I am Santa.

SPOILER ALERT: Don't show this to your kids if they still believe. 

Usually I'm too busy to contribute to Neil's Annual Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concerts, and this year is no exception. But last night, at around 11 PM, I thought I'd throw some animation together with this Christmas lullaby I wrote for my kids when they were little.

Yeah, I was thinking maybe just a couple of drawings...but when I next looked up from my animation, it was 6 o'clock in the morning. Oopsies.

Guys, I did it again.

The song is called "I am Santa" and it riffs off the idea that these kids are supposed to be good in order to get treats. By the way, I subscribe to the philosophy that people should just be good, period. Parenting is hard. It's hard to teach little people how to be good. It's hard to watch them grow up and not need you anymore...

When I wrote this song, my daughters were eight and eleven years old, so they already had inklings about Santa, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. But my son was only five and even though he sang along with a big smile whenever I played it, he didn't actually figure out what it was about until he was ten.



Uh.... now I'm nervous. Because it's just a dinky little acoustic recording. But whatever, it's from the heart and the thirteen-year-old boy loved it. So this is for him.

For a splendid array of seasonal spirit, songs, poems and videos by real authentic actual people, go see Neil's Eight Annual Blogger Christmahanukwanzaakah Online Holiday Concert, CitizenoftheMonth. It's one of the best blogs out there, at any time of year, and I'm not just saying that.

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PickleWeasel EGG Hunt - WINNER.

Sooooooo....time to announce the PickleWeasel EGG Hunt winner. There were 13 entrants who tweeted the magical words,

"The #PickleWeasel app is simply marvelous for comics & drawing. But don't take my word for it - try it yourself. http://itun.es/i6JL3nG"

and took a stab at guessing where the Easter Egg was hidden. I'm shocked at how many of you guessed it was under the Bunny's bum. YOUR MINDS ARE IN THE GUTTER PEOPLE. No, really folks, it was hidden under his tail.

The winner of the contest has been selected by random number generator, number "1" - the first person to tweet the magical words.

And that person is Pickleope. Congratulations Pickleope! Go now to my Zazzle shop and choose something (mug or t-shirt).

I like Pickleope. Not just cuz he shares some freaky DNA with PickleWeasel, but he's also a very funny blogger. I like him cuz he's not afraid to poke at stuff. Like human foibles. Squirm.

Surprize! I decided to throw this drawing in on a whim.

See? You never know when I might do that. I'll bet you're regretting not entering the contest now eh?

Fear not. There will be more contests, with prizes and drawings, and possibly even an iPad mini in the not too distant future.

All because I love you.

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PickleWeasel EGG Hunt - CONTEST.

It's a contest! Because the PickleWeasel app is marvelous and should be a household name, dammit. Also because Easter Eggs are funny.

To enter:
All you hafta do is click to tweet THIS (← click it). Or copy-paste this into a tweet or Facebook:

"The #PickleWeasel app is simply marvelous for comics & drawing. But don't take my word for it - try it yourself. http://itun.es/i6JL3nG"

Then leave your name / Twitter @ / email / way-to-find-you in the comments. You can also guess where the Easter Egg is hidden in this drawing.

It could be anywhere....but you don't have to guess correctly. You just have to guess.

The prize? Any t-shirt or mug from my shop. I'll tell you right now that these are quite popular.

Contest closes at midnight on Monday April 1st 2013. I'll draw the winner from all the entries and announce it on Wednesday at 9 PM.

Good luck and don't eat too much chocolate.

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The Easter PICKLE Weasel.

Pickle Weasel loves chocolate...

 ...maybe a little too much.

Happy Easter everyone!

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Easter BUNNY Contest!

With any luck I'll tick over to 15,000 fabulous Twitter followers this Easter weekend. Therefore it's time for another contest.

I'm gonna give away t-shirts and/or mugs from my Zazzle shop. Some poor unsuspecting tweep will win a prize just for being my 15,000th follower - and for my HILARIOUS and LOVELY 14,999 followers three more prizes are up for grabs. 

Wanna play? First, feast your weary eyes on this image*.

And here's the RULES:

1. Caption this drawing as a comment below.


2. Go to my shop, look around, then come back and comment what t-shirt/mug design you'd like to win.


3. Tweet this contest link with the following phrase "Gosh that @littleanimation is a #FunnyBunny!"

Yay cuz you can enter as many times as you like! Don't forget to include your Twitter handle or some way to contact you. I'll choose the three FUNNIEST captions and those will be the winners. Humor is subjective so I, and I alone, will decide this and my decision will be final.

Contest closes Saturday at midnight when the Easter Bunny lays his eggs; winners announced Easter Monday at 9 PM, Montreal time. Something to look forward to as you recover from your chocolate hangover.

* Inspired by a Twitter convo with the admirable @CJM156156.

WINNERS ANNOUNCED! 

Geez so hard to choose, the entries were all funny...yet choose we must!

Third Prize goes to Kristin (@dragondream) for "You've got my eggs. Now, where the hell are your chocolate balls?" Where indeed, haha!  

Second prize goes to Judy (@gypsymommy) for "No, those weren't chocolate covered raisins in the kitchen! Sorry! My Bad!". Naughty bunny, tsk tsk.  

First prize goes to Rhiannon Fieri (@FroggyPrinceMom) for "When her husband promised to fulfill one of her fantasies, this was NOT what she had in mind." How did you know about my bunny suit thing Rhiannon?!?

Winners contact me on Twitter DM to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone who played!

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My Easter HANGOVER.

You know when the Easter Bunny brings your kids waaaaaay too much chocolate? You try to be a good mom and help them out.

I'm not hollow inside, I swear! Is it possible to eat too much chocolate...?

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Catching The Easter FUNNY.

WARNING: Don't share this post with your kids as it contains a huge spoiler.

One day, when our children were a little smaller, the eldest daughter asked "Mama, how does the Easter Bunny get in our house?" Logical question. I mean, everyone knows how Santa gets in via the chimney, but the Easter Bunny...we didn't know.

We decided to set a little "trap" to find out. If you want to try this out, this is what you'll need:

The first thing was set out a couple of trays of Baby Powder; we decided to put one tray by the front door and one tray by the fireplace.

That way, when the Easter Bunny came in to our house, he'd step in the tray of powder and leave a tell tale trail of footprints.

After the kids went to bed, I cut out the Bunny feet shapes from a piece of cardboard and made a stencil. Then I sprinkled the Baby Powder through the stencil to make footprints. It was really fun to make them start at one tray, wander around the room (a clue as to where chocolate was hidden) and then suddenly stop at a wall: as if he'd just walked right through it!

If you have a Newfoundland dog, do not, I repeat, DO NOT use flour instead of Baby Powder. It's a very bad idea.

The next morning, our kids went BANANAS!! It was extremely fun to video them too - I mean, as far as they're concerned this is like finding a half-eaten carrot times a million. PROOF that the Easter Bunny exists. Plus, hello? CHOCOLATE RUSH!

Then I'd hoover up the baby powder.

We all know who the real Bunny is anyways.

Do you think your kids will enjoy this...?  Lemmeeno how it goes!

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