Twins Tied Santa Lists To Balloons, It Was Fulfilled From Miles Away

Flores-Gonzalez, 37, said she is stunned by strangers' generosity that came from an idea she heard from a relative in Mexico who did the same activity with their child.

The coronavirus pandemic had taken a toll on 4-year-old twin sisters Gianella and Luna in Liberal, Kan. Suddenly, their learn-and-play sessions had stopped, invitations to birthday parties appeared to be no more and bright orange tape blocked off their nearby playground. To help them cope with pandemic life, their mother, Leticia Flores-Gonzalez, started making more arts and crafts projects for them and documenting their creations, she told The Washington Post in an interview. In early December, the twins embarked on another project: sending Christmas wish lists to Santa with red balloons. One of those balloons found its way to Alvin Bamburg in Shreveport, La., more than 500 miles away.