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  • Suits & Accessories
  • Pockets & Friskie
  • Visiting Santa Social Story
  • The Santa Chronicles
  • Lone Star Santas Rowlett Convoy of Toys
  • Dancing Santa
  • When Its Time to Tell
  • Laugh Links

Other Christmas & Helpful  Links:

Santa's Favorite: www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/for-kids

Starting December 1st: http://www.noradsanta.org


Birthplace of "Frisky" the Flying Squirrel & Other Great Puppets
https://www.folkmanis.com/146/home.htm

Age-Appropriate Toys, Birth to Age 6 years:
naeyc.org/resources/topics/play/toys

Other Christmas Activities, Stories, Crafts and Recipes, etc.
https://www.avasflowers.net/celebrating-christmas-around-the-world Thanks to Mary Johnson for this one!
https://dealhack.com/christmas-around-the-globe
www.northpole.com
www.kriskringle.com
www.emailsanta.com
www.santaclauslive.com - be sure to set for English (British flag top right corner)!
http://www.northpoletimes.com
http://www.claus.com/index.php
http://www.the-north-pole.com - especially Christmas Around the World & the History of Santa lower right.
http://www.akidsheart.com
http://www.parents.com/fun/printables

Associations & Certifications:

http://www.lonestarsantas.org/convoy.html - Lone Star Santas' Convoy of Toys 2012
https://www.school4santas.com - International University of Santa Claus 2013
https://www.noerrprograms.com/tag/santa-university - Noerr Santa University 2014
http://www.realsantas.com
https://www.satbobs.com - Santa and the Business of Being Santa 2016
http://www.nationwidesantas.com - Nationwide Santas Member #R499 2016
https://www.ibrbsantas.org- International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas 2017
Texas State Santas 2017

http://www.amerevents.com/santa-claus-school - Professional Santa Claus School 2017
www.SantaAllen.com
http://www.hiresanta.com/Dallas_Santa_Claus.html
www.MystiAllen.com


Santa David is a Proud Supporter of Destination ImagiNation, teaching creative problem solving in a team context:
www.idodi.org   www.texasdi.org   http://dallasdi.org


Additional Certifications:
Dallas Community Television (DCTV) 2004
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2013
Spanish Language 2014
Weatherspotting 2014 (Cindy)
Social Security & Medicare 2017
Behavioral Health 2017

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-calm-a-crying-baby-pediatricians-video-goes-viral


Family Things To Do In the Dallas, TX area (some free or inexpensive):
http://www.dfwchild.com/features/2288/181-Places-to-See--Things-to-Do
 http://www.iliveindallas.com/summer-activities-for-kids
 http://www.metroplexbaby.com/dfw-on-a-budget.html
 http://www.visitdallas.com/things-to-do
 http://dallas.citymomsblog.com/25-family-friendly-summer-activities-in-dfw/
 http://www.guidelive.com/things-to-do/kids-family
 https://www.groupon.com/local/dallas/kids-activities
 http://www.familydaysout.com/kids-things-to-do-usa/dallas,-tx
 http://www.10best.com/destinations/texas/dallas/attractions/things-to-do-with-kids
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hipmunk/14-fun-things-to-do-with-_b_7776114.html

www.trinitytreetops.com
http://northtexaskids.com/ntkblog/index.php/19-free-things-to-do-with-kids-in-dallas-fort-worth

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https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Fun+Things+To+Do+With+Toddlers&find_loc=Dallas%2C+TX


For Special Needs:

Families dealing with Autistic Symptoms Disorders:

http://iknowyoureinthere.com

http://www.actionbehavior.com/100-things-to-know-about-autism-spectrum-disorder-in-2018/
http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/resources

Resources for folks with disabilities and special health care needs:
https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en


Social Stories:
http://www.positivelyautism.com/downloads/ChristmasStory_VisitSanta.pdf​

https://www.autismspeaks.org/sites/default/files/docs/thanksgiving_social_story.pdf
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National Institute of Mental Health:
http://www.aacap.org/aacap/families_and_youth/resource_centers/Anxiety_Disorder_Resource_Center/Home.aspx


Resources for Military Families:
http://www.patss.com/resources/
Every Christmas Eve our neighbor publishes this on NextDoor.com:

SUSPICIOUS PERSON
[Several] years ago I thought the neighborhood I had just moved into was a nice, quiet one. But I have seen numerous posts about coyotes, hawks, and suspicious characters since living here and then tonight happened. I have seen a suspicious person, man, snooping around houses tonight. appears to be an older man, which makes this all the more strange- he's been seen on rooftops. authorities have been notified (although they hung up after I reported what I'd seen) the worst part is that I'm pretty sure I saw him with a large bag full of some family's Christmas gifts!  Just awful.  Anyway, stay vigilant and Merry Christmas!

New neighbors get taken in every time!