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Santa's Mailbox

iker46
iker46 over 1 year ago

Hi,

So last year I was going to adapt an old mailbox to my daughter's height, paint it red and white, so she could send a letter to Santa. My daughter was still too young to understand, so I didn't finish it.

She might be still too young, however this Holiday Special encourages me not to only finish it, but also improve it. I'm thinking in: 

  • Adding a screen with a countdown.
  • Adding some lights.

I think that both she and her even younger brother will enjoy for some years sending the letter and watching it disappear as Santa collects it.

Any more ideas? Thank you.

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  • Andrew J
    Andrew J over 1 year ago +1
    Sweet. If you add a screen, you might want to display Nora's Santa Tracker on the 24th December when the countdown reaches 0 (or 1). What about a message from Santa thanking for the mince pie/milk/whiskey…
  • dougw
    dougw over 1 year ago +1
    Cool idea. Santa's acknowledgement letter could have some small swag gift to stretch out the exciting experience. A simple blinking indicator that there is a message from Santa would dress it up.
  • robogary
    robogary over 1 year ago +1
    How about a flag on both sides of tbe mailbox ? . One red flag to put up when a letter to Santa is in the mailbox for pickup, and a second flag, maybe red and white striped when Santa left something in…
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  • robogary
    robogary over 1 year ago

    How about a flag on both sides of tbe mailbox ? . One red flag to put up when a letter to Santa is in the mailbox for pickup, and a second flag, maybe red and white striped when Santa left something in the mailbox for the kids, like leaving a small candy cane for them when a letter is picked up.

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 1 year ago in reply to robogary
    robogary said:
    and a second flag, maybe red and white striped

    Could perhaps replace that second flag with an Xmas tree that pops up and lights up. The tree lights could form part of the countdown sequence.

    robogary said:
    like leaving a small candy cane for them when a letter is picked up

    Perhaps turn the mailbox into some form of an advent calendar to keep the interactivity going.

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  • robogary
    robogary over 1 year ago in reply to beacon_dave
    • That's a nice idea 
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    robogary over 1 year ago in reply to beacon_dave
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