What do you leave out for Santa? [Archive]

christib327

8-27-2007, 7:03 PM

same as everyone else
milk and cookies for Santa (my kids get SO excited when they see the plate in the morning and it just has crumbs on it)
and carrots for the reindeer

Melissa

8-28-2007, 10:51 AM

Milk & cookies.

droolbug2

8-28-2007, 12:58 PM

cookies and milk for santa...carrots and water for the reindeer and we put "reindeer food" all over the yard

JazzMama

8-28-2007, 3:42 PM

Cookies and milk (but it stays in the fridge; our Santa doesn't like warm milk) and oats/carrots for the reindeer.

pastasalad

8-28-2007, 3:51 PM

guess I am the only non-traditional one out there-I swear it was those darn cheese commercials that did my children in!

mandifour

8-28-2007, 4:02 PM

We do fresh baked cookies and milk, and leave reindeer food in the grass.

love a deal

8-28-2007, 10:26 PM

Milk & Cookies:holiday16

gr8girls

8-28-2007, 10:31 PM

Cookies & milk

Carrots & water and reindeer food in the yard. We did do cheese last year though!

mam627

8-29-2007, 12:08 AM

Milk and cookies- sugar for the reindeer

tlock1945

8-29-2007, 11:28 AM

We always leave milk and cookies, some years the kids threw magic reindeer dust in the yard(oats w/ glitter) and a couple years ago, my son insisted we leave Santa one of his Dad's cigars and a bottle of his Guinness. LOL We always leave a few crumbs on the plate and really drink from the glass so it looks real and some years my DH uses a calligraphy pen and leaves a note thanking the kids from Santa.

littlesdcen

8-29-2007, 11:43 AM

Blooming Onion. We always go to Out Back Christmas Eve for the Onion. A Carrot for Rudolph.

doublehsmom

8-29-2007, 11:59 AM

My children have always put out milk and cookies and then carrots for the reindeer. but I remember when I was little my dad always made us put a beer out for santa along with the cookies..and he would always drink some of it..lol..

Jennifer0530

8-29-2007, 12:17 PM

We leave hot chocolate on the stove and a note telling Santa to take any snack from the cupboard he wants, plus we put reindeer food and carrots on the yard (usually it's snow covered). Santa always leaves the cupboard opened and the snack wrapper on the counter with a thank you note.

berry1014

8-29-2007, 1:33 PM

Milk and cookies (my daughter make a special cut out sugar cookie just for Santa)
Celery or carrots for the reindeer

Bunniq

8-29-2007, 3:53 PM

Cheese & Crackers!!!! ever since that commercial LOL thats what the kids want to leave.

I leave cheese and crackers as well in hopes Santa will leave me a few extra goodies!

I simply adore that commercial.

"I didn't leave him cookies, I left him Cheese!!!!"

Christy Garner

8-29-2007, 4:21 PM

It has never been a tradition in my house to leave something out for Santa but occasionally we leave milk and cookies. However, when the kiddos go to bed - Santa, aka mom and dad, have lots coffee to keep them awake along with a midnight snack.

shawna6676

8-29-2007, 5:06 PM

milk and cookies here too...carrots or celery for reindeer

lilac100

8-29-2007, 9:15 PM

Fresh baked cookies, my DS always help bake and decorate them on Christmas Eve, Milk, and carrots.

ms_mckenna

8-29-2007, 10:01 PM

Cookies and coke. Santa is not fond of milk at our house for some reason. ;) I like carrots I never thought about doing that.

Marcster

8-29-2007, 11:48 PM

Dry cat food and water, I'm sure the cats are willing to share. http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/Marcster2005/Smileypad/Animals/pink.gif

wyntyrose

8-30-2007, 7:46 AM

mgmckny

9-8-2007, 3:39 PM

Traditionally we have always left out cookies and a glass with a note to help himself. I notice he likes the eggnog the best (with a little kahlua or amaretto in it). But we have also left out sausage balls and left instructions on where the rest of the leftovers from a Christmas Eve get together were located in the frig. Last year my youngest son made cookies with mommie's tired help (she had to work on CHristmas Eve in a call center for all those ungrateful people that waited until the last minute--the actual last business day to order online and expected delivery in time for Christmas) because he didn't want Santa to eat store bought cookies again. (I know Santa loved the Oreos with the red icing the year before).

jbdinos

9-9-2007, 10:10 AM

We do either cookies or candy depending on what the kids have left because they refuse to leave him store bought anything so it's whatever is left after the family has been over. Usually leave milk out but once in while we have to leave chocolate milk.

For the reindeer, apples.... they eat them core and all and usually find a stem or a seed or two on the plate and that is it.

nedsw33

9-11-2007, 9:24 AM

nothing... of course, if we had kids, that might be a different story... haha.

carolannec

9-11-2007, 12:36 PM

We leave out cookies and milk(which stays in the fridge) for Santa and carrots for the reindeer.

dmmiller

9-11-2007, 12:45 PM

Blooming Onion. We always go to Out Back Christmas Eve for the Onion. A Carrot for Rudolph.

LOL I've never heard of that before.
Lucky Santa! :D

cotinkandy1

9-17-2007, 12:46 PM

Cookies and milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer. But last year I forget to grab carrots so my DD who was 4 left blueberries out for them...lol. And santa always leaves the kids a note thanking them for the snack and telling them to enjoy their gifts and have a Merry Christmas.

peekaboo

9-17-2007, 1:29 PM

Cookies and milk.

satidwell

9-17-2007, 2:52 PM

cookies and milk

justjessie99

9-25-2007, 12:49 AM

cookies and milk for santa...carrots and water for the reindeer and we put "reindeer food" all over the yard

YES.... we do the EXACT same here!!
I love the look of Reindeer food , glittering all over the yard!

kellane26

9-25-2007, 10:37 AM

Cookies and Milk, of course.

msdarkness

9-25-2007, 10:58 AM

Cookies and milk(DH) and a diet coke(me) for the road and also carrots for the reindeer..but this year I think we will do the reindeer food..I think it is cute and it would be a nice tradition to start