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Dressing up as santa for christmas. Good or bad idea?

  • 17-12-2009 7:37pm
    #1
    Jet Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,845 ✭✭✭


    I was wondering if this would be a ok to do?
    My daughter is 4. Missus is saying if she finds out its me she will be disappointed.
    I got a half decent santa suit and was planning on wearing it to work on my last day and christmas eve just to come in and say hi.

    Any thoughts?

    Ok to dress up as santa for christmas? 13 votes

    Yes
    0% 0 votes
    No
    30% 4 votes
    Dont know
    69% 9 votes


Comments

  • #2
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    I have friends who dress up as Santy for one another's children, I also know a guy who walks down the backs of people's gardens (rural area) at pre arranged times for the kids in the house to "spot". They go mad for it.

    In answer to your question your daughter probably won't recognise you and even if she does you can just play it as a skit and congratulate her for being so clever.


  • #3
    jaykay74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,594 ✭✭✭jaykay74


    Don't see a problem with it. I have spent a few years in Sweden and Santa doesn't come during the night but in the daytime Christmas Eve. When the child is young like yours its usually one of the parents and a slightly older child you'd usually get a neighbour to do it. Kids are more in awe than anything else.


  • #4
    PullOutMethod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭PullOutMethod


    Dont do it if you want your kid to believe in Santa.
    Swedish kids cotton on at about 3 that it's someone they know.


  • #5
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    if we ever come across any santas that are a bit "dodgy" we just say that they are helper Sanatas, seems to work

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #6
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,644 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    I wouldn't do it but I can understand why others would.


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  • #7
    foxy06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭foxy06


    I got my dad to dress up as Santa last year and the kids just said "howya granda'!! They thought it was hilarious. If they cop it you shouldn't keep trying to convince them. Just make a joke about it.


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