The Christmas Santa Sat on a Holly Leaf

Christmas, Santa thought, was full of pickles, but one Christmas turned out to be full of prickles ! All December, he'd been decorating the grotto, covering the walls all around the room. A bit of mistletoe here, a few berries there. Soon, there was holly everywhere ! Santa added some bows, too and a few candles as Santa's do. Santa was soon tired, it took a lot of work - he soon sat down, next to the fireplace - wrapping his presents he did shirk. "OUCH !" he cried out in pain. "Had one of the elves dropped a nail making trains ?". Mrs Christmas perhaps had dropped a pin, whilst she was stitching the hole in his stocking - or not put the scissors back in her sewing bin ! Santa took a closer look ... at what it was in his trousers that stuck ! As Santa bent over, her felt a tear - his trousers were wripped and he'd broken the chair ! There wasn't a chance that he could sit back down - or that by Christmas Eve on time, his red and white Christmas suit would be sewn. This year's Christmas festivities had really hit rock bottom - once Santa had a stuck pin in his bottom ! Usually, at this time of year, Santa was in stitches. But now that his trousers had a hole worn caused by the thorn, it was a Christmas of rags not riches !

A Sharp Activity

Write a list of things that are also sharp.

Santa In A S - pin

Similar to the children's game, stick a pin in the donkey, this can be played with two teams, blind - folded. Instead of locating a donkey's tail in the correct location, players compete to put the pin in the middle of the buckle on Santa's belt.

© Jacqueline Richards 2008