Letter to Santa Template
Give your students the joy of writing to Santa with this charming Letter to Santa Template!
Writing a letter to Santa is one of those childhood experiences that sparks genuine excitement about writing — and this beautiful template makes the experience even more special. With clear structure and a festive design, students are guided through the key elements of a friendly letter while expressing their Christmas wishes in their own words. It's the perfect way to combine meaningful literacy practice with the magic of the season.
Why teachers love it:
- Motivating writing context — students are genuinely excited to write this letter!
- Supports letter writing structure — models the features of a friendly letter (greeting, body, sign-off)
- Ready to use — just print, hand out, and let the magic begin
- Doubles as a display piece — finished letters look wonderful on a Christmas display wall
Perfect for:
- Christmas writing lessons in December
- Prep, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 classrooms
- Friendly letter writing units with a festive twist
- Literacy stations and writing rotations
- End-of-year Christmas activity packs
What's included:
- One full-page lined 'Dear Santa' letter template with a 'From' line
- One page of two half-size letters (two per page) for younger writers or a quick version
- Hand-drawn bauble, stocking and candy-cane decorations to colour
- 4 pages including cover and terms; A4, black and white
Dear Santa, this template makes Christmas writing genuinely magical — we think you'll love it too!
Planning your Christmas classroom?
Our Ultimate Christmas guide has more activity ideas, display tips and freebies to use alongside this resource.
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
