You may wonder, "Does Santa spend all his time making toys and reading his lists and checking them twice?" Well, there's a lot more work to be done at the North Pole than just making toys. Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves all have other duties that take some time. Mrs. Claus has to cook for all the elves, as well as Santa, so she keeps very busy. She does get help from some of the other elves, and sometimes Santa even helps her. "How does she get all that food?" you may ask. Well, she gives Santa or one of the other elves a list, and they take the sleigh to the nearest town and buy food there. Another question you may ask is, "Where do they get the money?" Well, at the North Pole there are treasures that no human can find. Only the elves and Santa know where they are, and they use that treasure to pay for their food. Of course, they only take what they need, never more than that.
Mrs. Claus also has to keep their house clean, because she believes a clean house is a happy house. It makes her feel good when she's done a good job of cleaning, and she thinks it will make you feel good too, when you clean your room or help out around your house. Mrs. Claus isn't the only one who has to clean up. At the end of every work day, the elves and Santa must clean up the workshop, so it will be ready for the next day.
Santa has to help the elves gather firewood, so they can all stay warm in their houses. He hitches up the sleigh and flies to the nearest forest and they all chop wood. But they are careful to replace all the trees they chop down, so not to hurt the earth. "How do they replace the trees?" you ask. Santa has another special magic sack that can carry hundreds of trees inside, and it doesn't take up any room at all in the sleigh. Once they have replaced the last tree, they place the chopped firewood in that sack, and it magically makes the wood shrink down to almost nothing. When he returns home and empties the sack, there's a mountain of firewood for all to share.
North Pole Map
Christmas Year Round with Mrs. ClausAt home with the Claus family
Naughty or Nice List
Reindeer Update
Elf Report
Santa Sightings
Christmas and North Pole Links
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