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