Families and visitors will be able to discover 12 decorated Snowman sculptures throughout the 100-acre gardens, in a partnership with Wild in Art and Penguin Random House Children’s. Hillsborough Castle and Gardens will host the festive trail from Saturday 18 November, encouraging visitors to find the individually painted sculptures - designed by various artists and inspired by the carol, ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. The act of giving at Christmas originates from the Christian story of Jesus being born and the Three Kings who gave gold, frankincense and myrrh. This carefully designed resource can be used all over school throughout the festive season. Why not use it to make a Christmas-themed Royal Mail drop off point? Children can write cards to Santa Claus and post them in here. It'll get them excited about the season and reflect on the past year. Firstly, choose which is going to be the front of your post box and draw on a small rectangle to post the letters into and a larger rectangle to make a door. Santa Post is posing Santa Claus such a puzzle! He wants to get it right for that’s his job for all the girls and boys. Furthermore, Amy says that she’s grateful for her ‘ wonderful year full of jingles and bells‘. What will Santa Claus decide upon?

Santa Post by Emma Yarlett (Walker) - bookwagon Santa Post by Emma Yarlett (Walker) - bookwagon

Decorating for Christmas can be and important activity for you and your students in the run up to Christmas as it can inspire creativity, motivation and engagement in the classroom. These Royal Mail Christmas decorations as well as our many other festive decorations can help to inspire the Christmas cards that will make your students' day and could bring festive cheer to a lonely loved one this year.Another great way to use this Royal Mail Christmas writing resource is to begin a brand-new Royal Mail delivery service. Use our Christmas note to Santa templates to help students get their Christmas wishes mailed to Santa before the end of term. Similar Royal Mail Christmas Mail and Decoration Resources: Welcome to a colourful world of beautiful cards and unique stamps and gifts! Our cozy atmosphere invites you to sit down and write your greetings from the Arctic Circle to your friends all over the world. The cheerful Postal Elves will post your greetings for you, whether it’s Christmas or the middle of summer! All post will be stamped with the special Arctic Circle postmark. We are a full-service post office, so you can also leave your parcels and other mail with us to be delivered to its destination! Alternatively, you could use this resource to prompt a class discussion on Christmas and its importance to people all over the world. Why is Christmas and the act of giving significant at this time? How is Christmas celebrated differently between families, countries and cultures? This is a fantastic resource to open conversations about different cultures and traditions in countries and families.

A Letter From Santa. Fantastical Santa Letters, UK

With these, you could decorate your classroom or school and ask children to help. It's a wonderful way to spread the festive spirit and make lesson time more interactive.

Fun facts about Christmas and its act of giving

When helping each other put up decorations, children can bond and build as a team in class. You could also print out some extra decorations and ask children to take them home! Fun facts about Christmas and its act of giving Amy’s letter to Santa is missing vital information. What present has she asked for in her Santa Post? Furthermore, who can help Santa work it out? By the way, there’s a secret behind the red post box: all letters dropped here will be held and sent for Christmas! This Christmas, the magic of the beloved story will land at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, with a sculpture trail, ‘Walking with The Snowman’ that plays homage to the animation and the original picture book by the late Raymond Briggs making its debut in Northern Ireland. As one of the most heart-warming and cherished Christmas stories of our time, The Snowman is a timeless classic, loved by children and adults alike.