Hi HN,<p>I’m looking to set up a "Letters to Santa" for the kids in my neighborhood this year. If you've done something similar in your own community, I'd love to hear about it.<p>Whether it was a simple mailbox, a special event, or even some unique way to deliver replies from Santa, I'd be really grateful for any tips or ideas that worked well for you.<p>Thanks for any inspiration you can share!
I have not done anything like this, but the USPS has " USPS Operation Santa"[0] so kids send letters using the actual postal service and people can adopt the letters.(I have no idea if it works outside the US, I think it maybe?)<p>Maybe something like this if you want to keep it local.<p>For example. If you have some type of networking or regular meeting for the neighborhood already, ask for volunteers to reply to letters dropped in a community "mailbox". Make it a letter reply "holiday event" for the community, where people gather at a pot-luck/food and a lot of pens and Santa themed stationary. As long as you trust those in the neighborhood to not troll some kids...<p>[to add] I would guess parents that take the kids to the "mailbox" to drop off the letter would be willing to take the time to pick up the letter at a cental location, or allow a delivery address to be included that you or someone could drop off at front doors, maybe on Christmas eve? But I personally hesitate on that part because I dont know people in my community, hardly at all, and I am paranoid like that and not that kind of trusting<p>[0] <a href="https://www.uspsoperationsanta.com/how" rel="nofollow">https://www.uspsoperationsanta.com/how</a>