Childhood fantasies that make parents clutch their heads.
December 4 is the International Day of Ordering Gifts for Santa Claus. Therefore, according to the rules of good form, it is from this date that you should start sending letters of wishes to the winter wizard. However, the post office of the Russian Father Frost, which is located in Veliky Ustyug, works to receive children’s and not only messages all year round. And he receives over a thousand such news a day.
The standard set of “Wishlist” has not changed in recent years. Smartphones, toys, construction sets, large equipment such as laptops or tablets, gyro scooters and quadcopters – yes, modern kids are more technically savvy than their parents. From unusual wishes, Santa Claus’s mail noted a kigurumi pajamas in the shape of a unicorn, a typewriter on the remote control and a shark from IKEA. Imagine this plush predator from a Swedish store seems to have broken all records. Not only kids dream about her, but also quite serious young ladies who managed to graduate from school.
“One girl asked for a book on pharmacognosy (the science that studies medicinal plants) for the New Year and asked Santa Claus to expand her knowledge in this area,” the employees of the fabulous post office in Russia shrug their shoulders.
But, as they say, flowers. Children’s fantasy knows no bounds. Try to explain to your child that Grandfather Frost – consider, parents – well, in no way will be able to bestow the ability to fly or the magic of his hands. “He is a magician, let him conjure”, – trustingly looking into the eyes of the parents, the child responds to such admonitions.
Or here is the “pink chuchilova” that Mashenka dreamed of a couple of years ago. The mother of this young talent broke her head before she guessed what gift should be put under the tree. “It is clear that on the eve of the New Year, any parent is ready to catch up, skin and make a stuffed animal out of anyone. Children’s dreams must come true, especially on the most magical night of the year! So, theoretically, I was ready for anything, ”said the girl’s mother. Fortunately, no one had to be turned into a pink effigy. After all, this is just a toy dog from the chi-chi love series.
A sister, a brother, and preferably a three-year-old at once, “can be adopted.” Such wishes often baffle parents. Especially if the replenishment of the family is not planned in the next hundred years. Pets are also one of the most popular searches. And it’s good if the child is limited to standard doggy cats.
“One of the most important parts of preparing for the holiday is buying gifts for children. Letters to Santa Claus have already been written, and this time they surprised me a lot. “I want a hamster,” Sofia said in a letter. “I want a turtle,” Vanya gave it out. No, ordinary toys were also listed there … There were also words about the whole annoying virus. But now what to do with the aforementioned living creatures? ” – one of the mothers laments.
“Yesterday I wrote a letter to Santa Claus with the children. Tim asked for a steering wheel and a “fork” for a scooter, Milan – a gingerbread, balls, a live donkey on a string and a toy that does not sleep. Here is Santa Claus running around, ”Tatyana Grishina still finds the strength to smile.
“Give me a doll, a helicopter and Everest” – for those who did not understand the naive children’s handwriting.
“Dear grandfather, please bring me a lot of gifts, big Alfonov and a husky dog, two is better,” Matvey’s mother told about her son’s desires.
“My daughter asked for a RED bear. Then the magic wand, and the niece – the magic of the hands. I decided that the magic wand can be lost or broken, and the magic of hands is more practical, ”another mother shares her excerpts from a letter to Santa Claus.
However, the red bear is not even a problem. After all, you never know what color a soft toy can be. At the age of three, for the New Year, my grandmothers, without saying a word, gave me two bears: one pink, the other blue with a white breast. But one parent herself, as a child, literally brought her mom and dad to hysterics. She also wanted a bear. Here are just a living.
“My baby is not asking for anything yet, little one. But as a child, I dreamed of a real bear! So that he mumbled loudly and lived in our room, my mother would clean his sprat, my father would comb in the evenings, my brother would walk, and I would enjoy that I have such an animal at home, ”she recalls.
Since Santa Claus is a character endowed with magical qualities, sometimes no less magical gifts are expected from him. Parents on social networks share their own ways to get out of a difficult situation.
“My three-year-old asked for a ladder to the sky to light the stars. We decided to buy a Swedish wall. And, most amazingly, bread for everyone. And he himself does not eat it. Where did I think of … I was touched, ”says one mother.
“What did the child ask for? Carpet plane! Now we sit with my husband and think. Maybe you can tell me where to get it, ”another asked for help from her“ friends in misfortune ”.
“We live in the south of our huge country, and my daughter has never played snowballs in her five years, and she does not understand what frost is like stinging her nose. In her letter, with the help of her older brother, she asked for snow for the New Year, cut cotton sponges into small pieces, stuffed everything into an envelope and explained: “Try to make a snowman out of this yourself.” She also asked to come and pinch her nose. Like, you “pinch your nose, Santa Claus,” says another.
And it also happens: at first glance, a set of “wishes” seems quite feasible – there are dolls, cars with unspoken names. And at the end – bam! – surprise!
“We wrote wishes to Santa Claus. Danya and Sasha are modesty itself. Ksyusha’s crown is growing more and more. For those who did not understand, in the last photo her wishes: a puzzle with fixes, an iPhone 10 and a treadmill “, – one such dad, whose daughter does not limit herself in desires.
“My daughter Medina is 3 years old, she asked Santa Claus for high-heeled shoes, a white long dress, shadows, lipstick,“ Lego ”, a guitar and a real motorcycle,” the parent was slightly horrified. “My daughter asked this year – I quote:“ Mulan suit and diamond ring ”. Spelling is preserved, ”one laughs.
In the list of such desires, there was a place for recruiting a scientist, a submarine and an airplane on the control panel, a microscope. “Sophie asked us for a wireless speaker. Literally 2-3 years ago, she was happy with a bag of sweets. Ehhh … Our children are growing fast … So, ̶D̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶o̶r̶o̶z̶ Daddy, prepare zp, ”Sophie’s mother sympathizes with her husband in advance.
“At the beginning of November, Vlada had already started dreaming about gifts for the New Year. The first was the Hatchimals egg. A week later, the egg changed into two Monster High dolls. Mother had already started to wool online stores, thinking that daddy was still well off. And now the cherished letter has been written. But the day before a personal meeting with Grandfather, the child wants to seal up the old desire and write a new one – a telephone. Here the Snow Maiden and Santa Claus scratched their pockets. While there is time, my husband and I visited a cell phone salon and decided that the price of an egg or dolls is half that of a simple phone. As if the phone is too early. But if you compare the benefits, then the phone will come in handy for school at least soon. And the dolls will be lying around in the next corner, ”another mother tries to reason sensibly.
But another mother literally has a holiday: the child decided to accept any gift from Santa Claus. “Viola said this year that she will not write about her wishes, because she wants a surprise from Santa Claus. What will give, it will give. He says it’s even more interesting than knowing in advance, ”another parent rejoiced for herself and“ that guy ”.