TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Pat and Dan Krug’s granddaughters call their house “Santaland” at Christmastime, and for good reason: Their Topeka home is decorated with more than 200 Santa Claus figures.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that 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.
There’s a Santa in a sleigh, Santa in a house, Santa with gifts, Santa with a candle, and many more variations of Jolly Old St. Nick.
Pat Krug says 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.