Hey there!
I'm Kathryn Burgess. I'm a former elementary teacher, photographer, and, now, author. I'm a proud military spouse and mother to three young children.
Where did the idea of Snow Globe Santa come from?
These past few months have been hard on us all. Our days have been plagued with negativity, cancellations, illness, and fear. This past summer, I began thinking about the upcoming holiday season, and I quickly realized the likelihood of visiting Santa with our children would be slim-to-none. I have three little kids that won't easily understand why we can't go visit Santa, and I refuse to default yet again to cancelling.
Modern-day Santa can be traced back to the late 18th century; which means he has survived the bubonic plague, the Spanish flu, and smallpox—to name a few. Santa shouldn’t be stopped by Covid-19. No, the man who flies around the world with nine magical reindeer to visit each child's home in a single night does not need to relinquish his route due to COVID.
In order to provide the Santa Claus experience this coming year—and to provide a safe experience at that—we need to get creative. Snow Globe Santa is a unique and fun storybook that creatively explains why this upcoming holiday season will look different. This passion project will serve families of small children, and the communities in which they live by maintaining the magic true to the character of Santa.
