Free to print · for the grown-ups
A letter from Santa
Santa writes back. He just needs a little help from you.
Type your child's name and two good things they did this year, pick a P.S. from the North Pole, and Santa's letter prints in his own handwriting, signed. For Christmas morning he leaves little notes as well, and his letters come in an envelope from the North Pole with a gold seal. If your child hasn't written to him yet, the letter to Santa comes first.
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Write Santa's reply
You decide what Santa says. The maker writes it out in his hand, signs it, and fits it to one page of North Pole paper, so a long list of good deeds only makes the writing a little smaller.
It never leaves your device: nothing you type is sent to us or anyone else.
P.S. This year I'm flying my red balloon. If you hear a sweet little tune in the sky on Christmas Eve, that's me going past.
What you type for the letter is never kept: close the page and it's gone. Only the name stays on this device, for the other Christmas makers.
To keep a PDF, choose “Save as PDF” in the print window. Santa has already signed it. Fold it in three, then in half, and it fits the envelope from the North Pole.
As it prints
For Christmas morning
Notes from Santa
On Christmas Eve Santa has no time for a whole letter, so he leaves a note. Here are twelve, signed, six to a page, and a page of blank ones for your own words.
From the North Pole
Thank you for the cookies! I ate every crumb. Well, nearly every crumb.
Santa
From the North Pole
Dancer liked the carrot so much, he did a little dance. Of course he did.
Santa
From the North Pole
The milk was just right. Exactly what a busy Santa needs at this time of night.
Santa
From the North Pole
What a beautiful tree! I saw a LOT of trees tonight, and yours made me stop and look.
Santa
From the North Pole
You were fast asleep when I came. Well done, that's the hardest part.
Santa
From the North Pole
Sorry about the snow on the floor. My boots were VERY snowy tonight.
Santa
From the North Pole
I read your letter on the way here. It's in my pocket now, next to the sleigh.
Santa
From the North Pole
A snowman wrapped this present. Sorry about the wobbly bow.
Santa
From the North Pole
My red balloon waited on your roof. Did you hear the music?
Santa
From the North Pole
Keep being kind. It's my favorite thing about you.
Santa
From the North Pole
I chose this one especially for you. Look after it for me.
Santa
From the North Pole
Merry Christmas! I can't stay. There are still a lot of houses to go.
Santa
To put your child's name on every note, choose “Notes for Christmas morning” in the maker above. Without a name, they're in the free printables below. If Santa sends a Christmas Eve box ahead, a note on the lid says who it's from.
The little tricks
How to make it feel real
An envelope from the North Pole
Ours folds out of one sheet, with a stamp that only works at the North Pole. With a real envelope, write SANTA, NORTH POLE in capitals in the top left corner, the way USPS does.
Handwriting that isn't yours
Children know your loops better than you think. The maker writes in a handwriting font in Santa's dark blue ink. By hand, try your other hand, all capitals, or a pen they've never seen you use.
A gold seal on the flap
It's the bit they'll peel off and keep. Print the seals below, or use any gold star sticker, because Santa isn't fussy.
Where it turns up
Propped against the empty cookie plate, tucked in the branches of the tree, in the stocking, or between the pages of the book they read last night.
One thing only Santa would know
Put in one small true thing, like the wobbly tooth, the teddy's name or the brave day at the pool. It does more magic than a whole page of ho ho ho.
Paper ready for the answer
A letter from Santa often starts a second letter to Santa, full of questions. Keep a sheet of North Pole paper in the drawer for the reply to the reply.
United States
A real North Pole postmark
USPS will stamp your own reply with a North Pole postmark. You write the letter, they do the postmark, and your child gets real mail from Santa. Here's how, from the USPS page:
- 1Write Santa's reply and sign it from Santa. (The USPS list of supplies asks for two different pens.)
- 2Put your child's letter and Santa's reply in an envelope addressed to your child, with a First-Class stamp.
- 3Write the return address SANTA, NORTH POLE in the top left corner.
- 4Put that envelope inside a bigger one, with postage on it too, and post it to the postmaster in Anchorage.
The big envelope goes to
NORTH POLE POSTMARKPOSTMASTER4141 POSTMARK DRANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998Santa's return address
SANTANORTH POLEUSPS recommends mailing between November 23 and December 1. The page gives no year, so check it for this year's dates.
Or the post office writes back
In these three countries, the post office's own elves answer children's letters to Santa. The addresses are on our letter to Santa page, with an envelope to fold.
Canada Post · Canada
Santa answers every letter he receives, in the language it was written in. No stamp inside Canada; from abroad, postage to Canada.
Post by December 9, 2026
Royal Mail · United Kingdom
Santa will try to reply to as many children as he can. A real stamp, and your full name and address on the back.
Post by Wednesday, December 9, 2026
NZ Post · New Zealand
No stamp. Write your name and address clearly on the back of the envelope, so the reply knows where to go.
The 2026 posting date isn't out yet
Sources, checked 10 and 11 Oct 2026: USPS, Greetings from the North Pole; Canada Post, Write a letter to Santa; Royal Mail, Letters to Santa; NZ Post, How can I write a letter to Santa?.
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Free letter from Santa printables
Everything on this page, ready to print without a name: Santa's letter to fill in, his reply paper, both sets of notes, the envelope and the seals. Each comes in US Letter and A4, in color or black and white, and there's nothing to sign up for.
A letter from Santa, to fill in
Santa's letter in his handwriting, with lines for the name and two good things, a spare line for your own words, his signature and a P.S. about his red balloon.
1 page · PDF
Santa's reply paper
North Pole paper with "Dear" at the top, lines for Santa's own words, his signature at the bottom and a line for the P.S.
1 page · PDF
Notes from Santa
Twelve on two pages: the cookies, Dancer and the carrot, the snow on Santa's boots and nine more, each with his signature.
2 pages · PDF
Notes from Santa, to fill in
Six notes with lines for whatever Santa wants to say, already signed and ready to cut out.
1 page · PDF
An envelope from the North Pole
Santa's return address in his handwriting, a North Pole stamp with its postmark, and a gold seal on the flap. One sheet and a little glue make it.
1 page · PDF
Gold seals
Twelve gold seals to cut out: the red and white drop, Santa's balloon, a star and an S. In black and white, they're for coloring gold.
1 page · PDF
North Pole paper
Letter paper with the three Golden Mountains along the bottom and Santa's balloon up in the corner. There's a page with lines and a page without.
2 pages · PDF
Free for home and classroom use. To pass them on, please share the link to this page and not the file.
Our own book
The Christmas Secret
A Christmas Eve picture book with a read-along · ages 3 to 7 · out on October 20
Santa doesn't write letters in The Christmas Secret. He hands the girl a little box and says:
This little present is from me. It will always remind you of tonight.
Questions
Grown-ups ask
How do I write a letter from Santa?
Start with what only Santa would know: two good things your child did this year, the name of a pet, the wish from their letter. Type them into the maker on this page, pick a P.S. from the North Pole, and print it on our North Pole paper, already signed. If you'd rather write, print the letter to fill in and do the blanks by hand.
What should a letter from Santa say?
Their name, a thank you for their letter if they wrote one, two good things they did this year, and something to look forward to. Keep it to one page: that's about as long as a 4 year old will listen. And leave out the naughty list. Santa noticing the good things is far more magic than Santa keeping score, which is why our nice list certificate has kind things on it and nothing else.
When should a letter from Santa arrive?
A reply feels real a week or two after your child posts their own letter, the way mail does. A letter that isn't a reply belongs to Christmas morning, by the empty cookie plate or tucked in the tree. For the USPS North Pole postmark, USPS suggests mailing between November 23 and December 1.
How do I make Santa's handwriting look different from mine?
Let the maker do it: it prints the letter in a handwriting font, in Santa's dark blue ink, with his signature already drawn (our gift tags from Santa carry the same one). By hand, the simplest trick is to write with your other hand. Wobbly is fine. Santa is very, very old.
Is it OK to write Santa's letter ourselves?
Yes. It's a family game as old as Santa's mail, and nobody knows what your child did this year better than you do.
Can a letter from Santa have a real North Pole postmark?
In the United States, yes, and you still write it yourself. The stamped reply, addressed to your child, travels inside a bigger stamped envelope to NORTH POLE POSTMARK, POSTMASTER, 4141 POSTMARK DR, ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998, and comes back with a North Pole postmark. Mail it between November 23 and December 1, USPS suggests. In Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, the post office answers children's letters itself.
Is anything I type in the maker sent anywhere?
No. Santa's letter is put together in your browser and printed from there. Only the name is kept, on this device, so the letter to Santa and the other Christmas makers can use it (Clear takes it away). The good things, the extra line and the P.S. vanish when you close the page. We count that something was printed and which choices were picked, never what you typed.
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