Saturday Seeds: Live Movie Talk with Santa Claus!

Blessed Saturday, y'all! Today I'm going to tell you about a VERY cool thing we did the day after Thanksgiving. We talked to Santa on a LIVE movie talk! You guys, it was so cool! It's possible I was the most pumped about this practice, but I know that my kids and Ben loved it, too. Click the movie below to see our movie talk with Santa:

How did we talk to a real live Santa over movie talk? Well, let me tell you! You know those crazy people at JibJab (the company you most likely know for their joy interactive holiday eCards that look like bobble goes)? Well, they launched a fresh website this year called HelloSanta.com. Here you can schedule a LIVE movie call with Santa, or purchase a pre-recorded movie message from Santa, directly from the North Pole. A few days after your LIVE call, you receive a copy of the movie talk right in your email to save to your computer so you have it forever!

Before the call, parents pack out a form that answers a few basic private questions about your kids (like, their teacher's name, what are they're hobbies, what makes them unique, what areas do they need to work on, etc.) This information is used during your call so that Santa can make his conversation personalized to your kids! It's SO cool. As you can see in our movie, Santa talks to Judah about Miss Angela (his school teacher this year) and Skylanders (his obsession) and soccer (his sport). It creates such a real practice for them!

You'll hear in the movie that Judah asked Santa why he dangled up during the very first call? We called twice, because our very first call was a bad connection and it dropped only after the very first two minutes or so. After contacting customer service, who was very quick and helpful via email, they said to call again but to prepare my kids that Santa might look a little different. HA! Judah didn't even notice!! But, he did ask Santa about the mishap and I think Santa did a excellent job recovering!

We absolutely loved doing this and plan to do it again next year. Visit HelloSanta.com to schedule your call before all the catches sight of are packed!

Next week, we're making gingerbread houses. What other Christmas traditions do you have?

Disclosure: I was gifted a press pass for a LIVE call with Santa from JibJab, however, all opinion are my own.

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