Sending their Santa Mail at the Gawler Post Office on Monday were Mia, 3, Georgia, 6, Zac, 3, and Isabella 4. PHOTO: Ellouise Crawford
A CALL-OUT has been made for children to get their mail out to Santa early this year, so the jolly man in red has plenty of time to respond by Christmas Eve.
Australia Post is once again helping to connect children directly with their number one hero via the much-loved tradition, Santa Mail
Last year, 120,000 children wrote to the North Pole to let Santa know what presents they hoped to see under the tree.
Australia Post’s Post Office Network general manager David McNamara said the postal service is doing everything it can this year to help Australians have the best possible Christmas and is looking forward to getting children and families into the festive spirit.
“Santa Mail is one of those Australian traditions that families look forward to every year and it helps add a little touch of excitement at this magical time,” he said.
“It’s also the perfect activity to encourage children to think about all the things that make them happy and practice their literacy skills by putting pencil to paper expressing what they are hoping for.
“We want to give Santa time to respond to every letter, so we’re encouraging children and families to aim to get their letters in nice and early.
“You can also visit the Santa Mail website for helpful templates, and to keep an eye on your letter’s progress with our Santa Mail Tracker.”
Sending their letters to Santa from the Gawler Post Office on Monday were children Georgia, 6, Isabella, 4, and three-year-olds Mia and Zac.
Sought after presents for the girls included Barbies, LOL dolls, slime and makeup, while Zac has asked for a Spiderman and Batman.
A letter to Santa is just one of the traditions Georgia said she loves at Christmas time, with attending the pageant, looking at Christmas lights and opening presents on Christmas morning also “lots of fun”.
Santa Mail letters can be placed in any red street posting box, or a dedicated Santa Mail box in participating post offices.
Families are encouraged to post letters before Thursday, November 26, so Santa can reply before loading up his sleigh.
