How, depending on age, can you give gifts to children from Santa Claus?

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How, depending on age, can you give gifts to children from Santa Claus?New Year is a time of miracles and, of course, gifts, which, as a rule, can be found under the Christmas tree! Kids under 2 years old do not yet realize the importance of holidays - for them, they are no different from all other days: he will be delighted with the gift, but he is unlikely to catch the relationship with a specific date. But this does not mean that New Year's days should pass as usual.

Children 2-5 years old:

- It is better not to invite to visit and not dress up as Santa Claus - children are often frightened by the bass Grandfather with a huge gray beard. For this reason, only Snegurochka comes to nurseries and junior groups of kindergartens on New Year's holidays.

- festive associations should be created for the baby: bring him to an elegant Christmas tree, pay attention to the shape, size and color of Christmas tree decorations, light a garland - let the baby watch the “running” multi-colored lights. Also, the kid can sing a New Year's song and dance around, not forgetting to tell the baby that such beauty happens only on New Year's and Christmas.

- you can talk about the holiday with a baby over 2 years old by reading New Year's poems and fairy tales to him. It is good if the baby takes part in the process of decorating the Christmas tree. Together with the crumb, you can think over and make with your own hands souvenirs for loved ones - applications, drawings, crafts from colored paper.

- after 3 years, kids can be taken to performances with the participation of fairy-tale characters and learn New Year's songs and rhymes.

- giving gifts to kids 2-5 years old should be under a fabulous halo - whether it is a visit from Santa Claus from a magical forest or mysterious messages on glass, by which you can find a gift in a certain place.

- it is desirable that babies of this age go to bed on New Year's Eve at the usual time, without violating the daily routine, because at this age it is quite difficult for babies to rebuild.

How, depending on age, can you give gifts to children from Santa Claus?Children 5-7 years old begin to doubt the existence of Santa Claus, despite the fact that they believe in fairies and superheroes: after all, they do not meet with them, unlike Santa Claus, whom they see every year. In addition, children of this age are much more observant than we might think, and they notice a lot of contradictions and inconsistencies:

- If the child is sure that Santa Claus does not exist, you should not convince him of this - praise him for his observation, explaining that it makes no difference who gives gifts, the main thing is that gifts are given to loved ones in order to bring them joy.

- Despite the fact that children do not believe in Santa Claus, they willingly write letters to him (you can use this to find out what your child wants).

- The child believes or does not believe in Santa Claus, but you still need to bring a little magic on New Year's Eve: having gone out to watch fireworks with the whole family, one of the relatives can quietly leave to put gifts for the baby under the Christmas tree, after which they also imperceptibly return to the rest.

- 1-1.5 before the New Year, taking sparklers with you, you can go with your baby farther from home, for example, to the City Christmas Tree. And in your absence, the neighbors, whom you will give the keys to the apartment in advance, will "throw" gifts under the Christmas tree (so the baby is unlikely to suspect a catch: he would rather believe in a miracle, because all family members were assembled and far from home).

- A child of 6-7 years old can stay for some time after midnight in an adult company, but not all night - it will be tiresome for him.

How else can you give gifts to children?

- "Picturesque letter" - if the kid still does not know how to read, then the letter that will tell the kid where his gift is located must contain symbols.

- “Ariadne's threads” - to find a gift, the baby must go through a small labyrinth: take long strings or ribbons, passing them behind furniture, under carpets ... In a hectic atmosphere, hidden gifts can lie for several hours and when the time comes, the baby can rope and send him “on the way” in search of magic gifts.

- “mysterious messages” - on a piece of paper you can write riddles about household items with which you can hide gifts (in a closet, under a sofa, under a table) - a gift can be put in an inconspicuous box, sitting on top of a soft toy. The riddle can be like this, for example, if the gift is hidden behind the door: “Doesn't offend anyone, but everyone is pushing it”. In this case, there may be 2 or 3 more hint riddles that will help you find the gift. Taking a leaf with a riddle, not only the baby, but also adult family members can guess it and look for gifts with the whole company. This game can be played not only on New Year's, but also on other holidays.

Not only dad dressed up as Santa Claus can give gifts to children, acquaintance with gifts can be turned into a fun game!

Sukhova E.I.


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