A South Shields grandpa has just spent three weeks – and about £1,000 – creating a dazzling Christmas display at his house.
Stan Yanetta transformed his Heaton Gardens home into a festive wonderland using thousands of fairy lights, inflatable snowpeople, trees, reindeer figurines, and the ultimate crowd-pleaser: a snow machine.
The 58-year-old started going all out with his decorations about six years ago, to do something special for his young grandchildren.
‘They love it. However, last year they didn’t realise I was Santa and were asking where I had disappeared to,’ Stan said.
Seriously kids, keep up!
Over the years, Stan – or ‘Stanta Claus’ – has become a local legend due to his flair for decorating and commitment to fundraising for local charities.
He also likes to give the neighbours something to talk about.
‘Nothing else ever happens around the area and now the kids have got somewhere to go, and to come to see Santa.’
He’ll be running the lights between 4 pm-7 am, seven days a week, right until Christmas Day.
For Halloween, Stan decorated his house with a grim reaper, cemetery props and a hearse. Talk about a grandpa who can do both.
With the spooky display, he raised more than £1,258 for the Charlie and Carter Cookson Foundation, a local charity which supports families caring for seriously ill children.
In 2016, he raised £518.00 for South Tyneside charity Cancer Connections, thanks to another one of his much-loved Halloween displays.
Stan, it’s fair to say we absolutely stan you.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/08/granddad-spends-three-weeks-transforming-his-home-into-a-christmas-wonderland-11410690/
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