Letters from Santa from the North Pole

 

Did you know you can get a letter postmarked from the North Pole? Fun, right?!?!?! Surprise your little one with a special, personalized letter from Santa. There are companies that offer this service for a fee, but with the help of the United States Postal Service and a little time it will cost you just a little time and postage.

1. Have a child write a letter to Santa and place it in a envelope addressed to:
       Santa Claus
       North Pole
   
   
2. Next, get into the spirit of jolly St. Nick and write a letter to your little one as Santa. Don't forget to sign it from Santa!
   
   
3. Insert your letter from Santa into an envelope and address the envelope to the child. Write the return address as:
       Santa Claus
       North Pole
   Don't forget to put a First-Class postage stamp to the envelope!!!!
   
   
4. Place the complete, stamped, addressed envelope from Step 3 above into a larger envelope with appropriate postage and address it to:
       North Pole Postmark
       Postmaster
       4141 Postmark Drive
       Anchorage, AK  99530-9998
   
   

The United States Postal Service recommends that you send your letters by December 7th so Santa's helpers at the North Pole can have plenty of time to process them!

You can download and print these blank letters to Santa to use:

Or CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THREE BLANK LETTER TEMPLATES!

 

Here's a few tips that USPS shares on their website:

• To save paper, write on the back of your child’s letter. If you keep them together, your child will also be able to recall what he or she wrote.
• When responding as Santa, make letter from Santa as personal as possible by highlighting your child’s accomplishments over the past year. For example, helping around the house, receiving good grades in a particular subject at school or participating in community service activities.
• This is a great activity for Thanksgiving that the whole family can enjoy, including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and other caregivers.

And, if you want to check out sample letters from Santa, CLICK HERE!

Here's hoping the greeting from the North Pole Post Office will add to the excitement of Christmas and also get your little ones interested in writing letters, stamps and penmanship!