Visit With Santa invites the whole family to enjoy a wholesome, uplifting heart-to-heart Video-Visit with Santa Claus from the comfort and safety of your own home. Creating an experience for all that will last forever through an engaging live Video-Visit and a downloadable Keepsake Video to share and revisit again and again. Just schedule your visit at a time that works for you and on the day of the visit click on the link in your reminder email and Santa will bring the magic! Not only can you tell him what you want for Christmas, but you can ask him what is his favorite cookie, and what he likes to do on December 26th, or any other burning question you might have.
Just three easy steps to book your Visit With Santa:
Step 1 ~ Select a time slot that works for you (make sure to choose your correct timezone when prompted)
Step 2 ~ Personalize your visit - fill out the questionnaire with fun facts Santa can reference to surprise your children and delight your family
Step 3 ~ Check out & save your details to receive your visit reminder & download your free Keepsake Video afterwards
That’s it! Book early to avoid the rush - Santa’s calendar opens November 1st. When it is time for your Video-Visit the elves will send you a reminder to click on your Personal Santa Key link and experience the magic of your Visit With Santa. Seeing truly is believing!
Santa’s holiday calendar opens for booking on November 1st each year. We encourage you to schedule your Visit With Santa early - pre-sales are heavy and peak time slots on weekends and closer to Christmas will fill up fast. Just so you know we also announce free spring, summer and fall seasonal visits on our social media platforms each year - follow us @VisitWSanta to stay in the know! Santa loves keeping up with your little ones throughout the year and we love offering a wholesome and uplifting family activity.
The day of your Video-Visit you will receive a reminder email and/or text - simply click the link provided to join a few minutes early. Santa will meet you there at the scheduled time.
Visit With Santa will save you the time of driving to the mall to wait in a long, socially distanced line for your photo op with the big guy. We suggest making merry with that saved time and treating the visit as a family event. Consider making a day of it!
Some of our friends watch their video over and over to revisit the joy of Christmas year-round, and even share it as a video Christmas letter.
After your Visit With Santa you will receive a link to your personal keepsake video to share with your friends and family.
During your booking process you will be invited to tell Santa what you want him to know about your family. Other than the basic information needed to conduct the visit, what you provide is up to you, but we have a number of suggestions that we find make the visit even more magical. Santa can applaud your child’s good behaviour and encourage new habits they are trying to build. Tell Santa about favorite gifts last Christmas and special occasions your kids are excited about. Share the names of your pets and your house elf, whatever will make the chat even more real and memorable for your child. Santa will surprise and delight your children in a personal and thoughtful way with your fun facts.
A computer or tablet is recommended, a video-capable smartphone will also work
High-speed internet connection - Test your internet, go to Google “Internet Speed Test” and “Run Speed Test” - you will need at least .65Mbps, better than 1Mbps is recommended - if your video works with video-conferencing platforms it should work with Visit With Santa
Note: Apple devices utilizing iOS MUST use the Safari browser to work correctly, all other systems may use Chrome, Firefox, or Safari (Windows, Mac OS, Android)
No - your computer, tablet or mobile camera will work just fine. That said, generally the better the camera of your device the better your video will be. So, if you do have a good web camera that is the best option. A mobile phone would be the least suitable choice, though it will work in a pinch.
Not exactly… Visit With Santa is an enchanting experience delivering the warmth and spirit of Christmas to your home. Families enjoy a heart-to-heart with Santa Claus in real-time on a secure, private, custom-built video platform. We have designed the Video-Visit to be a delightful occasion that your children will talk about for years to come.
Absolutely! Parents participate in the family visit, making the children more comfortable meeting Santa Claus. Parents choose what information to share with Santa to enable a more personal visit. Our private, proprietary platform limits connectivity to the scheduled time slot of the Video-Visit. Our parent company Welcome Santa ensures that your information is appropriately secured in compliance with applicable regulations.
This is a family experience. We find that the experience is best with one or two children participating and no more than four or five to ensure everyone gets a chance to feel heard.
The Visit With Santa is about 5-minutes long, we recommend you join at least 5-minutes early to ensure your system is ready to go - test your sound and video so there is no last minute rush.
It is a good idea to test your system when you book the visit. Other than that all you need to do is to open your reminder and click on the link a few minutes before your scheduled Video-Visit - Santa will take care of the magic.
You bet! Santa loves every “child”, he cherishes their differences and diverse needs and abilities. It is important to prepare your child for the visit, setting expectations about the duration of the visit and helping them plan what they want to share with Santa.
“Video-Visits” is our preference, in order to distinguish from the use of “virtual” to describe animated atmospheres and fictional characters such as one finds in typical virtual interactions like video gaming. On our proprietary platform families engage in a live, real-time, personalized Visit with Santa, the jolly old elf himself.
"We sure do! Visit With Santa, enjoys partnering with value-oriented youth programs and community organizations in raising money to do great work for children and families. We provide a risk-free, fall fundraising opportunity, with no deposit or setup fees & sales can be completely remote/digital with no cash handling risks. Raise money for your good works by pre-selling delightful Christmas season Video-Visits with Santa, offering your supporters an enchanting, personal experience . Welcome Santa will donate a generous % of each ticket your group sells. Some of our fundraising partners include: The True Start Foundation which helps ensure families are safe & secure this holiday season with initiatives like a Covid-19 Emergency Relief Fund & Affordable Housing Programs, and Children’s Dyslexia Centers providing educational resources & tutoring to children, free of charge. Non-profit or community organizations are welcomed to apply for their own fall fundraising event at WelcomeSanta.com." +faq
Our parent company, WelcomeSanta.com handles all of that for us - learn more there.
