Letter To Santa Free Printable

Did you know that hundreds of thousands of children of all ages send letters to Santa Claus, North Pole, Alaska or that unless these letters contain a complete Alaska address, they remain in the area they are mailed from. Well I've done some research on how to the "Man in Red" will not only receive your precious little ones letter, but will send them a response as well. Keep in mind this special recognition will take some of that awesome "Mommy Magic" we all have tingling in our fingertips. 

To make things a bit easier on Santa's Biggest Helpers I've created an Official Letter to Santa straight from the North Pole. These are great to use at Cookie Exchange Parties, Holiday Parties, or just a fun tradition to start with your own children or grandchildren at home. Print as many as need in a 5x7" (2 letters on a 8.5" x 11" sheet). 

Have your kiddos fill out their info if they can write or sit with them and fill out the letter yourself based on what they say. You can also have smaller children draw a picture to go with the letter.

Download our PDF and let the memories begin.

I looked up the address for mailing letters to Santa and here's what the U.S. Postal Service had to say about mailing letters to Santa.

Here’s the 10 easy steps:

1. Have your child write a letter to Santa and have them seal it in an envelope they address to: Santa Claus, North Pole.
2. Tell the child that you’ll place a stamp on it and mail it to St. Nick for them.
3. Later, when alone, open the envelope, read the letter and write Santa’s response on the back of the child’s letter. Have Santa mention it’s important to be green and that’s why he is writing on the back.
4. When responding, be sure to reference your child’s notable accomplishments not included in their letter, i.e., Santa is so proud that you volunteered to help ____, or Santa is really impressed with the great job you’re doing in school — especially with math, etc. Sign it Santa Claus with a P.S. to get to bed early Christmas Eve.
5. Place the letter into a new envelope addressed to the child at his or her home address. Be sure to include: Santa Claus, North Pole, as the return address on the envelope. And don’t forget to apply a First-Class Mail® stamp.
6. Place the stamped envelope into a larger envelope (or Priority Mail® envelope) with adequate postage addressed to:
   NORTH POLE POSTMARK POSTMASTER
   4141 POSTMARK DR
   ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998
7. Letters from Santa must be received by the Anchorage, AK, Postmaster no later than Dec. 15, 2014.
8. The Anchorage Postmaster will open the envelope, remove Santa’s letter addressed to your child, apply the North Pole postmark and mail it back home.
9. When Santa’s letter arrives, have your camera ready when you ask your child to open the letter and read it out loud.
10. Tweet the photos using the #SantaLetters and post them on Facebook. Keep the letters in a scrapbook as a great family keepsake along with the photos.

Reindeer Dinner Party

This was a small dinner party for some of our closest friends and family. We wanted to do something special before the holiday season really kicked off and everyone was too busy with prior RSVP’s. After a trip to Santa’s workshop where they have actual reindeer we totally fell in love and had to do a party showcasing these beautiful creatures. We wanted a modern and elegant feel to the party, nothing to over the top. After finding some great reindeer plates and accessories at my favorite store (Target) the inspiration began flowing.

Since there would be both adults and a number of children in attendance, we wanted to have things that both age groups would enjoy. There was a bar option with festive beverages, hot chocolate, apple cider, and cranberry juice for the kiddos. We played a few reindeer games which included a trivia question game that doubled as a small party favor, Christmas carols and a secret Santa exchange. We read “The Night Before Christmas” with cups of milk and lots of hot cookies fresh from the oven. I know it sounds a bit dopey, but it’s a big tradition in my family and sort of funny seeing how into the story some of the adults were.