The time to write letters to Santa Claus has arrived! Growing up, I remember having to write a letter to Santa to place under my pillow 11 days before Christmas, or maybe it was 21 days. After all, Santa needed time to make wishes come true. However, with the advance of technology, children now have their pick of snail mail or email, traditional response times or instant gratification. Now if you've missed the deadline for mail you can call, text and get a video from Santa. Choose your favorite and have fun!
Sending a physical letter to Santa can be one of the most exciting things kids will do this Christmas season. Do you know what is even more exciting? Receiving a reply from the Big Man himself. Some of the following places send replies!
1 - Call Santa:
Calling Santa is a fun and unique way to help your kids get their Christmas list to Santa. You’ll get a special Christmas message from the man in red. This is a definite hit and will get your kids in the holiday spirit.
Santa dialer is a great way to talk directly to the big guy.
We also have Santa's personal phone number at Call Santa!
2 - Macy's "Write a letter to Santa Claus" :
Deliver your child's letter to Santa at a Macy's closest to you. For every letter that Macy's receives, they will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish foundation up to $1,000,000.
3 - United States Postal Service (USPS) :
Follow the instructions here and use the tips given. Santa's helpers will take care of the rest. The cost is a first class mail stamp.
4 - Santa Claus Museum Village:
Every letter to Santa received by December 21, 2015 will receive a letter back from Santa Claus himself! The earlier you can send in your letter, the better. To help pay for postage, donations are greatly appreciated. All donations can also be mailed to Santa at PO Box 1; Santa Claus, IN, 47579
5 - Email:
If your children are like me and love interacting with Santa instantly, try some of the following websites including Macaroni Kid!
To get a local "Letter from Santa" click here and fill out the form.
6 - Letters to Santa
Kids just have to fill out their first names, how good they've been and what they would like for Christmas. Submitting this information returns an instant reply from Santa along with clipart. Your child can also check to see whether he or she is on Santa's list!
7 - Santa Claus House:
The Santa Claus House offers packages for the original Santa Claus letter and the North Pole deed from a genuine North Pole postmark. The deadline for orders is December 10th.
8 - Texts:
Everyone Texts now a days. Even Santa. Get a text a day from TextsFromSanta. ($29.95)
9 - Tracking Santa: THIS IS MY FAVORITE!
Kids love to track where Santa is at any given time. Norad Tracks Santa is a fun website for kids to follow Santa's movements.
10 - Printables and other indirect ways to get into the spirit:
DLTK has printables, games and more to add to the holiday fun.
11 - Video:
FREE Santa Video from Portable North Pole site. They have phone calls, videos and Santa Tells Stories. You can opt in for premium and get a more dialed in experience.
12 - Finding Evidence
A great way to surprise the kids is with cold hard evidence that Santa visited (other than the gifts)! You can Capture The Magic with a little help from Capture The Magic. Pictures of Santa in your favorite chair or popping down the chimney will provide some stunning evidence.
