It truly is sad that number 1 is slipping away. I found a helpful site for when the children are " sitting on the fence" with respect to Santa. The site allows you to virtually be in the North Pole every day. The front page has a DIALY update from the North Pole (written by Santa) as well as many places on the site to write to Santa, Mrs. Claus and even the reindeer. The site is very clever and written in terms of being at the North Pole. Be prepared to join in on the fun.. The site is www.WelcomeToTheNorthPole.com (Welcome to the North Pole) so take your children for a visit. There are pictures of the reindeer, Santa and the elves. A very real experience.