Santa Wish List: My Christmas List for the North Pole

Pick the lines you like, press Print, and your child fills in the sheet with a pencil: nothing is typed, and no name leaves the paper.

Santa Wish List: My Christmas List for the North Pole

My nameMy ageThe date

  1. Write one answer on each line. Spelling does not matter: Santa can read anything.
  2. Tick the box in front of a line when you have finished it.
  3. If a line starts with This year I have, tick its box only if it is true.
  4. If a line asks for a drawing, draw it on the back of this sheet.
  5. Ask a grown-up for help with any word you need.
  6. When you are done, give your list to a grown-up. They know how to get it to Santa.
  1. A place I would like to visit
  2. A question for Mrs. Claus
  3. A wish for someone who is having a hard time
  4. A wish for a rainy day indoors
  5. A wish for making or building something
  6. A question about the North Pole
  7. A wish for playing outside
  8. My favorite thing about Christmas
  9. A wish I have had for a long time
  10. This year I have been a good helper at home

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Santa Wish List: My Christmas List for the North Pole: how it works

This Santa wish list is a sheet your child fills in by hand. Choose from 58 prompts in twelve sections, from Something I want to A question for the reindeer, then press Print. The sheet comes out with lines for a name, an age and the date, plus a box and a writing line for every prompt. It works as a Santa list for kids of any writing age.

Build the sheet from one phone

The page opens with 10 prompts. New prompts deals another set, and the size pills set the length, from 5 for a first list to 40 for a full letter. Tap a section chip, such as My top wishes, to see only those lines. Press Lock on each line you want, then change section and lock more. Swap replaces one line. Every prompt has a Show hint cover with an idea for the grown-up. Leave the covers closed when you print, because a closed cover becomes the line your child writes on. Use Lock, not the tick box: a ticked box prints with a cross in it.

How to make a list for Santa

There are no rules, but three habits help. Keep it short: five wishes are plenty for a child who is just starting to write, and ten is enough for anyone. Mix the kinds of wish. The Want, need, wear, read section is the four-gift set many families use. Then add one line that is not about getting, from Something I would like to give or A wish for someone else. A Santa Christmas list with a thank-you and a question on it reads like a letter, and it tells gift-givers more than a row of toy names.

The printed sheet and what the phone remembers

Print gives the heading, write-on lines for My name, My age and The date, six numbered instructions for your child, then the prompts in two columns. Prompts print in the order on screen, which is shuffled, so read the list before you print. All 58 prompts are also printed under the tool, section by section, with their hints. This browser remembers which prompts it has shown until you press Start over, and it keeps a ticked list for Open saved list.

Tips

  • Early writers can draw the wish or glue in a catalog picture on the back. Lock a line from A drawing for Santa.
  • Photograph the finished sheet. Grandparents who ask for a gift list for Santa can have the photo.
  • Mailing it? Skip the glue and glitter. USPS asks for flat letters with nothing glued on.
  • Need a Santa Claus wish list template for a class or a party? Lock the lines once, then print a copy for each child.
  • Keep the sheet. A wish list Santa Claus has already answered is a record of what your child loved that year.

Questions and answers

What goes on Santa's wish list?

Whatever your child wants to tell Santa, and a good sheet has more than toys on it. The twelve sections cover wishes, things to do, things to give, a thank-you, questions for Santa, the reindeer and the elves, a snack plan, a drawing and a sign-off. An Xmas list for Santa with five wishes and one question is complete.

How many wishes should a child put on the list?

Short lists get read. Set the size to 5 for a young child or 10 for an older one, and lock lines from My top wishes first. Its ten prompts ask for different kinds of wish, such as one that fits in a stocking and one that costs no money, so the list does not become ten toys from one shelf.

Where do you send a Santa Claus Christmas list?

In the United States, USPS Operation Santa takes letters addressed to Santa, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888, with a stamp and a return address, and does not promise that a letter is adopted. In Canada, write to Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada. No stamp is needed within Canada, and Canada Post says Santa answers every letter. Cut-off dates change every year: for 2026 they are December 5 and December 9 (official pages checked 2026-09-19). This site is not connected with either postal service.

Does the sheet have a year on it?

No. Nothing on the sheet is dated, so a Santa list 2025 printout and this year's look the same. Your child writes the date on the third line at the top, which turns the sheet into a keepsake.

Does my child type anything into the page?

No. The page deals prompts and prints them, and that is all. Your child's name, age and wishes go on paper with a pencil, so nothing about your child is stored or sent anywhere. The browser keeps only which prompts it has shown, and a ticked list if you tick a box on screen.

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All 58 prompts

About me 5

  • The best thing that happened to me this year Big or small: a new friend, a lost tooth, a goal scored.
  • My favorite thing about Christmas A food, a song, a person or a day out. One is enough.
  • Something new I learned to do this year Riding a bike, tying laces, a times table, a recipe.
  • What I am looking forward to most Snow, cousins, a day off school, one special meal.
  • Who I will spend Christmas with Names, or a row of stick people.

This year I have been 8

  • This year I have been a good friend Tick if true. On the line: a friend you looked after.
  • This year I have been a good helper at home Tick if true. On the line: the job you help with most.
  • This year I have been a good listener Tick if true. On the line: who you listen to best.
  • This year I have been brave when something was hard Tick if true. On the line: what the hard thing was.
  • This year I have been gentle with animals Tick if true. On the line: which animal.
  • This year I have been kind to other people The box is the answer: tick it if it is true. The line is for one kind thing you did.
  • This year I have been mostly good, with a few oops moments The honest box. On the line: one oops you are sorry about.
  • This year I have tried my best at school Tick if true. On the line: the subject you worked hardest at.

My top wishes 10

  • A small wish that fits in a stocking Pocket-size: stickers, a bouncy ball, a toothbrush in a favorite color.
  • A surprise wish: Santa, you choose Leave the line empty, or give one clue, such as a color.
  • A wish for a rainy day indoors A puzzle, a board game, a craft kit, building bricks.
  • A wish for making or building something Paint, clay, beads, wood, cardboard and tape.
  • A wish for playing outside A ball, a kite, a jump rope, a sled.
  • A wish I have had for a long time Something from last year's list counts.
  • A wish I saw at a friend's house Describe it if you do not know what it is called.
  • A wish I would share with my whole family A game for everyone, or a film night in a box.
  • A wish that does not cost any money A later bedtime, a day out with a grandparent, a sleepover.
  • The wish I think about most If the list had only one line, this would be it.

Want, need, wear, read 4

  • Something I need Something used every day: boots, a lunch box, a backpack, a bike helmet.
  • Something I want One thing only. The four-gift rule works because every line gets a single answer.
  • Something to read A book title, a series, or only a subject, such as sharks or soccer.
  • Something to wear Pajamas, a hat, a sports shirt, slippers. Add the size for the elves.

Something to do, not to unwrap 4

  • A meal I would like us to cook together Breakfast counts. So does dessert.
  • A place I would like to visit A zoo, a swimming pool, a museum, a grandparent's house.
  • Someone I would like a whole day with The person, and what you would do together.
  • Something I would like to learn An instrument, a sport, a magic trick, how to bake bread.

Something I would like to give 4

  • A toy I have outgrown that another child might like A good line to fill in before new toys arrive.
  • Something I could make for a friend A card, a bracelet, a drawing, a batch of cookies.
  • Something I would like to give someone in my family Who it is for and what it is. Homemade is welcome.
  • Something kind I could do for a neighbor Carry shopping, sweep leaves, draw a card, wave every morning.

Thank you, Santa 3

  • The best gift I have ever been given From anyone, in any year.
  • Someone else I want to thank this year A teacher, a coach, a grandparent, a bus driver.
  • Thank you for last year's gift, which was The gift that was played with most.

A question for Santa 5

  • A question about the North Pole How cold is it, is there a school, who shovels the snow.
  • A question for Mrs. Claus What does Santa eat the day after Christmas.
  • A question for Santa Any question at all. How do you fit down a chimney is the classic.
  • A question for the elves How long does one toy take. Do you get a day off.
  • A question for the reindeer What do you eat, who is fastest, do your hooves get cold.

A snack for Santa 3

  • The drink I will leave out for Santa Milk, water or hot chocolate.
  • The snack I will leave out for Santa Cookies, fruit, a sandwich. Santa is not fussy.
  • What I will leave out for the reindeer Carrots, apples or oats. Write how many.

A drawing for Santa 4

  • On the back, I drew a picture of me Add your name under it, so Santa knows who is who.
  • On the back, I drew my house so the sleigh can find it A chimney is optional. A window or the front door works too.
  • On the back, I drew our Christmas tree Or the place where the gifts will go.
  • On the back, I drew the gift I wish for most A drawing helps when the name of a toy is hard to spell. The line is for a caption.

A wish for someone else 4

  • A wish for a friend The friend's name and the wish.
  • A wish for my family Not a thing to buy: more time together, a calm morning, a trip.
  • A wish for someone who is having a hard time A grown-up can help with this line.
  • A wish for the whole world The line worth keeping. Put the sheet in the memory box afterward.

My promise and sign-off 4

  • My best signature Sign it the way you would sign a card: love from, yours truly, see you soon.
  • My promise to Santa for next year One small promise that can be kept, such as feeding the cat every morning.
  • One last thing I want Santa to know Anything at all: a new address, a new sibling, a wobbly tooth.
  • The time I promise to be asleep on Christmas Eve A grown-up may want to suggest the answer.

How this list was compiled: Written by the Game Night Generator editors for this page in September 2026: 58 lines for a child's wish-list sheet in twelve sections, each with a hint for the grown-up. Nothing names a brand, a shop, a toy line or a character, no line asks for a price, and no line asks for a full address. The want, need, wear, read set is a common family custom with no single author. The two mailing addresses in the questions on this page were read from the official pages on 2026-09-19: USPS Operation Santa at https://www.uspsoperationsanta.com/getinvolved and Canada Post at https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/our-company/giving-back-to-our-communities/write-a-letter-to-santa.page. Both bodies set a new cut-off date every year, so the dates are given with their year. A script compared every line with every other list on this site on 2026-09-19. No outside list was copied. Licence: own work