Sending letters to Santa Claus is one of the most reverent, sincere and touching New Year's traditions. With the help of such a letter, the baby learns to correctly form and express his thoughts, and the expectation of a miracle has a beneficial effect on his emotional development. In addition, by helping to compose a message to a kind wizard, you can find out what gift your child is dreaming of.
Stage one. Preparing the child
A few days before composing the letter, set up the baby: show him the photos of the residence of Santa Claus; tell us about how he works and lives; tell about other fairy-tale characters who surround the good wizard. Ask if the child wants to personally congratulate Santa Claus on the coming New Year, talk about his achievements and, of course, receive a long-awaited gift. No child can refuse such an opportunity.
Stage two. Preparing a letter template
Of course, you shouldn't start your letter with a request for a gift. First, greet Santa Claus, briefly tell him about yourself (surname, name, city, place of study and family composition). The grandfather will be interested to know about the success the child has achieved over the past year (for example, won a medal in a competition, enrolled in an art school, learned to ride a bicycle, learned the alphabet, etc.). Also, do not forget to share your plans for the coming year (for example, "I want to learn French", "I want to learn to play the guitar", etc.).
Then you should congratulate Santa Claus and wish him happiness in the New Year, if you wish, you can write a short poem dedicated to the New Year's theme. Only after that, you can politely ask for the desired gift or indicate several options so that Grandfather has a choice. The message to the winter wizard should not be long so that he and his assistants can quickly process it and write a response.
Stage three. We draw up a letter
If your child already owns a pen, invite him to write the message himself, helping to print letters if necessary. Tell your child that Grandpa will be very pleased to receive a colorful and unusual letter, so it should be beautifully decorated. You can print a ready-made letterhead or decorate it yourself using colored paper, felt-tip pens, colored pencils, New Year's stickers, glitter and other materials.
In an envelope with a letter, enclose a small handmade gift. This can be a New Year's card, drawing or craft. Draw a Christmas tree and decorate it with pieces of tinsel, colored paper and foil balls, beads and rhinestones. If the child is still bad at drawing, you can make a collage drawing assembled from bright images of Santa Claus, Snow Maiden, forest animals, etc.
An envelope for a New Year's letter should also be smart and colorful. You can purchase a special envelope for Santa Claus or arrange a regular one by drawing snowflakes on it. To make Santa Claus immediately distinguish your letter from the rest, you can depict an unusual New Year's stamp on it.
Stage four. Sending a letter
The envelope must contain the address of the sender and the address of the recipient. Of course, in the line of the delivery address, you can simply write "Santa Claus" and the post office staff will figure out where to send it, but it is better to play it safe and indicate a specific address. A New Year's message can be sent to Santa Claus in Veliky Ustyug, a residence located in Moscow or St. Petersburg, in Finland (Joulupukki), in the USA (Santa Claus) and in France (Pierre Noel). All of the listed addresses can be found on the Internet. Considering the fact that Santa Claus owns modern means of communication, it will not be superfluous to duplicate the child's letter to his email ([email protected].) If you wish, you can not send the letter at all in the literal sense of the word, the New Year message can be put under tree and a kind wizard will read it when he brings gifts.
