Ed Carosia

With a giggle, and maybe a snort, dressing up Santa turns into silly fun with tons of possibilities to keep one outfit more interesting than the last.

The Santa is large and offers a nice surface to work with even for smaller hands. The paper is thick and coated to keep it robust enough for several uses. Each piece needs to be punched out and while not difficult, younger kids will need a little assistance, especially on items with thinner parts such as the Easter basket. Two sheets of circular pieces of tape like fasteners are there to keep the pieces in place and also easy to use.

The cover already had me wondering and my kids giggling...Santa in his underwear..and skimpy ones at that! But that is part of the fun. The kids had the pieces punched out quickly...one or two of the more delicate ones took a rip...but soon, they were creating outfits and seeing who came up with the best 'Santa suit'. We did not use the tape tabs, but rather left Santa lying on the table and kept the parts laying in place. We did try the tabs, but weren't huge fans. Instead, my daughter decided they made great repair strips for those tiny rips, which did happen. And they do.

This was a fun project and the kids kept coming back to it to re-do Santa's look as the day went on (I left it on the table). Each time, they'd call me or their sibling over to get their opinion. The only thing we missed was a pouch to keep the pieces in, since the book is ready for the trash can after all the parts have been punched out. While this isn't something children will probably adore and keep forever, it does offer a fun activity for little sittings every now and then. We'll certainly be using it again at least once before the holidays...and I have no doubt that my children will show it to their friends when they come over.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher and found it great to introduce the kids to this fun 'paper-doll' project.… (plus d'informations)