How to keep the magic of Christmas alive for teenagers

When both of my children reached ‘double digits’ it was becoming increasingly difficult to pull the festive wool over their eyes. Oh, believe me, we tried.  The good, old-fashioned threat, I mean my ‘motivator’, of “Santa’s watching” was getting a bit ineffective, you might say. And the “because it’s magic, alright?” one-size-fits-all explanation was getting a little discredited. A bit “yeah, right, mum.” Bless their pre-teen, sarcastic hearts. Descriptions of fat bellies squeezing through chimneys...