Tips for writing a letter to Santa Claus

The tradition of writing letters must be preserved: it's a wonderful opportunity for parents, children, grandparents, uncles, and nieces and nephews to share an ancient tradition, but also to give children the opportunity to talk about themselves, share their desires and feelings, ask for gifts, and share feelings.

There are two things you absolutely must avoid if you don't want to waste this opportunity. The first is writing the letter for the children, overdoing it with suggestions and directions to the point of actually writing it yourself. The letter to Santa Claus is a magic that belongs first and foremost to them, and to their freedom, so why reduce it to a school assignment? The second mistake: striving for perfection. A letter to Santa Claus is beautiful and effective if it retains its authenticity, mistakes included. And sometimes, more than the words, the drawings can count, which you can then perhaps have fun with, lightheartedly. interpret. 

All this does not exclude the possibility of sharing some ideas with children.

First, buy a nice red envelope and a white sheet of paper to color and write your wishes on. Decorate with lots of red glitter and attach some stickers with the vinyl glue homemade: you will have made your letter to Santa Claus unique and original.

Don't interfere with the gifts, even if you think it's inappropriate. The letter to Santa Claus is also an opportunity for children to unleash their imagination and creativity. Why hold them back?

• Many child psychology experts argue that the letter from Santa Claus should contain the child's declaration that he or she has been good, obedient, and well-behaved. Here too: no forcing, rather an invitation to be sincere, and demonstrating, in practice, that in the end, telling lies is not worthwhile.
• Good intentions, They're fine for next year too: but don't turn them into a series of Mulino Bianco promises "extorted" from children.
• Always suggest a final thank you: etiquette is also important in a letter to Santa Claus.
• The text must contain complete freedom of expression: the letter to Santa Claus is not a format to be applied like a photocopy.
• If anything, help children organize their ideas as they put them down on paper, and in this way you will have given them a method, which will not only be valid for writing.