I’m so excited to be sharing this news today! I and many others have been keeping it a secret for a few months and today is the day to unveil it! Several moms and I have been busy little elves working with Condé Nast as part of a mom advisory board for the project, and it’s great to finally get to share how cool it is.
Santa’s Hideout is a brand-new website that will truly change the way families organize their Christmas wish lists. This free gift-giving service puts a modern twist on a timeless tradition.
On Santa’s Hideout, children can not only create their wish lists safely, but they can engage in a lively conversation with Santa Claus. By children sending wish lists to St. Nick through Santa’s Hideout it enables parents to juggle the holiday hustle and bustle while fielding requests from family for gift ideas.
Here’s how this parent-controlled site works:
Step 1: In just a few simple steps, parents can create a private, password-protected account and set up individual lists for each child to fill. Lists can be controlled and customized by setting parameters that include gender, number of gifts, price range, types of gifts, quantity and more. Group lists can also be created for those gifts the whole household might share.
Step 2: Under the guise of Santa, parents can send an email to their kids inviting them to add items to their personalized holiday wish list, or the family can walk through the process together.
Step 3: The child can respond by adding gifts, using a fun, easy-to-use drag and drop interface, and parents are alerted when updates have been made to a list. That’s it―set-up is complete!
Key Features:
• Gift requests can be reserved for “Santa only” while others can be sent to family and friends via email and social media.
• Once purchased or reserved, the parent’s view of the child’s list is automatically updated, and if a reserved item hasn’t been purchased within 48 hours, a gentle reminder email from “Santa” is sent.
• “Santa’s Desk” is a tool that allows parents to trigger email messages to their children from “Santa,” encouraging them to share, do well in school, use kind words, be helpers at home or customize their own message.
Did I mention this service is FREE?! Seriously, this is the best idea. You will love how easy it is!
