Originally Posted by Robert Lukenbill

There is a big difference between intentionally decieiving someone to hurt them and playing house so to speak. Kids play with their imaginations all the time. They play school, house, tea party and so on. They might imagine they are Michael Jordan making a jump shot in the NBA final game to win the championship or that they are Joe Montana throwing a winning super bowl touchdown. We might play along with them...does this make it wrong? not at all. Friends, we have to understand that God has given us a great imagination. Kids use it all the time and it is even adventageous to promote it in the right way.

I just don't see me playing the part of Santa claus in my home as lying to the children anymore than allowing my kids to play a part in a play at school is them lying to people who come to watch the play.