Wet Nose Design has created an adorable app called Santa’s Big Helper, designed to support your kids’ belief in Santa while giving them activities to pass the time while they wait for the big day.
The app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It requires iOS 5.0 or later. It is available in English only and is available from the iTunes App Store for US$0.99.
Santa’s Big Helper app home page
The app allows parents to create a short video that shows Santa appearing in front of their fireplace or in front of the Christmas tree. It is extremely easy to make, although it took me a couple of tries to get Santa to stand on the ground instead of in the air. Most of it is automated and the cool thing is that as soon as Santa realizes he is being photographed he blows magic dust on the camera so the viewer doesn’t see him after he lands.
There are explicit instructions for making the video, although I had no problems making it without reading them.
There is an option for listing the names of children and marking each day if they are naughty or nice. You can allow children to write letters to Santa.
