This book includes a parent's guide to creating your own personal family elf and the signal it will give your children when it is time for bed on Christmas Eve. It is a story book and a coloring book too This concept was used by the author's parents when he was young --- long, long ago Santa's Secret brings the concept into the modern age including an Apple iPad application parents can use to set their own bed time alarm from 5 minutes to 40 minutes. When the alarm sounds lights on the tree and mantle flash and Santa gives a Ho, Ho, Ho Merry Christmas greeting and the fireplace blazes. All children -- time to be in bed (Later signal for parents of course ). And children will run happily off to bed to dream of sugar plums and presents And parents can relax and enjoy the rest of their evening before the big day