Santa's Secret Paradise

08/25/2026

🎄✨ And so it begins… ✨🎄

We spent the afternoon working on the music for this year’s display. 🎶 And if you’ve ever wondered what goes into all that Christmas magic… it’s many hours, many days, and usually a little bit of Christmas chaos.

This year we’re trying something a little extra special, and we’re crossing all our fingers and toes that it comes together the way we’re imagining. 🤞🏼✨

And yes… we know how good some of you are at finding clues. The evidence has been hidden. Francisco has it safely tucked away at the North Pole. 🐧❄️

Nice try, detectives. 🎅🏼😉✨

08/16/2026

For over 20 years, Santa’s Secret Paradise has been our way of sharing a little Christmas magic with our community. Along the way, so many of you have become part of that story, and for that, we are truly grateful.

Today, with full hearts, Mr. C and I are so excited to finally share something we’ve been quietly working on behind the scenes…

✨ Santa’s Secret Paradise Foundation ✨

This new chapter allows us to carry the spirit of Santa’s Secret Paradise beyond the display, bringing hope, encouragement, and a little extra Christmas magic to children and families—beginning one Santa letter at a time.

This dream has been on our hearts for quite some time, and we can’t wait to share the journey with all of you.

If you’d like to follow along as this magical adventure unfolds, we’d love to welcome you to the Santa’s Secret Paradise Foundation page.

With love and gratitude,

~ Mr. & Mrs. C 🎅🏼🤶🏼

Follow us here:
Santa’s Secret Paradise Foundation

08/15/2026

We’ve been keeping a little secret… ✨🎄

Tomorrow, we finally get to share it with you. ❤️

Stay tuned. ✨

08/01/2026

🎉 Christmas Character Quest Results! 🎉

When we launched our Christmas Character Quest, we hoped to see some wonderfully creative imaginations… and you certainly delivered! ❤️🎄

After looking through each amazing submission, we made a decision…

✨ We’re bringing all three creations to life as part of our 2026 Santa’s Secret Paradise display! ✨

Congratulations to our 2026 Christmas Character Quest Artists (listed in no particular order):

🎨 Addyson
🎨 Emily
🎨 Az**el

Take a peek at their beautiful artwork! We can’t wait to start building these magical characters and share their journey with you over the coming months.

Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make our very first Christmas Character Quest so special. We can’t wait to see these creations become part of the magic this Christmas! ❤️🎄

07/31/2026

🎄 That’s a wrap on Christmas in July! 🎄

Thank you to each and every one of you for spending the month with us! From all of the laughs and conversations to the wonderful ideas you shared, you helped make Christmas in July so much fun. We truly appreciate every one of you who joined us along the way. ❤️

Now it’s time to get to work! Over the next four months, we’ll be busy bringing this year’s magic to life at Santa’s Secret Paradise.

Although Christmas in July has come to an end, we’re certainly not slowing down! 👻🎄

👀 Keep your eyes peeled! We’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes projects, sneak peeks, and progress updates as we prepare for both spooky season and Christmas. We’ll also announce when our Halloween light show will begin, so stay tuned… there’s so much more to come!

🎄 Santa’s Secret Paradise officially opens December 1st.

The countdown starts now…
❤️ Just 4 months to go! ❤️

07/30/2026

🎄 Christmas in July – Final This or That ❤️

This one is all about the heart of Christmas…

✨ Would you rather…

❤️ Spend Christmas with everyone you love

OR

🎁 Know that someone else experienced a truly magical Christmas because of you

One celebrates the joy of being surrounded by those you cherish.
The other is the gift of knowing you helped create Christmas magic for someone else.

Which would you choose? ❤️✨

07/27/2026

❄️ The First Snowflake ❄️

Imagine this…

Legend says that once each Christmas, one magical snowflake finds its way all the way to Florida. It never melts, and whoever finds it is granted one Christmas wish. ✨

If you were lucky enough to find The First Snowflake, what would your Christmas wish be? ❤️

We love reading your ideas, and who knows… one of them just might inspire a little magic at SSP someday. 🎄

07/26/2026

🎄✨ Last call! ✨🎄
Today is the final day to enter our Christmas Character Quest! ❤️
If you have a little artist at home, we’d love to see their creation. Check out our pinned post for all the details! 🎅🎨
Entries close tonight! 🎄

Let’s kick off Christmas in July with a:

🎄✨ Christmas Character Quest! ✨🎄

Calling all Christmas artists! We need your help creating a little Christmas magic this year. ❤️

Have your child draw a brand-new Christmas character that could live in Santa’s Secret Paradise! It can be funny, magical, silly, sweet, or completely one-of-a-kind. We can’t wait to meet all the wonderful friends your imagination creates!

📸 Have a parent post a photo of the artwork in the comments or send it to us in a message.

At the end of the challenge, we’ll choose one (or maybe even a few!) drawings to bring to life as part of our 2026 Santa’s Secret Paradise Christmas display.

Just imagine visiting the display this Christmas and saying…

“That’s my creation!” 🎄🥹

🖍️ Rules
🎅 One drawing per person.
🎅 Please include the artist’s first name and age.
🎅 Traditional and digital artwork are both welcome!
🎅 By submitting your artwork, you give us permission to recreate and display your design as part of our Christmas display.

📅 Entries close: July 25th

We can’t wait to welcome your imagination into Santa’s Secret Paradise. ❤️🎄

07/24/2026

🎨✨ Christmas Character Quest Update! ✨🎄

We’ve decided to give everyone one extra day to enter!

🎅 The new deadline is Sunday, July 26.

If your little artist has been working on a magical Christmas character, there’s still time to join the fun! We would love to see what your imagination creates.

📌 Simply post a photo of your child’s artwork in the comments of our pinned Christmas Character Quest post, or send it to us in a private message.

One (or maybe even a few!) of these amazing creations could be brought to life as part of the 2026 Santa’s Secret Paradise Christmas display. ❤️🎄

Thank you to everyone who has already entered. We can’t wait to see a few more magical friends before the workshop doors close! ✨🎅