Children Everywhere Have Their Photos Taken With Santa
Here’s How To Make The Most Of These Iconic Pictures
Crowded mall. Long line. Tired parents. Cranky kids. Santa on a throne.
Sound familiar? Virtually everyone can recognize just how classic this photo is. It’s a moment lived – and relived – by parents and children across the nation at bustling shopping malls every year.
Mall Santa’s get to see it all, from kids whose wish lists are a mile long to innocent infants who don’t understand why a bearded stranger has taken hold of them. Few moments during the holidays are this rich with people-watching and picture-taking possibilities.
When you convert photos to digital of such vivid memories, you awaken the past to enjoy in the present. If your toddler is weary of sitting on Santa’s lap, producing a picture of yourself doing the same thing is likely to alleviate any fears. Keeping this image in digital form on your computer also is much easier to access than digging through a box in the attic. Of course, if you’re standing in line, it can’t hurt to bribe a crying child with a piece of candy or with the promise of one present – and only one! – that can be opened early.
Iconic shots of you or your children on Santa’s knee can be used in multiple ways. Leave one out, next to the cookies and milk, for Santa to autograph on Christmas Eve. Make it the cover of a custom greeting card to relatives and friends, or the wallpaper on your desktop computer. Consider it the base for homemade ornaments on a time travel-themed tree, decorated prominently with photos of smiling family members sitting with Santa year after year. An image of your two-year-old daughter could be displayed next to one of yourself at the same age. By making an effort to convert photos to digital format, you make it possible to share precious memories with the ones you love at home, across town and around the globe.
What child hasn’t penned a letter to Santa Claus? It’s a tradition that teachers and parents pass on annually. When children are too young to write, parents do it for them. When they’re old enough to form sentences on paper, teachers use the exercise to instill life lessons. (Ever wonder how many first-graders truly understand the meaning of world peace, much less long for it?)
