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Parents, grandparents, other relatives and friends may give the huge guy a hand by writing a letter from “Santa” themselves, or by customizing a letter found on the Internet or in print.

You don’t have to be a professional writer, or even know Santa personally, to write a letter in his name. Following are a few tips on how to write and present a keepsake letter from Santa to the special child in your life.

First, determine what type of “voice” you want Santa to present in the letter. Do you want a short note or a long letter? Would you like Santa to reference the birth of Christ? Perhaps you’d like to mix things up a bit and have the letter be from Mrs. Claus, Rudolph the reindeer or elves.

Santa has a good sense of humor, so don’t hesitate to include a couple of little jokes, such as, “I hope my reindeer didn’t wake you up landing on the roof.” However, with the possible exception of older children who may take a joke, a Santa letter is not the time to scold a child or throw out threats, such as no presents if children are “naughty.”

Include specifics in the letter from Santa, but don’t go overboard. (Santa comes with a little “mystery,” and kids know this.) Children love to listen that Santa enjoyed the cookies they left, or that he remembers them from the buying goods center. Praise for a child’s accomplishments (working hard at school, forbearance with siblings, etc.) for the duration of the year could be nice to add. If the child wrote a letter, Santa ought to recognise that he got it and perhaps answer any questions posed in the letter.

Most importantly, write from the heart. If you’re having trouble getting started, take a look at an existent letter from Santa and custommake it to suit your family. You might want to mention the family pets, or alleviate worries regarding not having a chimney. Mention how Santa is looking forward to the visit, even even though the child will be fast asleep.

“Santa” might want to remind children to get to bed early on Christmas Eve, and to do not forget that the holiday is regarding love, family or whatsoever your family’s faith system is.

Whether handwriting, typing or printing the letter from Santa, it’s best to use quality, holiday-themed stationery. Stationery and letterhead is available to print for free online. Be sure to “sign” the letter as Santa, Santa Claus or S. Claus.

Once you have the letter from Santa written, you may send it to the child in the mail or just leave it out on Christmas Eve after the children are asleep. You could set it by the cookies that were left for Santa (be sure to take a bite out of a cookie!). Or, roll the letter up like a scroll, tie with a ribbon and place it in a Christmas stocking.

Whatever letter style or deliverance method you choose, don’t stress! Any child will be thrilled to get a personal letter from Santa.

Copyright 2008 by Kevin Savetz

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