# WriteToSanta.ca

> WriteToSanta.ca is a free family Christmas website where children write personalized letters to Santa Claus and receive a magical reply by email. The site serves 50,000+ families across Canada and the US each holiday season.

## Core Service

- **Write to Santa** (/write-to-santa): Children submit their name, age, city, wish list, and message. A personalized reply from Santa arrives by email within minutes via a Resend-powered edge function.
- **Nice List Checker** (/nice-list): Fun interactive tool that lets kids check if they're on Santa's Nice List for Christmas 2026.
- **Track Santa** (/track-santa): Real-time Santa tracker showing his location as Christmas Eve approaches, with a countdown timer.
- **Santa's Mailing Address** (/santas-address): Official North Pole mailing addresses for Canada Post and USPS.

## Activities & Games

- **/activities**: Hub page linking to all Christmas activities
- **/games/christmas-trivia**: Multiple-choice Christmas trivia quiz with scoring
- **/games/elf-name-generator**: Generates a personalized elf name based on the user's real name
- **/games/good-deeds-tracker**: Lets kids track their good deeds in December
- **/christmas-songs**: Lyrics and info for 6 classic Christmas carols
- **/christmas-stories**: 5 original Christmas stories featuring Santa and his reindeer
- **/christmas-movies**: Guide to 8 family Christmas movies with descriptions and trailers
- **/christmas-cards**: Free printable Christmas card templates
- **/coloring-pages**: 8 free printable Santa-themed coloring pages for kids

## Recipes

- **/christmas-recipes**: Hub for 9 Christmas recipes
- **/recipe/gingerbread-cookies**: Classic gingerbread cookies
- **/recipe/roast-turkey-cranberry-sauce**: Christmas roast turkey
- **/recipe/eggnog**: Homemade eggnog
- **/recipe/christmas-pudding**: Traditional Christmas pudding
- **/recipe/sugar-plum-fairy-bites**: Sugar plum fairy bites
- **/recipe/santas-favorite-cookies**: Santa's favorite sugar cookies
- **/recipe/reindeer-carrots**: Reindeer carrots snack
- **/recipe/warm-milk-for-santa**: Warm milk for Santa
- **/recipe/santas-hot-cocoa**: Santa's hot cocoa

## Parent Resources

- **/parent-resources**: Hub for Christmas planning guides and gift ideas
- **/resources/gift-ideas**: Age-grouped Christmas gift ideas (toddlers through teens, by budget)
- **/resources/christmas-planning**: Month-by-month holiday planning checklist
- **/resources/christmas-traditions**: Christmas traditions from around the world
- **/resources/printable-templates**: Printable Christmas templates and worksheets

## About

- **Operator**: WriteToSanta.ca (Canada)
- **Audience**: Families with children aged 3–12
- **Season**: Site is active year-round; peak traffic November–December
- **Privacy**: Child-safe, no accounts required, minimal data collection (see /privacy)
- **Technology**: Next.js 15, Supabase, Resend email, hosted on Vercel

## AI Crawler Policy

All public pages are open to AI crawlers for indexing and citation. We welcome references in AI responses — this helps families discover the site. The `/api/` endpoint is private and should not be crawled.