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Santa Mail 2016: How and where to send your letters to Santa Claus

By Bavani Purushothaman December 8, 2016
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.

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Snail Mail
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!

Santa Claus Museum Village 
Every letter to Santa received by December 21, 2016 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

Email
If your children are like me and love interacting with Santa instantly, try some of the following websites.

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!

Write a letter to Santa and receive an audio recording from him! 
You can submit your child's first name, your email address and a letter from your child to Santa to receive an audio reply from Kris Kringle in your inbox!

Emailsanta.com 
Children can watch Santa read their letter on camera! They have to just fill in the missing words in the letter to Santa and submit. No personal information is required except for a first name!


Templates for letters TO Santa
Children are the most creative, however, if some inspiration is needed, the following sites provide some templates for letters to Santa. 

Letters to Santa Templates #1 
Letters to Santa Templates #2 

Templates for letters FROM Santa
Revel in your children's joy and excitement when they receive a letter from Santa. Use these easy and fun templates to create the replies.

Letters from Santa #1 
Letter From Santa #2 

Tracking Santa
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.

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