Breakfast with Santa

Ms M hosted her first annual breakfast with Santa for 18 of her closest friends and cousins at Grandma's house.  Here she is waiting for everyone to arrive.

The mail station was set up near the front door so that each child could write a letter to Santa when he/she arrived.

When they finished the letters they went outside to decorate cookies.  Each family had a disposable cookie sheet to put the cookies on once they finished so that they could take the decorated cookies home.

Just before Santa made his grand entrance all of the guests got a plate of food and sat down at the tables.  The breakfast/brunch included mini blueberry muffins, banana bread, poppy seed bread, Christmas bread, mini doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, yogurt and granola, fruit salad, mini quiches, sugar cookies, orange juice, apple juice, cranberry juice, milk, chocolate milk and coffee.

Once they had the food they went to the tables inside. The tables were set with a place card for each child and two crafts to complete after they finished eating.

 Once everyone was seated Santa walked in the front door saying, "Ho Ho Ho".  His elf followed right behind him.  Most of the kids loved it.

 Santa sat in front of the Christmas tree and the kids and families took turns sitting with him and having their pictures taken.

Once they sat with Santa they returned to their seats and finished eating and/or worked on the craft projects.  One was a picture frame with Santa on it and the other was a snowman ornament that held a candy cane.  

Santa left after everyone that wanted to visit with him had a chance to.  Shortly after he was gone the party ended and everyone grabbed a  party favor bag on the way out the door.

Too see the invitations for the Brunch with Santa keep reading or go here.