Do You Put an Age on Santa?

I've never heard of this. Santa always came for us kids (until we siblings didn't believe any longer.) I think I remember there being a few gifts under the tree from Santa for my parents, but at that age I don't think my brother and I took too much notice to who my parents gifts were from. Happy Holidays!!!

In the past Santa has left the family tickets to go see some sort of show (circus, blue man group, Disney on ice...) as well as leaving the each of the girls gifts, of course. I don't think he's bringing tickets this year though as he hasn't been able to find any good shows. (and since SOMEHOW mine and santas bank accts are linked, there's not much left after we've purchased each girl their own iPod touch!).

I honestly don't know if/when I'll tell Santa to stop coming. I can see It both ways...stopping once both kids don't believe anymore or just keep going for the fun of it.

I was speaking to our neighbor last Christmas, who is also my daughters 1st grade teacher, and her kids are 23 and 19. She said she's never talked with either of her kids about Santa. That neither of them ever told her they don't believe in him. Now, obviously, they don't believe in him, but everyone acts like he's real. The 19 y/o still writes a list for Santa and puts it on the fridge (she attends a local college and comes home some w/e's). The son doesn't as he's in the navy. And "Santa" leaves her gifts from that list. I LOVE IT!! How long that will go on, I don't know. Maybe til grandchildren come along, but I love the story.

For my childhood, I remember when I stopped believing the actual gifts disappeared from Santa, but my mom still gave me a stocking for fun. So maybe that's what we'll do. I don't know, still have a few years to figure that one out!

Merry Christmas!

Santa comes for everyone. Kids, parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents.

My kids are 25, 23, 21 and 15...Santa comes for each of them. Little things...a Harry Potter movie for all of them, games, candy, small stuff...I will never grow tired of watching my kids open Santa gifts.

We spend about $50 per kid for Christmas...and their Santa gifts total for all four kids around $50.

For us, it's not about the dollar cost...it's about the fun of being together. Yesterday everyone showed up (boyfriends in tow) around 11am and we had soup lunch together, frosted sugar cookies, sent two of them to buy a tree, decorated that and spent the entire afternoon together. I absolutely love my family!

My mom and mil both still give Santa gifts to my hubby and I. Usually my mom does a personal gift and my mil does a family gift from santa. We usually do a big gift and stockings from santa for our kids and will likely continue that into adulthood.

My son is only 5, so he is still into Santa. Santa only brings him presents. When I was growing up, Santa brought me and my sister presents until she didn't believe anymore. She is 10 years younger than me, so I got Santa gifts well into high school.

Santa has always come to the entire family. He never quits loving all of us. Even at the Grandparents house, Santa delivers to them too. And leaves packages for all of us.

Even our pets get Santa gifts (actually from Santa's Reindeer)

When I think of it most all of the gifts are from Santa and the gang..

growing up, we only did santa for the "kids" -but as long as the kids are living at home, we did santa. even once we were grown and out of the house, my mom did stockings several years. it's really only now that the next generation is here that my mom stopped all together. now she focuses on the grandkids :)

now i do have to say that santa is bringing stocking stuffers for the grownups in our house...i did explain to my son (5) that santa really brings most of his stuff for kids, but since moms and dads are SO good, sometimes we get little gifts too. and i hate seeing 4 empty stockings (me, hubby, dog, and cat) and my son's stuffed to overflowing lol. so each of us get at least 1 stocking stuffer. (i know you're talking about single parents but does it make a difference?)

Idk if I remember we just do Santa for the kids. I think once your kid is about 10 it becomes slightly annoying for them to still believe. It sounds bad to say that but there is a time when kids need to deal with reality and know the difference of make believe and what is real. Like if you met a 20 yr old that thought mermaids were real it would be odd.

I told my six yr old that Santa only gives to children. I think having him help wrap and be excited about giving to big brother and big sister (20's) helps him learn that Christmas is about giving not receiving! I'm thinking about having him help stuff their stockings too. I want to make it a smooth transition from: isn't fun to believe in Santa, to isn't it so much fun to BE Santa!

My mom still does gifts for all of us and we are all adults.
Santa does come at our house and put gifts for my self and my DH

I ger up with 5 kid in our family spaced across 13 year. so for sure we had beleivers and nonbelievers at the same time. The older ones who "know" are simply not allowed to spoil for the littles. We never announced who the gift was from (unless extended family got something for us) and the littles never really noticed if something was off. My parents of course wrote from santa on some gifts for the older kids when the littles could read. Once everyone "knew" is when we stopped the from santa part. but mom and dad never got stuff from santa. and we never really questioned it. it was a non issue.

Santa only brings toys for kids not for adults, in our house. Santa will bring my step daughters gifts to her mom’s house (unless she is with us which is rare). My stepson and his girlfriend are 20 so they don't get gifts from Santa anymore. It is easier for us to do it this way.
When I was growing up my dad and step mother would have gifts from Santa at their home (I lived with my mom) and I found out quick that they were from them and not Santa.