This has been my one of my favorite Reddit Secret Santa experiences by far! My Santa really got into the holiday spirit and reminded me of the warm Christmas magic I felt as a kid :)

She started out by sending some lovely themed emails to both get some more information and keep the holiday spirit high, which was much needed for this college freshman who was facing his first finals week. I happily sent more info and was emailed some gift cards to help me make it through finals week within the next two days.

Then following up with that email, we discussed some of our favorite Christmas movie productions and I shared some of the projects I've done in the past! I also shared that I volunteer with a local puppet troupe and enjoy trying to make puppets in my free time (although most of mine have just been sock puppets so far haha).

When I received the tracking number for my gift I was shocked at the 5lb labelled weight. Woah!!! I received 5 wrapped gifts and a letter, thanking me for the fun we had and explaining the order I should open the gifts in. I was blown away and the care and attention given to the wrapping and the packaging, so I included pics of that too!

I received some delicious treats, handmade finger puppet friends, a sketchbook, a copy of Maggot Brain magazine, and finally: a professional quality puppet I have decided to name Ren after my Santa!

Everything I received was well thought-out, and has either helped me with figuring out college or fostering my creativity and interests further. I am already thinking of fun uses for my puppets and have started using my sketchbook some too! (I think I'll save the snacks and reading the magazine for when I go back to campus and want to take a break from school work)

A BIG thank you to my santa! And a small footnote: She mentioned one gift was caught up in customs in Chicago and will be on the way soon, I will update my post once I have received that as well!