Writing a letter to Santa is one of the most memorable parts of the Christmas fun for children. Here are a few ways your child can take part:
National Believe Day
Children can go online at Macys.com/Believe and write a letter to Santa. For each letter collected in stores and online through Christmas Eve, Macy’s will donate $1 (up to $1 million) to the Make-A-Wish foundation, which grants wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
The United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service will postmark a letter from Santa with the North Pole postmark. To use the Letters from Santa program:
1. Have the child write a letter to Santa and place it in an envelope addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole.
2. Write a personalized response to the child’s letter and sign it “From Santa.”
3. Insert both letters into an envelope, and address it to the child.
4. Add the return address: SANTA, NORTH POLE, to the envelope.
5. Put a first-class stamp on the envelope.
6. Place the complete envelope into a larger envelope, with appropriate postage, and address it to:
North Pole Postmark Postmaster, 4141 Postmark Dr., Anchorage Ak 99530-9998
Letters from Santa must be received by the Anchorage, AK, Postmaster no later than December 15.
Write to Santa Program
Santa’s Elves and Santa Claus Museum, Inc. is located in Santa Claus, Indiana. The founder Patricia Koch and her family own Holiday World. She opened the Santa Claus Museum in the spring of 2006. Part of the mission of Santa’s Elves is to continue the tradition of answering letters to Santa.
To receive a written letter from Santa Claus, have your child send a letter with a legible return address, mailed to:
Santa Claus, PO Box 1, Santa Claus, IN 47579
Every letter received by December 21, 2017, will receive a response from Santa and the Elves.
If you would like to use the printable Santa letter form, go to santaclausmuseum.org/letters-to-santa.