Co-pilot: count down and fly the sleigh with Santa
Your child is Santa's co-pilot on a practice flight: counts down to take-off, steers the sleigh and switches on Rudolph's nose.
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Recorded live with our test child. Santa's words change with every call.
What Santa does
Santa calls from the sleigh at the North Pole, ready for a practice flight. The reindeer only take off when a child counts down, so he needs a co-pilot.
Seatbelt on! Santa and your child count down together from ten to one, and the sleigh takes off with a whoosh and jingling bells.
In the air your child gives the commands: left or right, higher or lower. After every command Santa describes what he sees: the moon, a flock of geese, a city of lights, or a place your child loves.
It gets dark and foggy. Only the co-pilot may give the order: 'Rudolph, light on!' Rudolph's nose lights up and the sleigh lands safely at the North Pole.
Santa writes your child's name in his logbook as co-pilot, asks how many sleeps are left until Christmas and counts along.
What you fill in beforehand
Two or three things your child would love to fly over: the sea, grandma's town, the zoo, a football stadium. Santa flies past them.
Parents ask
- Does my child have to count to ten?
- No. Santa counts and your child joins in. Three-year-olds shout the numbers they know; the fun is in the whoosh at the end.
- When is the best moment for this call?
- Any evening in December. Santa does not know the date himself: at the end he asks your child how many sleeps are left and counts along. Tell your child the number beforehand and it is right on the day.
- My child is shy. Will this work?
- Yes. One word is enough: 'left', 'higher', 'Rudolph'. Santa reacts to every word and does the talking in between.
Two tips
- Let your child sit on a chair or the sofa as the sleigh and really fasten a pretend belt. It makes the countdown twice as exciting.
- Tell your child beforehand that only the co-pilot may say 'Rudolph, light on!' They will wait for that moment.
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