TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Pat and Dan Krug’s granddaughters call their house “Santaland” around the holidays, and for good reason. Their Topeka home is decorated with more than 200 Santa Claus figures.
The Krugs keep many of the Santas that go up starting Nov. 1 arranged on cotton snow on shelving, while others are on walls, cabinets, even a half-dozen behind a couch, The Topeka Capital-Journal (https://bit.ly/2i0B5cU reported.
Pat Krug said the hobby began 35 years ago when her parents gave her two large animatronic figures. Since then, she’s been collecting Santas of all shapes and sizes.
There’s no specific rhyme or reason to the collection, Pat Krug said: “If it’s got a cute face, he’s mine. “
Some pieces are collectibles, some are antiques, some are handmade. And there are some simply from discount stores. Pat Krug once went into a dollar store to buy Christmas cards and left with a 2-foot Santa in a plaid suit.
“It’s like he wanted to come home with me,” she said.
The Krugs have been married more than 50 years. Among Dan Krug’s favorites is a singing Santa.
“The kids love them,” he said of the collection. “The big kids, too.”
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Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, https://www.cjonline.com
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