| Santas Suit: | | | | I can look over them. The last two items |
| I have been a professional Santa for | | | | are the boots and then the gloves. |
| over 25 years. My first experience at | | | | Accessories for Santa Magic: |
| playing Santa was working for a temp | | | | Everyone needs some Santa jingle bells, |
| agency getting the job of a mall Santa. | | | | a red plush Santa toy bag and a few |
| It has helped that I have always been | | | | simple tricks to entertain the children |
| very good with children, still being one | | | | with. I carry the tricks and a few |
| myself, even today. But let's talk about | | | | simple prizes like candy canes or |
| getting you ready to step into the big | | | | Christmas tracers in a small shoulder |
| boots and be Santa. First you need a | | | | bag. The tricks can be purchased at a |
| Santa outfit, the coat, pants, hat, | | | | local magic store. I like to use the |
| glasses, padding if you don't have your | | | | magic coloring book, this has 1 page |
| own, boot spats or plush boot cuffs, if | | | | uncolored, the next page is the same |
| you have your own black boots and | | | | picture but colored and then the next |
| gloves. Personally I prefer cotton | | | | page is blank. So flipping the pages |
| gloves to nylon, and finally a pair of | | | | from say the top corner would show all |
| suspenders to hold those pants up. You | | | | the uncolored pages while flipping in |
| will also need a little makeup if you | | | | the middle would show all the colored |
| don't have grey to white hair, which can | | | | ones and flipping from the bottom corner |
| be obtained at most costume shops, just | | | | would show all blank pages. So you can |
| ask for white clown makeup and some red | | | | have the children help you use Christmas |
| as well. Put a little of the white on | | | | magic to color in some of the pictures. |
| your eyebrows, not too much and then | | | | Another great trick is the change bag. |
| smear a small dab under each eye, this | | | | This is a bag that has a secret pocket |
| helps you to look older. Now take the | | | | in it. I like placing a pair of red and |
| red makeup and put a small amount on | | | | white mittens in the secret pocket and |
| your nose and high on your cheeks and | | | | then a red mitten and a white one in the |
| rub it in. Now to set the makeup so it | | | | main part of the bag. The trick is that |
| doesn't simply wipe off. Take some baby | | | | since your elves gloves do not match, |
| powder and using a makeup puff apply the | | | | maybe the children can help you fix |
| powder on to your face and use a makeup | | | | them. Show them the two solid color |
| brush to wipe away the excess. Now you | | | | mittens and even turn the bag inside |
| have white eyebrows and rosy red cheeks | | | | out, then have a child put the mittens |
| with a cherry for a nose. After putting | | | | back in the bag and have everyone say |
| on your makeup, put on your Santa suit | | | | the magic words Merry Christmas and then |
| stuffer then your pants and use the | | | | pull out the two red and white stripped |
| suspenders to help hold them up. Now put | | | | mittens to show that they now match. |
| on the beard followed by the wig. At | | | | Thank the children for fixing the gloves |
| this point I like to put the glasses on | | | | and now it's time for them to tell you |
| and rest them near the tip of my nose so | | | | what they would like for Christmas. |