How to get the kids excited with a letter from Santa Claus for under a fiver — plus win £5,000 to kick start the New Year
IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas – and if you have kids, they’ll be waiting for their letter from Santa.
The deadline for receiving a free letter from Royal Mail has already passed but if you missed it, don’t panic. Here, we reveal five ways to get a great value message from Santa for less than a fiver.
- Request a personalised letter and help a charity too. Letters cost £5 from and must be ordered by December 13.
- can offer personalised letters for £2.99 plus a £1 posting fee. Letters are posted right up to the Royal Mail final posting date of Thursday, December 21 for First Class — but do it as soon as you can to make sure it arrives.
- The NSPCC’s £5 service lets you choose from eight different stories and add in details of friends and family. See .
- can send out free personalised videos from Santa. But be sure to select the free video, not the paid-for option
- Website follows Father Christmas as he delivers gifts around the world. The tracking service starts on Christmas Eve but there are games to play now in the Santa’s Village section.
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