Letter to Santa - Postmarked in time for Christmas

Last night my kids wrote their letter to Santa. We printed off special paper and allowed them to decorate the envelopes and then I told them I would mail them off.

I found an amazing website that will allow me to write a letter using their templates, or making my own for my kids. This made my life easier this morning when I needed to write a letter to my kids from Santa. Check it out, personalize, print... and it's FREE!!!

Then follow these directions for your child to get a letter back from Santa. (There is a deadline, December 15)

NORTH POLE — Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And the Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your child’s letter to Santa — complete with a North Pole postmark!

Have your child write a letter to Santa and seal it in an envelope addressed to: Santa Claus, North Pole.
Tell your child that you’ll place a stamp on the envelope and mail it to St. Nick for him or her.
Later, when alone, open the envelope, read the letter and write Santa’s response on the back of the child’s letter. Have Santa write: “It’s important to be green and save paper. That’s why I’m writing on the back.” (*I used the other website so I can keep the letters for when they grow up*)
When responding as Santa, reference your child’s accomplishments not included in his or her letter, i.e., Santa is so proud that you volunteered to help ____, or Santa is really impressed with the great job you’re doing in school — especially with math, etc. Sign it Santa Claus with a P.S. to get to bed early Christmas Eve.
Place the letter into a new envelope addressed to the child at his or her home. Be sure to include: Santa Claus, North Pole, as the return address on the envelope. Don’t forget to apply a First-Class stamp — such as a recently issued Santa or Rudolph Forever stamp.
Place the stamped envelope in a larger envelope (or Priority Mail envelope) with adequate postage addressed to:

NORTH POLE HOLIDAY POSTMARK POSTMASTER
4141 POSTMARK DR
ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998

Letters from Santa must be received by the Anchorage, AK, Postmaster no later than Dec. 15, 2014.
The Anchorage Postmaster will open the envelope, remove Santa’s letter addressed to your child, apply the North Pole postmark and mail it back home.
When Santa’s letter arrives, have your camera ready when you ask your child to open the letter and read it to you.
Share the photos on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #SantaLetters. Keep the letters and the photos in a scrapbook as a great family keepsake.



The Letters to Santa program adds to the excitement of Christmas and is perfect for interesting youngsters in letter writing.

WalMart Grocery To Go - Crafts for Thanksgiving and Beyone

Prepared [pri-paird] adjective 

 Properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready 

This is something I strive for and rarely meet. But I’m as prepared as I can be on a daily basis, when it comes to long term; I’m not always the least frazzled. 

 So when I heard about  Walmart Grocery To Go I knew that it was going to help me while I was in Texas for Thanksgiving. See, I had a calendar planned out, I was ready for the season, but finding time to go to the store, grab what I need (without a list because I always leave it on the counter), elbow through crowds only to find out the glitter and googly eyeballs are gone, was enough to make me cry. 

Who has time for that? 

I want to make these.

See why I need the googly eyeballs? 

So… before I left for Thanksgiving I ordered my art supplies (plus extras- Yes, that is A LOT of construction paper, in a household like mine, it’s a necessity), my glitter, googly eyes and snacks, because crafting makes you hungry and set them up to be delivered by December 5th. I came home on November 30th and all the packages were happily sitting on my kitchen counter awaiting my arrival.

You can imagine my excitement when I got to open everything and not have to shop during the week back from vacation. I now get to do crafts every night with my kids and have no stress about the next night’s activities. 

 Have you seen my calendar? 

That is a lot of crafts and snacks that are needed to keep my three + kids occupied for the whole month of December.

 Are you a busy mom? Working outside the home or not, we are all so busy we can't keep up sometimes, you need to free up some of your time so you can enjoy the season and NOT stress about shopping.

 Try Walmart Grocery to go, it’s a time reliever and everyone needs that! If you are looking to start a new WalMart Grocery To Go account, please use this link. Walmart Grocery To Go

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