Letters to Santa - a Christmas tradition
Preschoolers
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A much-loved tradition across SDN, writing a letter to Santa can be done in the lead-up to Christmas. Children can use their creativity and emotions to write to Santa about their year, their own family’s Christmas traditions, what’s on their wish lists and more.
Skills and benefits:
- Hand-eye coordination
- Writing skills
- Following instructions/processes
- Social concepts
- Articulating thoughts
What you'll need:
- Christmas-themed or any kind of paper
- Textas, pencils, pens, scissors and glue stick
- Red paint or other Christmas colour paint
- Stamps (old or new) and envelopes
- Large cardboard box (tip: reuse a nappy or meal kit delivery box or similar)
- Christmas stickers or print Christmas pictures online (optional).
What to do:
- Create the mailbox - use the cardboard box and paint it red or with any festive colour of your child's choosing. Wait until the paint is dry to decorate it with Christmas stickers and / or glue pictures.
- Using the pen and paper, encourage your child to draw or write a letter, starting with “Dear Santa” and ending with “From _____”.
- Once finished, your child can fold the letter, place into an envelope and put a sticker/stamp on the front and address to “Santa” before placing into the mailbox.
