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If you’ve been to Lapland with kids…

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Bunnyvenom · 17/10/2021 20:19

Once they found out about Santa after the trip, what do they make of it all? Just curious really. Our trip has been put back a year due to covid so we’ll be going at a time I imagine my oldest will be questioning Santa. I can’t decide whether it would be better to tell him before we go or let him go along with it only to find out next year Santa isn’t real and we took him on a sham holiday?! My youngest will be 6 so I have no qualms about him but I don’t know, I can’t quite articulate why it feels a bit weird to go through the whole charade with an older child who is on the verge of not believing. For example I’ve been told on the flight the pilot dips the plane slightly and says it the reindeer landing on the roof. If your kids found out not long after something like that what would they think about it? That you’d gone to all that effort for something that wasn’t real or just hold the happy magical memories?

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Bunnyvenom · 17/10/2021 20:20

To be clear I’m aware this is a very first world problem!! It’s just been playing on my mind a bit.

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GoodnightGrandma · 17/10/2021 20:21

I had two non believers and one believer. They all loved it !
It’s more about the snow and stuff than Santa.

GoodnightGrandma · 17/10/2021 20:21

Me and DH loved it too !

TumtumTree · 17/10/2021 20:23

Mine all believed when we went (they were aged 4 to 8) and loved it. I don't think that finding out the truth spoilt their memories of it.

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Bunnyvenom · 17/10/2021 20:23

Oh I’m beyond exited and the whole family will enjoy it, all the other activities etc. I’m probably just overthinking it Smile

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PoppityPop · 17/10/2021 20:25

I know this is not the question (sorry soap but maybe it will be useful for you too 😉), but can I ask those who’ve been what you and the kids wore? I have no idea what to pack!

Onthetrain75 · 17/10/2021 20:25

Really depends on what your trip consists of. We’ve been twice and are going again next year, kids were 7 the first time and 9 the second time. Santa was really a very small part of an amazing trip - husky sledding, reindeer sleigh ride, snow mobiles, Finnish village visit etc. I have always just said that they need to believe in the magic, and that St Nic was a real person. They figure it out… I wouldn’t worry about it. If you’ve booked a good trip it will be totally fabulous.

GoodnightGrandma · 17/10/2021 20:26

Seeing proper thick snow that you could jump in was lovely. I think they enjoyed that more than anything. They were doing snow angels.

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Bunnyvenom · 17/10/2021 20:26

Thank you. You’ve reassured me. I think I just got worried after reading some MNers seem to be scarred for life after finding out and thought am I making this worse!

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GoodnightGrandma · 17/10/2021 20:28

@PoppityPop

I know this is not the question (sorry soap but maybe it will be useful for you too 😉), but can I ask those who’ve been what you and the kids wore? I have no idea what to pack!
They provided snow suits and boots. We took thick hats that came down over their ears, several pairs of gloves for when they got wet, and two pairs of socks. One were warm knee socks. Plenty of layers with a fleece.
ParkheadParadise · 17/10/2021 20:29

We went several years ago. My dd1 was 18 at the time and loved it😜😜. We took dh's nephews who were starting to question Santa they both loved it.
We are planning to go next year with dd2 who will be 6 at the time. I can't wait🎅🎅🎄🎄

GU24Mum · 17/10/2021 20:29

When we went, the younger two were just turned 11 and just turned 8. The youngest still believed anyway but the middle one I think possibly thought that all the FCs in England definitely weren't real but that the one he was seeing in Lapland was. The 14 year old just enjoyed going along with it. It was expensive but fabulous and we look back on it with huge fondness!

HotPenguin · 17/10/2021 20:32

Am I the only person who is slightly terrified at the thought of the pilot dipping the plane to pretend reindeers are landing on the roof?

Onthetrain75 · 17/10/2021 20:33

What to wear - you should be given snow suits and boots. You must take decent thermal leggings, socks and tops, then at least one further layer e.g jogging bottoms and fleece. Plus gloves to go under the ski gloves. I was absolutely terrified of being cold, and it did get down to -28 so I went a bit nuts the first time and also had a lightweight Rab down jacket under my ski suit but I actually got quite hot with it on when I was e.g tobogganing. I took hand warmers and foot warmers as when you aren’t moving on e.g. sleigh ride you can get cold. I took heatech stuff from Uniqlo as well as sweaty Betty ski under layers. Also I had a snood, though most good tour companies give you a giant sack of stuff with hats, balaclavas as well.

stripetop · 17/10/2021 20:33

My business partner went with his wife and three DC. He was the biggest Scrooge bah humbug going. Kids are to old, waste of money, blah blah.

He came back transformed. Christmas fanatic. Like a new person. They all absolutely loved it and I vowed I would take mine if I was ever lucky enough to to have any. Still a little young here at moment but it's in the list.

PoppityPop · 17/10/2021 20:42

@Onthetrain75
@GoodnightGrandma

Thank you both. This is really useful!

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Bunnyvenom · 17/10/2021 20:43

This is like my DH Grin however I’m hopeful he’ll be transformed as we had the same thing happen with Disney.

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