Today through November 13^th is officially, Dear Santa Letter Week. We wish we were clever enough to make this up, but it’s true. Even though is may still seem a little early, this IS the week to write your letters to Santa. After all, he does have quite a long list, especially with the ever growing population. So, it is a good idea to get your letters out now - particularly if you hope for a response.

Writing letters to Santa is a great activity to kick off preparations for the holidays. It’s fun, educational and gives you a sneak peek as to what the kids are hoping to find under the tree this year. Know that when we say, “kids,” we are not excluding the adult-kids either.

Queen of PAWNS has complied a list of some very convincing ways to communicate with Santa. Don’t ever doubt that the jolly ole Saint Nick is communication savvy. Email, postal mail, telephone and video - Santa can receive letters and respond back many ways. Here’s some suggestions for emails, postal addresses and how to get responses from Santa Claus himself.

We experimented with several avenues to email Santa and here’s what we liked the most:

At EmailSanta.com, you fill out a few fields to get an immediate response on your screen. The auto-responder for this site is outstanding and detailed. Another site we like requires you to register an account. This is great for parental control. However, the auto-responder for a response from Santa isn’t quite as clever. Compare for yourself, go to NorthPole.com.

One way to send postal mail to Santa is to address your letter to:

Santa Claus

North Pole, Alaska

There is no guarantee that a letter or any response will come back when mailing to that address. If you do want a response from Santa, one very affordable way, which will only cost postage is to have you or someone you know write the letter. Then follow the instructions to participate in the “Letters From Santa” program, sponsored by the United States Post Office.

If you want something a little fancier, for a fee you can design your response at Santa’s Official North Pole Mail . Similar, but a little more affordable and just as much fun is a telegram from Santa. Go to Telegram From Santa.

Once you have your little (or big) kids write their letters, make a copy of their wish list. Then come to Queen of PAWNS and see what is in store to make Christmas wishes come true. Remember, we have our free layaway plan and most especially, be sure to come to our Black Friday sales event, when our doors open at 5 am for the most spectacular savings of the entire year!