That's cute with your daughter. I haven't tried an advent calendar with my kids. They are 7 and 10 now. Interestingly, their belief in Santa comes and goes. The 7 year old still mostly believes. The oldest goes back and forth. Japan plays along with Santa for the most part, with even my 1o year olds school talking about Santa-san visiting tonight. My wife and I never really mention him, but we also don't deny him. I have been letting my kids decide for themselves what to believe.
Now, it is almost 3am and I am going to open the door and lie to myself, pretending that I will get to sleep in on Christmas Eve morning.
hah, now there's a lie I think most adults share.
It is interesting how the traditions have spread so wide, considering that these kinds of "lies" really shouldn't be that well adopted. But I guess, we keep trying to make magic real.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!