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Japanese kids set hilarious and ingenious traps to capture Santa Claus【Pics, Videos】

Scott Wilson Dec 27, 2016
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A leg snare trap, a swinging ball trap, and more to capture the Santa while he’s in Japan.

Japan may celebrate Christmas in some strange ways, but one thing that’s the same is Santa Claus. It turns out that having some guy in a big red suit sneak into your house at night and leave presents is just something that transcends culture.

And one other thing that’s the same is kids wanting to catch a peek of Santa, though one group of Japanese kids have taken it to the next level. As their parent @mohikan1974 on Twitter showed, these kids created some Home Alone-esque traps in an attempt to snag Santa.

▼ One of the many trap designs, this one is a swinging
ball to slam into Santa when he tries to leave.

臨時の会議という程でも無いのですが、わなを一部変更する事になりました。子供たちと話し合った結果、クギのやつは既にレゴで足を痛めてるのハズなのでやめ。代わりに帰ろうとするサンタに『ゆっくりしてってもらうやつ』へ変更となりました。ご査収くださいませ。 pic.twitter.com/JTqpBRmcim

— もひかん (@mohikan1974) December 15, 2016

▼ “We brought the designs to the home center and I left as much of it to them as possible. They’re picking out metal fixtures for Santa’s weight. Use your noodles!”

『わなの図めん』を持ってホームセンターへ。今回の工作に限っては、親の手助けをなるべく減らし様子を見たいと思います。サンタの体重に耐える金具選びに苦戦。考えろ考えろ。 pic.twitter.com/HSV4DRLX5E

— もひかん (@mohikan1974) December 11, 2016

▼ All the traps for Santa: bells by the sliding glass door,
a swinging ball trap, and a leg snare trap.

サンタのわな出来ました。捕まえられそうな気がしてきた！ pic.twitter.com/HPiNZXq1OK

— もひかん (@mohikan1974) December 18, 2016

▼ A video of the leg snare trap in action,
snagging that greedy Santa as he reaches for candy on the floor.

『にがさないやつ』の作動確認。 pic.twitter.com/gDyK1dmeeI

— もひかん (@mohikan1974) December 18, 2016

▼ A video of the ball trap, showing how Santa
would get a ball to the face when he tries to leave.

サンタ捕獲用わな『ゆっくりしてってもらうやつ』の最終作動試験。センサースイッチ（気絶玉を解放する糸と竹ヒゴ）の感度を調整しました。あとは明日の夜、レゴを撒いたら完成です。 pic.twitter.com/9J9ad9lx83

— もひかん (@mohikan1974) December 23, 2016

▼ And the deadliest trap of all…
LEGO bricks all over the floor. That’s gotta hurt.

レゴ撒き完了。それではどちら様も、素敵なクリスマスを。 pic.twitter.com/XkonXi84rQ

— もひかん (@mohikan1974) December 24, 2016

Those are some pretty impressive contraptions! But in the end, just like most kids with plans to capture Santa, eventually sleep got the better of them, and they woke up the next morning to not find Santa caught in any traps, but something else instead: (click to enlarge pictures)

▼ The LEGO bricks turned into “Merry Christmas,” snacks tied to the bells, the giant
ball replaced with a bag of presents, and of course a note (translation below).

やっぱりサンタは今年も一枚上手でした。 pic.twitter.com/BQSmaUEv76

— もひかん (@mohikan1974) December 24, 2016

Dear Nagomi-chan and Kazutoyo-kun,
I’m giving you two presents this year.
The first is, since you were both good, the presents you asked for.
The second is the memory of making all these traps together with your mom and dad.
-Santa Claus

What a guy! Even after the kids tried to capture him, he still had nothing but nice things to say and even left them a bunch of gifts. Maybe Santa appreciates a good challenge after visiting millions of easy houses without any traps? That’s good and all, but we have to say it’s probably just encouraging the kids to go even bigger next year.

Although with kids this smart, they might figure out that if Santa Claus we’re real, he’d destroy the Earth with the sonic boom of his sleigh.

Source: Twitter/@mohikan1974 via My Game News Flash
Featured image: Twitter/@mohikan1974