I have a four year old son and this is the first xmas that he is going to know whats going on so tell me something should I tell him about the big guy or not.
2006-09-15 13:25:57 · 36 answers · asked by James Henderson 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
Always leave them guessing! Let him hang onto being a kid with a kids dreams and fantasy's as long as possible. Kids grow up to fast as it is. Enjoy him before you know it he'll be grown and Santa will be a far off memory!
2006-09-15 13:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by sookie1969 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him believe in Santa Clause! Your only a child once. My 6 yr. old son leaves cookies and milk out for him. When he is asleep we dump some of the milk and leave a few cookie crumbs to make it look like they have been consumed by Santa. We also leave a thankyou letter from Santa that includes everything Santa has seen him do all year, good and bad. This way my son knows that Santa is really watching him all year. On Christmas eve we take my son in the backyard and have him sprinkle glitter. We tell him it is reindeer food and the reindeer will stop at our house to eat while Santa makes his delivery. Make it fun! Sometimes you can leave a present in the yard and tell your son that it must have fallen out of santa's bag!
2006-09-17 03:52:48 · answer #2 · answered by d.a.f.f.y. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's four and you think he doesn't know what's going on about Santa? Show him a pic of Santa and see what kind of answer you get. My son's 5 and we tell him that Santa is real.
They are only children for a short time. Let them keep some magic in their lives.
2006-09-16 14:05:47 · answer #3 · answered by drewsilla01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is four let him believe in the big guy for a while longer how old were you when you found out it is what christmas is about for lil kids to get gifts from santa and once you tell him it wont be worth it anymore
2006-09-16 08:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't spoil the magic of Santa! Kids have to grow up fast enough as it is. My 9 yr. old still believes, but my 12 and 14 yr. olds don't. I waited until they were old enough to ask me about it, and then I asked them what they thought. The movie "Polar Express" is a great movie about believing in the magic.Watch that with your son, if you'd like. I watched it with my kids and even my older ones like it.
2006-09-15 13:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by lisa s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, don't tell him about the big guy.
Santa is for real, he lives in everyone's hearts. Besides a 4 yr old is too young to understand that stuff. He just believes what he sees at the mall.
2006-09-15 13:34:09 · answer #6 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh tell him that he is a jolly old man that comes to bring gifs on chritmas nights, try reading him one of those christmas books
let him know that Santa Claus is just the spirit of christmas when he is about 7 or 8
2006-09-15 13:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
From experience, you won't have to tell him about Santa--everyone else will. No one will tell him about God, that one is up to you. We talk about God and leave Santa up to the peers to discuss. My son came to me in Kindergarten and said he didn't think there could be a Santa because only God could do all that. I didn't tell him one way or another, I just took that opportunity to read the story of St. Nicholas.
Make your own way. Use your instincts.
2006-09-16 19:44:21 · answer #8 · answered by boo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 7 year old stepdaughter still believes in santa clause and she absolutly loves leaving the cookies and milk out for him. Last christmas her brother told her there was no santa and she cried. we always leave one gift unwrapped from santa and she was so happy to get her gift and her 13 year old sister from santa too and never spilled the secret but poor derek didnt get one. he got presents from us but not one from santa. I bet this year he plays along!!! Also at most malls the kids can have there pics taken and put there letter to santa in the big mailbox my 3 year old sister loved it..
2006-09-16 19:07:17 · answer #9 · answered by Mom to Isobelle 2, & Gavyn 8mths 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make it interesting. Explain to him about the Macabee's, and the miracle of light from the Jewish faith. That is always an interesting story! How did that oil last for 8 days? Happy Hanukka!
2006-09-15 13:45:26 · answer #10 · answered by knownothing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋