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Free Pictures with Santa

by Kerri Aldrich on December 9th, 2006

The line to get photos with Santa is already a seemingly never-ending snake of frustrated parents with their impatient kids in tow. At least that seems the case at our local mall.

I did the mall Santa thing for a few years, but quit shortly after our second child was born. He is NOT good about sitting for photos. It seemed a waste of time and money to stand in line for almost an hour to drop 15-20 bucks for kids who were crabby, tired, and hot by the time our spot in line came up. It didn’t make for the adorable, memorable photos I’d conjured up in my head.

I’ve been excited to see more and more places offer free pictures with Santa. Our local Chick-fil-a is offering free photos with Santa on Tuesday evenings through Christmas. I think they usually offer Polaroid shots. Our local library also has one afternoon when they host Santa. The kids get Christmas cookies, a craft time, and their photo with the giant, jolly character. I like the fact that we can bring our borrowed digital camera and take our own photos as well.

It doesn’t change the fact that my second child squirms and goofs off while getting his photo taken. But it does mean that we don’t spend an arm, a leg, and an hour of our time to get that yearly photo.

Is it a tradition in your family to get a photo with Santa each year?

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