Letter from Santa

1. Tell Santa about your child. Their first name, age, and one to three good things from this year. Add a wish, a pet, or something to encourage if you like.
2. Santa writes the letter. In about five seconds you get a letter that mentions those details, in words that fit your child's age: short sentences for a three-year-old, a bit of wit for a nine-year-old.
3. Read it, change it, print it. Tap any sentence to edit it. Download a PDF for US Letter or A4, or print straight from your browser.

There is nothing to mail and no deadline. A letter from Santa written on December 23 arrives as fast as one written today.

Children rarely check the paper. What they notice is whether Santa knows things. A letter that says "I heard you learned to swim across the whole pool" lands very differently from "I hope you have been good this year".

So the letter is built around the details you give, plus one small North Pole moment: an elf by name, Mrs. Claus reading out loud, or a reindeer from the 1823 poem (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen) getting into trouble. For older kids, a few things help even more: print on cream or thicker paper, fold the letter in three, and leave it where they'll find it in the morning. Our guide on how to make a Santa letter look real has the rest.

Age 4. "Dear Leo, Mrs. Claus read me your news at breakfast: you can put on your own boots now! Comet the reindeer tried, and he got both front hooves in one boot…"

Age 7. "Dear Ava, starting at a new school takes a brave heart, and you did it. My map knows the way to both of your homes, so don't worry one bit…"

Age 10. "Dear Noah, a boy in Austin who read every book in a long series and still found time for the new kid at recess? That is the kind of thing I notice…"

Every letter is different, even for brothers and sisters, because each one is written from that child's own details.

Families differ, and a letter from Santa should not guess. Santa only mentions mom or dad if your notes do. You can also tell him:

• Two homes this year. He reassures your child that he knows the way to every home they have. See Santa letters for two homes.
• Starting to wonder. For kids who have begun to ask if Santa is real, he writes like he's talking to a big kid. See letters from Santa for older kids.
• Missing someone, a gift that may be late, a new baby, or a move. One gentle line, never heavy.
• Faith. Letters are not religious unless you tick the box to add one line about the meaning of Christmas.

Every letter is checked after it's written. If it breaks one of these rules, it's rewritten before you see it:

• No "naughty", no coal, no "I'm watching you". Your child is always on the Nice List. Things to work on are framed as "I know you're trying, and I believe in you".
• No promised gifts. Santa says he read the wish and the elves are busy, so you're never stuck with a promise you can't keep.
• No countdowns like "only three days left", so a letter printed early still works on Christmas Eve.
• No brands or famous characters, no politics, no news.

And you always have the last word: every sentence can be edited before you print.

The letter is free: up to 3 a day on each device, on classic parchment stationery, as a PDF or a printout. The optional North Pole Pack adds a Nice List certificate with your child's name, a matching envelope, more stationery designs, a handwritten font and more letters for brothers and sisters, for a one-time price. Blank Santa letter templates, a printable letter to Santa for your child to write, and a basic Nice List certificate are free too.

What you type is used once, to write the letter, and is not saved on our servers: not in a database and not in logs. The letter itself stays in your browser so it survives a reload, and the PDF is made on your device. We don't ask for an email address or an account. The privacy policy lists the few things we do count, like how many letters were written each day.

Ready? Go back to the letter from Santa form at the top of this page. It takes about two minutes, and you can print the letter tonight.

Yes. You can write up to 3 letters a day on each device, edit them and download or print them on classic parchment stationery without signing up. The optional North Pole Pack adds a certificate, an envelope and more designs.

No. You print it at home, which means there's no shipping fee and no mailing deadline. Letters work right up to Christmas Eve.

No. The details you type are sent once to write the letter and are not saved on our servers. The letter stays in your own browser until you clear it. See the privacy policy.

Yes, an AI model drafts it from the details you give, following strict rules (no naughty list, no promised gifts, no religion unless you ask). You read it and can change any sentence before printing, so the final letter is yours.

Yes. Write one letter per child. Each one is built from that child's own details, so brothers and sisters get different letters.

Plain printer paper works. Cream or slightly thicker paper looks more like it came from the North Pole. Print at 100% (actual size) on US Letter or A4.