Christmas as a child is the most magical experience and when you become an adult it can be easy to feel like a little of that Christmas "magic" is gone. But having kids and getting to be the one who delivers all that Christmas magic, for me, made it even more magical and special than ever before. That said, I am not quite sure I was ever going to be ready for my eldest to tell me he no longer "believed" and that he knew Father Christmas wasn't real!
(Back when they were both so little and the magic of Father Christmas was very real for them both!)
While I kind of knew for a while that he probably didn't believe (the questions, and the looks had all been there), actually hearing him say it hit me like someone had winded all of the magic out of me. I wondered how Christmas would ever really feel magic again without the kids getting excited for Father Christmas to arrive. Luckily I have my youngest who definitely still believes (she's currently in full Christmas list writing mode as we speak!) so I can still make it magic for her, but I was left wondering how I could make it feel just as special for my teen who now knew the real secret behind Father Christmas!
So if like me you are facing a Christmas with a child who no longer believes, keep reading to find out how we are keeping the magic alive in our home and still keeping some Christmas magic in the heart of a non-believing teen...