Santa Claus Facts For Kids – Fun Facts About Santa Claus For Kids

♦ Some of Santa’s other names and nicknames can be… St. Nickolas, St. Nick for short, Father Christmas, Grandfather Frost and Kris Kringle.

♦ Did you know Santa keeps a list and he checks it twice? There are actually 2 lists, one for boys and one for girls. He uses this list to keep track of the naught and nice children.

♦ No one knows where for sure, but it’s believed that Santa’s home and operation is up at the North Pole. It’s one of the hardest places to explore and makes a perfect hide out for Santa.

♦ Santa has been known to only leave coal in stockings to kids that are not good throughout the year.

♦ Santa is joined by his elves and Mrs. Claus in the North Pole. No one knows exactly how many elves, but that’s who is believed to help Santa carry out his Christmas operations.

♦ Many believe that Santa dates back to 270 AD, which would make him over 1,000 years old. It’s the mysterious magic of Christmas that keeps Santa alive and well.

♦ There was a poem written in 1823 by someone who claimed they knew Santa. They provided a description of him in this poem. They identified him as a Jolly old elf with cheeks like roses, his nose like a cherry and a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of Jelly.

♦ Santa has been witnessed by a very lucky few. He is said to wear a red hat with white trim and black boots. He has a snow white beard and a red suit with white cuffs to match his hat. He also has a white collar and a black belt (Does Santa know karate?).

♦ It is believed that Santa and his elves work tirelessly all  year to not only make toys for boys and girls, but to monitor the behavior and make sure only the good kids get gifts come Christmas morning.

♦ There are many theories as to how Santa is able to bring gifts to that many children all in one night. Many believe the time change in the world is used to help Santa, this actually gives him closer to 2 days to deliver all the packages.

♦ Some believe that Santa is able to travel at the speed of light. To give you an idea of how fast that is, that’s 186,282.4 miles per SECOND. When your driving around in a car, you might drive as fast as 70 miles per HOUR. This means Santa can travel as fast as 671,000,000 (million) miles per hour.

♦ Some also believe that Santa doesn’t move fast, but that he has the ability to control time itself. They say Santa may be able to slow time down so slow that he can take as much time as he wants delivering gifts to all the kids.

♦ He definitely has his work cut out for him, there are around 90 million homes he needs to make deliveries to.

♦ Due to some eye witnesses it’s believed that Santa uses a combination of a magic sleigh and flying Reindeer to power his flight.

♦ Santa actually started out with 8 Reindeer, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and…. Blitzen! He now has 9 Reindeer however, you may have heard about Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?

I have a whole page dedicated to Reindeer! You can read some facts about them at the link below. Learn more about them, and find out how you can make some Reindeer food in case they get hungry!

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♦ According to some very reliable sources, they say that it was a very foggy and stormy Christmas Eve. They almost had to cancel Christmas that year, but Rudolph’s nose saved them. It acted as a light and guide for Santa and his Reindeer.

♦ Not all Reindeer fly, only the Reindeer that have been graced with Santa’s secret Christmas magic. There are many, many Reindeer and they are beautiful animals. Click the link above to learn more about them!

♦ It is well known that Santa is a BIG fan of cookies and Milk. The truth is however, Santa loves all kinds of snacks! If you want to leave him something different that’s perfectly okay. I’m sure Santa will love whatever you leave him. He works very hard and get’s very hungry and thirsty.

♦ If you go to North Pole Website you can track Santa and find out how you can write him a letter! There are also other amazing craft and recipe ideas. It’s a must visit this Christmas!