One of our favorite traditions to do as a family during the holiday season is to write dear Santa letters filled with Christmas wishes and wants (assuming the kids make it on the nice list of course). In the past, I’ve just encouraged my kids to start with a blank letter but somehow they always got writer’s block and couldn’t come up with anything to write. So I thought I’d help them out a bit and made these free printables that are full of prompts to help make writing to Santa asking for their Christmas wish list a bit easier! Whether they want to write a simple letter asking for just a thing or two or if they’re a little more robust like my youngest, these Santa printables will help make this fun activity just a little easier!
Free Santa Letter Templates
The package includes two different designs that you can use for your child’s letter depending on their age and how much effort they want to put into this.
1 – Empty Letter Template
The first is a blank letter with just dear Santa at the top and some blank lines that kids can fill out with their list of gifts and then a space for the child’s name at the bottom. It’s great for older children who can write their own letter! It’s also a great way to practice letter writing skills or just letter writing in general (since we do that so seldom these days). If older kids don’t want to use this blank Santa letter template, you can always give them the other design to use as well!
2 – Free Letter with Prompts
The second free letter template is designed to be used with younger kids and again has the Dear Santa Claus at the top of the page but then it also has a bunch of specific prompts for kids to fill in. And if you’re doing this with really young children who can’t write at all, you can ask them the questions and fill in the blanks for them! The questions are things like:
Some of the things I did this year Things I want to do next year Things they’re grateful forChristmas wish list
I tried to make it not just a list of nice things they wanted for Christmas but also nice things they did this year, things they’re grateful for, etc. This makes this activity a wonderful way to also reflect on the year without doing something more obvious like making a time capsule.
Free Christmas Printable Envelope Template
In addition to the blank Santa letter templates, I’ve also included a free printable envelope template that’s pre-addressed to Father Christmas himself with a North Pole address! Kids of all ages will love folding these envelopes together and stuffing their carefully written letter in there! All you have to do is tape it together and add a return address and stamp. Please read my important message below regarding actually sending the letter using this envelope!
Christmas Letter Tips
A couple of things to keep in mind when doing this activity during your holiday celebrations. While this is a great exercise and can be a really fun tradition, it can quickly become a painful one for everyone involved if you don’t think it through beforehand! If your family is doing okay and you’ll be able to provide plenty for your family for Christmas this year, please do not actually send the letters or just don’t send them to this address. Save the adopting and gift giving for kids who have had a hard time and really need some Christmas magic this year. Maybe even show your kids the website and let them help adopt other kids to send gifts to!
more Christmas Printables
If you liked this free download, make sure to check out these other fun printables for Christmas time!
Printable elf on the shelf notes – a full month of printable elf on the shelf notes to make moving your elf easier! Christmas mad libs – silly stories made even sillier when you fill in the blanks! Roll a snowman – this fun printable game will have you rolling dice to build a snowman! Follow the star – a fun Christ centered Christmas activity to do all year long! Christmas word search – comes with different versions that are easier and more challenging depending on your kid’s ages!
Download the Santa Template Printables
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Blank templatePrompt template for younger writersNorth Pole addressed envelope for your child’s letterUse policy – all files are for personal, non commercial use, only
