Track Santa’s 2016 Tampa Bay Area Arrival

Tampa Bay area families wondering just when Santa Claus will make his appearance Saturday night have an easy way to keep up with the jolly old elf’s journey across the globe. The folks at NORAD are once again prepared to track Santa’s Christmas Eve travels.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a long tradition of putting its technological prowess to use helping children all over the world keep up with Santa’s Christmas Eve ride. The NORAD Santa Tracker website, in fact, is already up and running with a countdown clock ticking away the time until Santa’s journey begins.

NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command, have been tracking Santa’s movements since 1955, the agency’s website says. That website also offers a number of activities, including games, movies and music to keep kids busy on Christmas Eve – and before.

Parents who want to help their kids track Santa – and know when to go to bed – just need to visit the tracker site online. To make it even easier for parents and kids on the go, NORAD’s added some mobile apps to help folks keep up with Santa this year.

How do you keep your kids busy on Christmas Eve? Share your best tips by commenting below!

Photo by © NORAD Tracks Santa used under Creative Commons 3.0