Letters From Santa… Send Them from the North Pole or Not From the North Pole?  That is the Question…

Letters from Santa are back!  It’s that time again, and Santa is itching to send your children his letters from Santa full of great little compliments for the awesome things they’ve done.  The thing is, there are so many places to choose from to purchase and have them sent, how do you know where to get your letters from Santa?

I have sent my children letters from Santa for years.  I love to watch their faces as they rip open the envelopes and smiles galore!  But, the deciding factor for me, when I decide which source to go with, is where the letters from Santa are sent from.

Some companies selling letters from Santa send their letters from wherever the company is based.  Some send their letters from Santa from places like Santa Claus, Indiana.  And some, the really cool ones, for the most part, send them directly from the North Pole.  When they still couldn’t read, it didn’t really matter where the letters actually came from.  But depending on whether your child still believes in Santa should determine which company you purchase your letters from Santa from.

The good thing is, there are a lot of choices to send letters from Santa.  The following companies are some of my favorites, as a mom of four, from which to send those coveted letters from Santa.

Letters From Santa Choices…

Letters from Santa come in many forms, and for this company, many sizes.  Rather than just letters from Santa, A Package From Santa sends whole packages of cool Santa stuff.  There are three choices, Gold, Silver, and Platinum packages, and which package you choose determines the size of the package and its contents.  They include things such as Santa window decals, letters from Rudolph, Reindeer Food in a collector’s tin, and a genuine North Pole pine tree seed. The packages are very cute, original, and kids love them!   Each package is sent in a box, and all of them include letters from Santa

The drawback with these letters from Santa packages, and only a problem if your child is on the fence about believing in Santa, is that they are not sent from the North Pole.  They bear a stamp from the North Pole, but it’s not a North Pole cancellation.  When my kids got old enough, they made it a point to check their letters from Santa for official North Pole status…

Another great company for letters from Santa can be found by clicking the picture to the left.  A little bit different, this company personalizes your letters from Santa as well, and gives your child accolades for their accomplishments throughout the year.  I love this!  You can pick up to three things your child has done to make Santa proud, and include them in their letters from Santa!

These letters from Santa are sent from Santa Claus, Indiana, which is believable, but still not the North Pole.  You can also purchase a phone call from Santa from this company, and they have other cool stuff like Santa’s boot print kit, good list certificates, and Santa evidence kits.  Again, my kids checked the postmark when they got old enough, so the letters from Santa that I sent came directly from the North Pole.

These letters from Santa (click on the picture on the left) are sent directly from the North Pole.  They are personalized with some information about your child, such as their name, name of their best friend, and their home town.  Letters from Santa from this company are postmarked from the North Pole (in order to do this they MUST be ordered by the 9th of December) and printed on the official stationery of Santa Claus. Also available is a “Good Boys & Girls Certificate,” complete with a golden Santa Seal or the new for this year “Good Boys & Girls List” which features your child’s name at the top of the list! These letters from Santa are officially postmarked and cancelled from the North Pole, so if your child is on the believing fence, this rendition of letters from Santa is a must!

Now, I realize that it’s easier to fill out a form and send letters from Santa through someone else.  I think so too.  But for years, I sent my own letters from Santa, until I almost got caught!  That’s when I started to check out other companies.  But what I’ve found is, I haven’t been able to say what I actually want to say to my children with letters from Santa from other companies.

When you order letters from Santa with other companies,you have to use their form letters.  So, I put together a package of my own templates that I used over the years… letters from Santa in which I tell my children why they are so special and have Santa give accolades for their accomplishments.  The biggest difference, is that in my letters from Santa, there’s space for a special paragraph from you, where you can write anything you wish.  That’s what made my letters from Santa more special.

You can find my letters from Santa templates by clicking on the blue link.  By clicking there, it will bring you to my own website where you can get letters from Santa on templates, and use them over and over again.  Not only does this save you money, but you can customize each one, so if you have more than one child it’s not just a form letter with fill-ins.  The cost is just $10.95 for 12 templates, including baby’s First Christmas and one to special adults, and you can use these to send letters from Santa from year to year.  Pay one price, and never pay for letters from Santa again!

Whatever you choose, sending letters from Santa has truly made Christmas special for my children.  From year to year, they run to the mailbox to find their letters from Santa, and find out what he noticed about them through the year, and it brings joy to all of us!  Send your letters from Santa today!

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Letters From Santa

Letters from Santa is a great way to keep the Christmas magic in the air for your children… Not just on Christmas day, but also leading up to the Holiday!  To make Christmas more family-oriented, rather than a big buy-fest, you can actually use letters from Santa…

Until I started sending letters from Santa to my kids, they would get so caught up in the commercials on TV and picking out what they wanted for Christmas, they didn’t give much thought to the other side of the Holiday.  Christmas is also about family, about friends, about being with the people you love.  Letters from Santa seem to bring them back down to Earth when they get too focused on the material things. Not only are they good in this respect, letters from Santa give them a good dose of self-esteem.

Although letters from Santa don’t stop the Christmas Holiday from coming earlier and earlier each year, they do give my kids a handle on their own talents, and the ability, and chance, to reflect on the past year in a different way than just making a list of what they want.  Letters from Santa tell your child why he/she is so great, and add a special touch to an already magical time… and who wouldn’t want letters from Santa to see why the big guy is so proud as well?

Santa uses his letters from Santa to let parents tell their children, through him, how proud they are for their accomplishments of the previous year.  They give little egos a big boost.  Letters from Santa not only benefit the receiver, but the sender as well.

Letters From Santa Kept The Magic of Santa Claus Alive for My Children

Letters from Santa saved my daughter’s belief in Santa!  Let me tell you how.  My daughter, Claire, came home from school crying when she was in Kindergarten.  Between sobs she told me one of her little classmates told her there was no Santa Claus:  She told her she had caught her mom and dad putting all of her presents under the tree the year before and Santa was just a big fat lie.  My heart stopped.   I almost started to cry myself.  That was the year I started sending letters from Santa.

Letters from Santa also taught me a huge lesson about myself.  I took her tiny little hand in mine and I said “Clairebear, there are two kinds of people in this world… Those who believe and those who don’t believe.  The ones who believe live in the magic of life and know in their heart that you don’t have to see something to know it’s there.  And the ones who do not believe?  Well, they just don’t know how good it could be if they only had a little faith.  Of course there’s a Santa Claus, everybody knows that.” And then I started to sweat it out, until I came up with the idea of letters from Santa!

Letters from Santa gave my daughter and I faith in each other that day.  When she looked up at me with those huge brown eyes, I will never forget the glimmer of hope behind her tears.  We walked slowly, hand in hand, back up to the house.  She was very quiet, taking in all that I had said to her.  By the time we reached the top of the hill, she said, “Mommy, I have a plan…”  Little did she know I had one too – and mine included letters from Santa!

Before I could send out the letters from Santa that year, my daughter told me she was not going to tell anyone but Santa what she wanted for Christmas… that could have been a problem.  But I called a friend of mine and he pretended to be Santa, and found out what she wanted for Christmas! Later, I called him back, got my critical info, and then sat down at my computer to type my letters from Santa!

And that was how sending letters from Santa became a tradition for my family.

Letters From Santa Keep the Christmas Magic Alive!

Letters from Santa are easy to find and order.  The problem is, it’s not always as easy to know which are good, and which would not make the top of Santa’s good letters from Santa list!

What you want to do is find one that mentions details about your children, and how proud Santa was of them for all the great things they did during the past year.  Some letters from Santa even mention their best friend’s name, favorite cookies, anything to make it more about them.  What you want to do decide if you want your letters from Santa to have an official North Pole postmark.

Here are a couple of my letters from Santa favorites.  You can get to them by clicking on the banners next to their descriptions.  I believe you’ll be happy with my letters from Santa choices!

When choosing letters from Santa, as mentioned above, the biggest thing you have to be aware of is where they are mailed from.  Some say they are mailed directly from the North Pole, and some really are.   I like letters from Santa that are cancelled by the post office at the North Pole. My children are older, so the first thing they do is scan the envelopes of their letters from Santa.

The North Pole cancellation is the major difference in the two choices for letters from Santa that I recommend.  For smaller kids who won’t notice or can’t read, I’d say it doesn’t really matter.  For kids who are older and on the fence of believing, an official North Pole cancellation on letters from Santa is a must.

For actual North Pole cancellation, I recommend letters from Santa from a company called Imaginary Greetings. Their letters from Santa are highly personalized and include achievements of the child, which promote self-esteem.  I’m a huge proponent of that alone.  They also have other great Santa stuff, like good list certificates, phone calls, and Santa evidence kits.  Anything that helps preserve the magic of Santa works for me!  It doesn’t have to be just letters from Santa.

And if you live where it snows they also carry Santa’s boot print kit, which is pretty cool!  Letters from Santa is just one of the many options you have!

The other company for letters from Santa I recommend is “A Package from Santa.”  This company sends  whole packages, not only letters from Santa, but packages chock full of Santa goodies. There are three packages to choose from.  All include letters from Santa, and you can see what’s offered below…

These letters from Santa (and his packages) are not sent from the North Pole.  Because of the size, the charges to do so would be enormous.  So if you have a child who is almost noon the edge of believing, I would use the other company above and send your letters from Santa with North Pole cancellation.

With either of these companies, your letters from Santa are sure to be great fun for your kids.  Weigh the pros and cons of each company according to your needs, and send out your letters from Santa today!

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