Give Your Child a Letter From Santa

Christmas is a magical time of year, especially for children. You can make Christmas even more

magical by giving your child a letter from Santa!

The Letters From Santa program by the USPS allows your children to get a personalized response from Santa, including a postmark from the North Pole. You don’t want to wait too long to make this magical holiday memory though, because the deadline is coming up. All letters must be received by December 15^th, so you want to get those letters out ideally by the end of this week.

So, how does it work exactly?

First, have your child write their letter to Santa. You’ll want to have them address their letter to “Santa Claus, North Pole.”

Next, open the letter when you are alone and read the letter. Now is when the response comes in. Write a personal response to your child’s letter. This response should directly respond to the content of your child’s letter. It’s also a good idea to highlight some of your child’s accomplishments in the letter, such as good grades or how they help around the house. If you’re worried they will recognize your handwriting, ask another family member or a friend to re-write the response for you.

Put this response letter in an envelope and address it to your child, with the return address reading “Santa Claus, North Pole”. Don’t forget to add a stamp, preferably a Christmas one.

Now you need to place this response letter into a larger envelope, along with the correct postage, and address it to:

North Pole Postmark
Postmaster
4141 Postmark Drive
Anchorage, AK 99530-9998.

Please remember that your child’s letter must arrive in Alaska by the 15^th to guarantee a response!

The look on your child’s face will be priceless when they see the envelope addressed to them from Santa. So what are you waiting for? Remind your child to write their letter to Santa so you can get working on that response for them!

Operation Santa

Photo Courtesy of USPS.com

December has arrived, and the USPS has kicked off its Operation Santa program. This program allows individuals, charities, businesses, and more to respond to letters that children have written to Santa.

This program is held at select post offices across the United States. People may go to the post office and select a letter from a child, and then are encouraged to return to the post office with a gift. Letters are often asking for items such as warm coats and gloves, toys, and presents for friends and family.

This annual program has been running every December for 102 years. It kicked off in New York City with a ceremony on December 2^nd to celebrate the start of the program for the season.

Some post offices are accepting the return of packages through Christmas Eve, though most participating locations have a cut off around mid December to give post offices ample time to deliver the gifts. Some cities that are participating this year are Cleveland, Ohio, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA, and more.

For a full list of participating post offices, including days and times of operation, click HERE. You can also read about the program on the USPS site, HERE.

We have just one more link for you. To see the USPS full list of holiday items, from resources and mailing dates to information about holiday programs, you can follow THIS LINK.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We hope that this month is magical and special for all of our customers this year.