• Old skeleton Key
• Holiday print ribbon
• Gold cording

In my family, we do not have a fireplace for Santa to come down the chimney, so we hang the santa key outside the front door on Chistmas eve so that Santa can get into the house and deliver his gifts. When the kids go to sleep, we place the key next the the empty plate of cookies and put some cookie crumbs and black ink finger prints on the ribbon. My daughter loves this ritual, and this is a good way to let your kids believe in Santa, and do something together.

NOTE: Here is a poem that can be used with the key:

We don't have a chimney for you to climb through,
But if you don't visit my our house I don't know what I'll do.

Some say you are magic and can use any old key
As long as we hang it out in a place you're sure to see.

So we're leaving this old key right outside our door
Saying our prayers, jumping in bed, and we won't worry anymore.

- See a larger photo of this craft completed by D. Beveridge.