Free Christmas Activities

As we count down the days to Santa’s launch the North Pole wants you to know of several Christmas activities available to you for free. We recommend:

Santa’s Map

Have you placed yourself on Santa’s map? Tell Santa where you are! This map, which is available to Santa right on his sleigh, will show Santa where you.

Send Your Art to Santa

If you’re handy with a pencil or a crayon, Santa wants to see your talent. Draw or color a picture and send it in to Santa. What does Santa do with all that artwork? He gives us to people in hospitals and care centers to spread Christmas cheer. Wouldn’t you want to be part of that?

Name Santa’s Sleigh

Every year, just minutes before Santa launches, he gives his sleigh a name. The sleigh is ALWAYS a girl’s name. You can enter your name suggestion for Santa. If your name suggestion is selected you will hear it announced on the Tracking Santa Around the World Radio Show just prior to Santa’s launch (and it gets published here on SantaUpdate.com).

Work Hands On with Christmas Crafts

Need to up your Christmas décor game? Visit our friends at Twikl.com for ideas of unique Christmas crafts that kids can make. It’s fun, it’s simple and it allows you to be creative and merry at the same time.

Listen to the North Pole Podcast

Did you know that SantaUpdate.com has the most comprehensive year-round North Pole Podcast available? Anchored by North Pole Radio News anchor Elf Frank Myrrh and the International Director of Santa Trackers Elf Crash Murphy. They talk about Santa, the North Pole, Christmas and how it all works.

Become an Elf

Yes, you can become an elf and work for Santa! Santa is constantly looking for people who want to eventually come to the North Pole to do the elf work that makes Santa possible. It might take a few years but you too can do it.

Read The Night Before Christmas

More than 200 years ago a great story was told through a poem written about Santa Claus. This great story still tells of the magic of Santa and entertains every believer.

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Elf Trixie

Elf Trixie came to the North Pole on a scholarship to Southern North Pole University. She has been pursuing a degree in Journalism. She served as an intern in the News Department for a season before being hired as a reporter here at SantaUpdate.com and a columnist for the Santa Tracker Herald Star at SantaTrackers.net.

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