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Write a letter to Santa online, and get a real reply back

Write it together with your child, turn it into a gift list family can actually follow, and print a reply from Santa that never spoils the surprise.

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  • A real moment with your child

    Writing and sending it together feels like an event, not a form to fill in.

  • A printable reply from Santa

    No gifts mentioned, so the surprise stays intact when you hand it over.

  • No duplicate gifts

    Once someone claims a gift from the list, it's off it for everyone else.

  • Nothing given away

    A curious child clicking around the site sees nothing about how it works.

What a letter to Santa online actually gives you

You create a profile for your child once, and it carries over every Christmas after that. This year's letter is written together: their name, their age, how they've behaved, a free message in their own words, and their gift list. Once it's ready, there's a review and send screen made to go through with your child, the same moment as sealing an envelope, just online.

After you send it, you can invite family and friends, grandparents, aunts, uncles, godparents, close friends, to see the letter and the gift list. Each one gets their own link, no account needed. They pick a gift, leave an optional note, and it's off the list for everyone else. If a gift is pricier, more than one person can join it and split the cost.

You can also print a reply from Santa for your child. It never mentions specific gifts, so however curious they are, the surprise survives. And if a gift someone claimed falls through, they can back out any time, except in the last three days before Christmas, when the app protects the deadline instead of leaving it uncovered at the last minute.

Questions about the letter and the gift list

Ready to sit down and write it now? See what to include, step by step.

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Letter to Santa online: how it works | DearSanta.nz