So, about ten days before Christmas or so, we received a knock & run at the door. Outside was a treat and a basket with a stable (see picture) and two notes.
One told us that we were being Secret Santa’d and would receive one piece of the nativity each night, the other one told the significant of the stable.
Then each night we received a new treat and gift and note.
And it wasn’t just little gifts, they were lovely BIG treats like you might expect as a one-time-only sort of gift, not night after night.
Each night we put our basket out, and the kids had so much fun checking to see if we’d received our piece of the nativity — okay, so I really have a hard time with curiosity. I so wanted to know who my secret santa was, and one night I went out to try to see who it was, and after that they stopped knocking on the door, they just left the gift – so after that we’d just go out and check throughout the evening.
We never did figure out who it was. (Bummer). But it was SO MUCH FUN to get a piece of the nativity each night. It really gave our house a buzz of excitement and a shot of Christmas Spirit as we talked about the pieces and watched the nativity come together.
So THANK YOU Secret Santa, who ever you are, for bringing Christ’s birth to the forefront of our Christmas! Merry Christmas!!
PS – Isn’t this nativity perfect for little hands who want to play?
We have that same nativity – that thing’s not cheap! I paid $45 for it at Walmart a few years ago. What an awesome gift! We love it. The kids play with it all Christmas season and it’s so fun. How wonderful to be so loved!