For those of us who actually
Believe in Santa Claus:
There are several places a child
can send a letter to Santa where
he will receive it and send a
letter back. Millions of letters
to Santa are received by the US
post office each year addressed to: Santa,
North Pole. Many are just tossed
or lost in the shuffle, but the
Post office has developed a
volunteer program in recent
years and some Santa Letters are
answered.
More information on this Santa
Letter program can be read here.
A great option for kids to
mail their Santa Letter to is
the North Pole post office.
Follow these directions, and
your child will receive a letter
back in an envelope postmarked
The North Pole:
1) Have your child
write their letter to Santa.
2) You compose a Letter From
Santa to your child. If you
think your child may recognize
your handwriting - ask a friend
or relative to write it for you.
You can also compose the Santa
From letter on your computer,
print it out and just sign it
with a flourished Love, Santa
signature.
Take your Santa From that you
wrote to your child and place it
in a stamped envelope. Enter the
Return Address as:
Santa, North Pole, Alaska
Enter Your Child's address in
the Addressed To section of the
envelope.
3)
Place both your childs Letter to
Santa, and the Letter you want
your child to receive From Santa
in a large envelope and send it
to
the following address:
NORTH POLE POSTMARK POSTMASTER
4141 POSTMARK DR
ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998
When the post office gets this
letter, when they open
it up - your letter will be
inside - already stamped and
addressed, and they'll send it
off back in the mail. It will be postmarked from
the North Pole. It's best to do
this early as they receive many,
many
letters each year. Try and send
off your Santa Letters in the
mail by December 15th.
If your child wonders why
Santa is sending them a
letter post-marked from Alaska,
here's a great explanation:
Santa is a real trickster ... he
has his mail forwarded from a
town called North Pole (which is
a real town in Alaska) to his
real address in the Arctic where
the North Pole actually is.
Santa comes down once in a while
or sends his elves to get all
his mail for him. Santa
has to keep his real home at the
North Pole as a secret place
just for him and the elves.
Printable Letter to Santa for
your child to color and write
their wishes, needs and wants to
Jolly old St. Nicholas:
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