Santa Ray

If there are gifts to present - Santa and Mrs Claus will gather the gifts (in a location that cannot be seen by children) and place them in Santa's bag.
Santa will enter the room with a "Ho, Ho, Ho" and waving to everyone. It depends on what is needed at the event, but Santa will either go to the chair provided or walk around and say a quick hello to children as he proceeds to his chair. He will then ask the children to gather in front of him and he will talk to them a bit. He would then sing a song or two and then it would be time for the gifts. Each package should have a name on it. Mrs Claus would pull it out of the bag and give to Santa. He would read the name and have the child come on his lap or stand beside him (whichever way the child is more comfortable). Pictures are taken and then he would ask the child what they would like for Christmas. He continues this until all children have a gift. Then they would all open their gift together at one time. After this he would invite families to get pictures of all their children, group photos or family photos.
If there are no gifts it is basically the same except for handing out gifts. Santa would sing a few songs and talk to the children. Then each child could get a picture with Santa.
Santa does whatever is needed during his time frame, but the most important thing is children getting pictures and visiting with Santa

I started being a Santa in 2007 while working on the Santa Set with my wife at the mall, when she needed a fill-in Santa. I love being Santa so I did some research, joined a Santa network and also attended some trainings for Santa. I started doing home visits and from there have also done business parties, corporate events, parades, festivals, schools and daycares. I have worked with Bass Pro Shops in the past. My season starts around November but I am a real bearded Santa all year long.
I travel in the Springfield, IL area but will go longer distances if my schedule allows it.
I work 120+ events a season.
Mrs Claus comes along with me if she is available and there is no extra charge for her appearances. She does not usually do the photo studios with me unless requested. She helps with children who are afraid of Santa, visits with the children while they are waiting in a line (if she is not needed for photos), and helps me get the gifts out of the bag. She can make appearances on her own if requested.
I am available for "Santa Gets Caught" visits. These entail late night (10 pm - 12 am) visits where you wake the children up to catch Santa putting gifts under the tree. Santa talks with the children and then tells them they need to get to bed so he can finish his route.
In 2020 we started virtual visits. This will give others an opportunity to join in the conversation wherever they may live. We love having ZOOM Meetings or Google Meets. We have continued the virtual visits but these are on a limited basis.
Any other questions just ask.

If this is a large venue Santa would need a microphone to address the audience.
The only thing that Santa usually asks for is a nice chair without arms. Remember that he is a "big guy".
If crafts or food are involved please see that the child is clean and that "wet" crafts do not come in contact with their suits.