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