My 5year old wants a chocolate making kit she saw in a magazine. I can't find it anywhere! She will live. I will find something - likely will "make" one of my own... However, when she asks - and she will - do any of you more experienced mom's have a suggestion for how to explain to her why Santa didn't bring her a gift she really wanted?
THX!
"Santa must have been out" sounds like a good explanation to me. Life's like that. Sometimes Santa is out of what we want. :)
Santa still hasn't given me a house.
"Maybe Santa thought you'd like this more" is what we use....and we also have Santa leave a little note explaining why (under the empty glass of milk and plate of eaten cookies).
I think parents should be the ones who give the BEST gifts. After all, your hard work got it for them. Children should appreciate the sacrifices their parents make for them. Just be honest...tell her that YOU want to get it for her and are still looking for it. Santa will bring other goodies.
Have you tried ebay? I would type up a little coupon/rain check from Santa and wrap that up for her to open. Maybe the elves had a production problem?
This is why she needs to make a list of several things she wants....Santa gets to pick what HE wants to give her. This always leaves an out. I would just tell her that Santa can only make so many and he wanted her to have something extra special this year. And don't wait until she sees she didn't get it to say something. You need to kind of prepare her...like start to tell her that she may not get that, but Santa will give her something special. Just to cushion it a little. Good luck!
If it is that chocolate fountain thing, Bed Bath and Beyond has one. Good Luck
We're all human...even santa makes mistakes. or
Sant gave you so many things, let's be thankful for the gifts we have.
Santa just can't do everything for everyone. My kids make huge lists, but they know that Santa will bring them a couple of things that they are asking for.
Did you check Michaels, Jo-Ann's and kitchen boutiques and stores. Do you know any one who sells Pampered Chef.
Another way: purchase the items separately: small crockpot, chocolate bars, white, milk and dark, pretzels, nuts, and mold you can find at a cake decorating store or Michaels. Voila!!
You don't have to purchase a pre-packaged kit, plus you'll have the nice little crockpot for dips at parties.
Did you check in a craft store? I see candy making stuff all the time and I dont think they are too expencive.
Last year I told my daughter that Santa gets very busy and he tries his best to get everything that the kids ask for, but sometimes he forgets because there are so many children.
Have you tried Amazon.com?
Why not try to make chocolate following a recipe?
I like the Santa note.
My kid wants a baby sister and a dog for Christmas. She's going to get lots of wonderful things, but not those 2 things. I don't want to be a grinch, but sooner or later kids need to realize that they don't get everything they want. Good luck.
Santa only has one sleigh and he has to give gifts to children all around the world. So he is only able to fit a couple of things in his sleigh for you.
We tell our boys that you can give Santa a list of things you want and he will pick from that list. We let them know that they will not always get everything on the list because Santa has so many people to get for. My boys are 7 and 3 and they seem to be fine with that answer. Good luck to you.
Sometimes Santa has an even better gift he already had planned for you, because you were such a good little girl! Maybe mommy will have to get it for you for your birthday, or maybe Santa is already making it for you for next year.
My son always names a few things that he wants from Santa and we make sure to tell him that he won't get everything....but he will be lucky if he gets something he asks for. We also tell him that Santa also likes to suprise kids with things he thinks they will really like.
If you find something similar, but not the "exact" one she wanted... you could say Santa must have found a better one for her.
Just like in life, we don't always get exactly what we are hoping for.... and that's okay. Things are usually pretty cool anyhow. :o)
The year I wanted a Cabbage Patch Kid doll was when they were crazy! I wanted a blonde doll with blue eyes. My mom was one of those parents who stood in line at Toys R Us and they were just handing them out and you got what you got. I ended up with a red-haired doll. There was a note from Santa that said lots of little girls wanted Cabbage Patch Kid dolls that year and that this was the best he could do because his elves were very busy. I remember being excited to get the doll and I didn't care. If you put together some kind of chocolate kit with a note, I'm sure your little girl will be just as excited as I was that year!
I think Santa needs to send you or her an email saying that he cannot make or find the item she requested, and ask her to come up with a couple of more options. And if you feel like it, offer in the email that if he finds it later in the year, he will send it her way. Sort of a raincheck, ya know?
I also use this link and send my daughters a personalized message from Santa www.portablenorthpole.tv It is free. You can order a DVD of it or download it for a price, if you decide. We haven't. But, it makes my oldest's day!!! You need to do it when the kids are NOT around. You can download up to 3 pictures, put in her name, age, where she lives, etc.
Have her add a few other things to her list that she really wants.
Tell her Santa gets to pick because his elves are so busy this time of year
My parents used to say that too many kids wanted the same thing and
Santa's elves had a hard time making ALL of them so that's why he
couldn't get me that particular gift.
They had had the forsight of having me list several things on my list for
Santa to pick from.
Have you tried online or Amazon.com?
