11. Give them a gift they'll never think came from you
If your kids want some obnoxious video game that you've long been denying them, consider going against your better judgment and letting Santa sneak it in their stocking. Plus, if you play up your frustration with Saint Nick, they'll be convinced he's calling the shots.
12. Leave Santa's footprints
After the kids have gone to bed on Christmas Eve, grab some big boots and either flour, baby powder, or carpet deodorizer (perfect multitasking!) and stomp a path of footprints. Each year, the path can take sillier turns. Maybe he beelines from the chimney to the milk and cookies, perhaps he takes a pit stop in the bathroom, or maybe he sneaks a peek in the fridge. Just be sure this is the very last thing on your to-do list, so you don't muddle the shoe prints.
