What does Sinterklaas ask my child during the call?
Simple, warm questions: what do you love doing, what makes you laugh, is the tree up, what will you put out for the reindeer. Never an address, never a promise.
The details
Every call follows a short story with a problem your child solves. The questions come from that story: the empty page in the Big Book, the smudged wish, the countdown in the sleigh, the sleeping reindeer.
Sinterklaas asks one question at a time and reacts to the answer before the next. He uses your child's name and the note you wrote.
He never asks where you live, which school, or a phone number. He never promises a specific present. He never threatens with a naughty list.
If your child goes quiet, Sinterklaas asks something smaller. If your child talks about something sad, Sinterklaas listens kindly and gently returns to the story.
You can whisper to Sinterklaas during the call, for example 'ask about the drawing'. Your child does not hear your whisper.
Good to know
- Eight stories to choose from, each about ninety seconds.
- You can also write your own topic in the note.
Your first minute is free.