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Personalized letter from Santa

A letter from Santa is a short, warm note from the North Pole that parents print and leave for their child to find. Type your child's name, age, a few good things they did this year and what they're hoping for, and the maker writes Santa's letter on painted North Pole stationery, signed by Santa. You also get a letter to Santa for your child to fill in and an official Nice List certificate for 2026. Free, no account.

  • Free
  • No account
  • US Letter or A4
  • Print at home
Child's name
Good things they did this year (optional)

Up to three, short: Santa's elves list them in the letter and on the certificate.

What they're hoping for (optional)

Santa says he has heard. Leave it empty and he asks for their wish list instead.

A brother, sister or pet (optional)
Design
Paper

Get it by email, plus a new printable every month

We'll email you the PDF so you can print it again on Christmas Eve, and once a month a new free printable. You'll also get 10% off your first Days Marked calendar.

How to make a letter from Santa

  1. Tell Santa about them

    Type your child's first name and, if you like, their age, up to three good things they did this year, what they're hoping for and a brother's, sister's or pet's name.

  2. Pick the stationery

    Holly red or snowy blue. The preview shows all three pages as they print: Santa's letter, a letter to Santa and the Nice List certificate.

  3. Print and deliver

    Download the PDF and print it in color at 100%. Fold Santa's letter into an envelope and leave it by the tree, the fireplace or their plate at breakfast.

What's in the PDF

  • A letter from Santa on North Pole stationery, with your child's name, age, good deeds and wish woven in
  • Santa's signature, a wax seal and a stamp with a North Pole postmark
  • A letter to Santa with your child's name printed in, a wish list to fill in and boxes to tick
  • An official Nice List certificate for 2026 with a gold rosette and Santa's and the head elf's signatures
  • Two painted designs, holly red or snowy blue, on US Letter or A4
A letter from Santa on stationery with a holly wreath, a reindeer stamp and a North Pole postmark: “Dear Olivia,” three good deeds with stars, a wish for a new hockey stick and Santa Claus’s signature in red
Olivia's letter from Santa in the holly red design.

What Santa writes

Santa's letter is written from what you type in. He mentions your child's age, lists the good things the elves noted down, says he has heard what they're hoping for (without promising it) and sends a hug to a brother or sister, or a pat to the dog. Leave any of it empty and he writes something warm in its place, like a reminder to send him their wish list.

No two letters are quite the same: the greeting, the closing line and the P.S. change from child to child, so siblings each get their own letter.

Make it feel like it came from the North Pole

Print on thicker paper if you have it, fold the letter in three and seal it in an envelope addressed to your child. Leave it where they'll find it: under the tree, on the mantel, next to the cookie plate on Christmas morning or with an Elf on the Shelf.

The letter to Santa is for your child to write before that: their wishes, something kind they did and what they'll leave out for the reindeer. The Nice List certificate is the one to frame or stick on the fridge.

Three pages, one PDF

Page one: Olivia's letter from Santa on North Pole stationery with a holly wreath, a reindeer stamp and Santa's signature
From Santa
Page two: a letter to Santa with “Dear Santa,” Olivia's name and age printed in, lines for a wish list and a red mailbox
To Santa
Page three: Olivia's Nice List certificate for 2026 with holly in the corners, a gold rosette and the signatures of Santa Claus and Tinsel, head elf
Nice List

Questions

How do I make a personalized letter from Santa?
Type your child's name in the maker above, add their age, good deeds, wish and a sibling's or pet's name if you like, pick a design and download the PDF. Santa's letter is written for your child, with a letter to Santa and a Nice List certificate after it.
Is the letter from Santa really free?
Yes. The PDF is free with no account and no watermark on Santa's letter. You can leave your email if you want the PDF sent to you, but you don't have to.
Is there a letter to Santa template too?
Yes, page two is a letter to Santa with your child's name (and age) already printed in, lines for a Christmas wish list, something kind they did this year and a wish for someone they love, plus boxes to tick for cookies, milk and carrots for the reindeer.
What is a Nice List certificate?
A certificate from the North Pole that says your child is on Santa's Nice List for 2026, with their name, the good deeds you typed in, a gold rosette and the signatures of Santa and his head elf.
Where can my child mail their letter to Santa?
Canada Post delivers letters addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada, with no stamp needed, and Santa writes back if there's a return address; check canadapost.ca for this year's last day. Santa's postmark on our letter carries the same postcode.
Does it print on Letter paper?
Yes, on Letter, the standard paper in Canada, or A4. Print in color at 100% or “actual size”. The pages have white margins, so any home printer can print them.
The wall calendar with a flower painting, open at February on a kitchen wall, with the family’s birthdays on the page

A Christmas gift Grandma will use all year

A Days Marked wall calendar with every family birthday printed on the right day, and the ages too. $49, free shipping.

Or for your own kitchen wall: the family calendar with a column for each of you, $59. See the family calendar

More free printables

  • Two Christmas bingo cards side by side with “Christmas BINGO” at the top and the names Olivia and Liam, each a 4 by 4 grid of painted pictures like Santa, a snowman, a candy cane and ice skates with their words underneath

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    A different card for every player, with their name, in pictures or words, and the calling cards.

    Each player's name, pictures or words

  • January 2027 page of the free printable calendar, with “Grandma Jean turns 80” on January 14

    Printable 2027 calendar

    Twelve months with your family's birthdays and the holidays already printed in.

    Your birthdays and anniversaries, with ages

  • A week from the free printable weekly planner, January 10–16, 2027, with “Grandma Jean turns 80” on Thursday and a to-do list

    Printable weekly planner

    One week per page, with holidays, birthdays and a to-do list.

    Your family's dates, up to 26 weeks

  • A printable to-do list for kids with the name Olivia at the top, a tick box and a picture beside each task, in the dinosaur design

    Kids' to-do list

    A checklist with your child's name and a box and a picture on every line.

    Your child's name and tasks

  • A name tracing worksheet with “Olivia’s Name Practice” and a dinosaur at the top: Olivia written as a model with start dots, rows of Olivia in gray to trace, rows with only the O, and empty handwriting lines

    Name tracing worksheet

    Your child's name to trace in print or cursive, on proper handwriting lines.

    Your child's name, print or cursive

  • A cursive alphabet chart titled “Olivia’s Cursive Alphabet” with a unicorn: every letter from Aa to Zz in joined cursive on handwriting lines

    Cursive alphabet worksheets

    Every cursive letter, A to Z, to trace and write, with an alphabet chart.

    Your child's name, all 26 letters or a few

  • A cursive writing worksheet titled “Olivia’s Cursive Practice” with a unicorn: the spelling words friend, because and school in cursive as models and in gray to trace, with empty handwriting lines

    Cursive writing worksheets

    Your own spelling words, sentences or quotes to trace and write in cursive.

    Your own words, sentences or quotes

  • An alphabet tracing worksheet titled “Olivia’s Letter A” with a dinosaur: a capital A and a small a with start dots, rows of A and a in gray to trace, and the word apple

    Alphabet tracing worksheets

    Every letter A to Z to trace in print, with a dot where each one starts.

    Your child's name, all 26 letters or a few

  • The last page of the free printable birthday calendar: a box for every month, with Grandma Jean on January 14, Olivia on March 9, Mom & Dad on June 12 and Liam on July 21

    Birthday calendar

    A perpetual calendar with your family's birthdays on the right days, 12 months and a list of every date.

    Up to 80 birthdays and anniversaries

  • A printable chore chart with “Olivia’s Chore Chart” at the top, a picture beside each chore, a box for every day of the week and this week’s reward, in the jungle design

    Chore chart and reward chart

    Chores, potty training, behavior or stickers, with a box for every day and a reward for the week.

    Your child's name, goals and reward