19/11/2025
Food for thought
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🎅 The big man in red doesn’t appear at Boots & Brambles Forest School — and here’s why…
For me, the true magic of Christmas—and of Santa—lies in the fact that we don’t see him.
The whole premise is built on mystery. As children, we go to sleep so he can visit. We’re told he only arrives once we’re tucked up in bed. He’s unseen, and that’s what makes it magical. ✨️
🎅 Yet today, from the start of November, Santa can be found everywhere: farms, zoos, garden centres, high streets… an entire tour schedule of Santas, all before Advent has even begun. 🎅
In our attempt to make Christmas more magical, I can’t help but feel we’re actually taking the magic away. 🌟
I’ll never forget my toddler, one wet November day, spotting Santa arriving at a local garden centre and asking, “Why is Santa here, in the rain, in November? Shouldn’t he be at the North Pole?” 🦌
And honestly—what could I say? I had no answer.
🎅 I’ve seen local events scramble when they realise two Santas will cross paths in the same village. I’ve watched parents in a panic posting online: “Where can we see a good Santa?”
🎅 When I was a child, there was just one Santa in the local town, and somehow that felt enough—more than enough.
As children grow and begin to question, doesn’t having a different Santa at every turn only make the story harder to believe? ✨️
So at Boots & Brambles, we keep things simple.
We keep the magic in the mystery. Santa doesn’t appear here—not because we don’t value the tradition, but because we value the wonder behind it. The excitement of not seeing him, of imagining, of believing without constant reminders and photo ops.
Sometimes the most magical things are the ones left unseen. ✨
