The USPS has created a holiday letter-writing kit so families can make sure their Christmas requests are received at the North Pole in full and on time.

’Twas the month before Christmas and all through the house . . . kids were writing their lists for Santa! Every year, hundreds of thousands of children’s letters make their way through the United States Postal Service to the North Pole, each envelope filled with a child’s holiday hopes and dreams. Who better than the USPS to create a holiday letter-writing kit?

In the Dear Santa kit, kids will find a stocking full of customizable holiday-themed stationery, including Santa letter-writing templates; adorable holiday greeting cards; thank-you notes for friends, family, mail carriers, and Santa; fun and customizable envelopes; stickers and tips for decorating the stationery; and a DIY mail truck papercraft ornament for even more holiday cheer.

The kit also includes an information-filled booklet that gives readers the inside scoop on how the USPS gets its letters from its mailbox to the North Pole and features easy how-tos for writing letters, composing thoughtful thank-you notes, decorating and addressing envelopes, and more. This beautifully designed kit is packaged in a charming keepsake binder that can be used as a Christmas time capsule to store holiday cards and yuletide memories for years to come.

About The Author

Brad Woodard is a designer and illustrator of many books for major publishers, including Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan. He previously collaborated with the USPS on a set of postage stamps commemorating the classic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas.”