Operation Santa is now accepting Christmas letters

KANSAS (KSNT) – The United States Postal Service (USPS) has launched its 2025 Operation Santa, offering children the opportunity to write and send gifts to Santa.

People can participate by writing letters to Santa or adopting letters. Adopters will need to make an account and be ready for letter adoption. Adopters will be able to browse and select up to 15 letters to fulfil. Adopters can send gifts through the Gift Shoppe

or a participating Post Office. If your gift is purchased using the Gift Shoppe, all packaging and shipping will be handled for you.

The USPS reports that adopters can respond to letters however they’d like. It says some people fulfil one or two of the child’s wishes, while others may choose to give all the gifts the child asked for. The USPS says only new items are acceptable due to health and safety reasons.

“Hopeful as ever, kids do tend to wish big,” the USPS wrote on its website. “But just hearing back from Santa is a win!”

Packages must be under 70 pounds with a maximum combined length and width of 108 inches. You can read the USPS shipping guidelines by clicking here.

Key Dates

• Sept. 15: Mailroom opens for letter submissions.
• Nov. 3: Registration opens for gift adopters.
• Nov. 17: Letter adoption begins.
• Dec. 6: Last day to send letters to Santa.
• Dec. 13: Last day to adopt letters and ship gifts for on-time delivery.

For more information on Operation Santa, you can email operationsanta@usps.gov and include your letter ID. You can check on the Operation Santa website for letters to Santa that are added daily. You can adopt letters as soon as they’re posted.

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