told them that he doesn’t open his letters until December 1st. I’ll keep you posted when I – I mean ‘he’ – get round to reading them.
Elli, that’s an absolute shocker about the Ladybird book on the history of flight. Was no attempt made whatsoever to source a flying house??
PLEASE ask Santa to pass on the letters your gang write, as they are sure to be fantastic! X