{"id":4046,"date":"2011-11-18T15:28:19","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T14:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/blog\/?page_id=4046"},"modified":"2014-06-10T19:30:57","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T17:30:57","slug":"how-to-write-a-letter-to-the-french-santa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/christmas-in-paris-2\/how-to-write-a-letter-to-the-french-santa\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Write A Letter To The French Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Poste<\/strong>, the French postal service, operates a Web site to write a letter<\/strong> to the French Santa (P\u00e8re No\u00ebl) and for games and costumes<\/strong>. I have translated the instructions for writing your letter, playing the games and enjoying the other activities.<\/p>\n

Enjoy Santa’s workshop (child or adult!) and the games arcade! Read the story: “Santa’s Workshop Is Open For Business<\/strong><\/a>“.<\/p>\n

The site is filled with cartoon characters decorating a room, playing games in the snow under the tree, making costumes and masks, etc.<\/p>\n

Everything written is in French but the fun is multi-lingual.<\/p>\n

Keep reading and find out about more of the magic waiting for you in Santa’s workshop.<\/p>\n

I hope these translations are easy to follow:<\/p>\n

Skip the Introduction<\/strong> (Passer l’animation<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Star at bottom of pages – Return (Retour<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Writing to Santa<\/strong>
\nEnter the Web site: (Clique ici pour entree!<\/em><\/strong>)
\nClick on “Ecrire au P\u00e8re No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/em>“(Write to Santa)
\nFollow this translation:
\nYour address – (Step 1 of 3) ton adresse<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your age
\nYour first name
\nYour name
\n(France only) write which floor you live onIn (France only) your building number
\nYour street
\n(France only) box number
\nYour zip code (code postal<\/strong><\/em>)
\nCity (ville<\/strong><\/em>)
\nCountry (pays – click on Etats-Unis<\/strong>)
\nemail (courriel<\/strong><\/em>) is optional<\/p>\n

Click on the arrow (suite)<\/p>\n

Step 2 of 3 (Etape 2 sur 3)<\/strong>
\nWrite a message to Santa Clause (P\u00e8re No\u00ebl) – 45 lines maximum
\nSanta’s secretary does not open letters until November 22.<\/p>\n

Step 3 of 3 (Etape 3 sur 3)<\/strong> is a verification.
\nThe little bird says:
\n“Before sending this letter, check that your address is correct. Otherwise, you will not receive your card.”<\/p>\n

Then you post the letter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The response:
\n“Thank you for your nice letter! Check your mailbox because soon you will receive a letter from me. Have fun in my shop!”<\/p>\n

Close the window<\/strong> (Fermer la fen\u00eatre<\/em><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

You can Invite a friend<\/strong> (Inviter un ami(e)<\/em><\/strong>)
\nThe email form opens. In the “To” section type in your friend’s email address.
\nThe subject says: “Discover Santa’s Web site”.
\nThe body text is as follows:<\/p>\n

“Hi,
\nDiscover the games, dress-up and activities in Santa’s workshop while you are getting ready for Christmas. Visit La Poste<\/strong>\u00a0 and send a letter to Santa!<\/p>\n

See you soon,”<\/p>\n

How to Play the Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Atelier D\u00e9coration<\/strong>
\nThe rotating icons in the upper right-hand corner are different animated pages.
\nStar: home page
\nVideo console: Toy shop: Atelier jeux<\/strong><\/em>
\nScissors: Sewing shop: Atelier couture<\/strong><\/em>
\nEnvelope: Write to Santa: Ecrire au P\u00e8re No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/em>
\nLittle girl: The Bonus page: Canal bonus<\/strong><\/em>
\nPaint brush: Artist gallery: Galerie des artistes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What to Do:<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the Chef, stream, and fishing characters, click on the characters and images to animate.
\nRecettes: Discover recipes from P\u00e8re No\u00ebl (in French from 2010 and 2011)<\/p>\n

Costumes<\/strong>
\nOn the couture pages, hover the cursor and click on the characters for different projects. Make your accessories (R\u00e9alise tes accessories) Make your costumes (R\u00e9alise tes d\u00e9guisements<\/strong><\/em>)
\nMasks (Tes masques de d\u00e9guisement<\/strong><\/em>)
\nWings (Les ailes de f\u00e9e<\/strong><\/em>)
\nHat, collar, purse, the elf (Le chapeau, la collerette, la bourse de lutin<\/strong>)
\nInstructions to make a panda<\/p>\n

Toy shop<\/strong>
\nFlipper\/Pinball<\/strong> (Joue au flipper<\/strong><\/em>) Play (Jouer<\/strong><\/em>)
\nUse the “L” key to lance the ball
\nUse “D” and “K” to work the flippers
\nReturn to the toy shop (Retour \u00e0 l’Atelier Jeux<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Put the puzzle<\/strong> together (Joue au puzzle<\/strong><\/em>)
\nClick on a puzzle piece, move it with your mouse
\nTwo levels of difficulty using either 9 or 24 puzzle pieces<\/p>\n

Hit the target<\/strong> (Joue au tape tape bonhommes<\/strong><\/em>)
\nEach of character has a different value. Use your mouse as a hammer. Watch out though, if you hit the little boy accidentally, you lose 25 of your points.<\/p>\n

Artist Gallery (Galerie des Artistes)<\/em><\/strong>
\nClick here to find out where to send your drawings.
\nEvery week Santa Clause will choose ten drawings that will be posted in the gallery with the name and age of the little artist. If you want to participate, send your drawing (on A4 paper or you could try it with 8 \u00bd” by 11″) between November 2 and 25 to:
\nDessins pour le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/em> (Drawings for Santa)
\nSpiderdreams
\n65 rue du rocher
\n75008 Paris
\nPrint (Imprimer<\/strong><\/em>)
\nDownload\u00a0 (T\u00e9l\u00e9charger<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Canal Bonus<\/strong> (TV screen at the top of the page)
\ne-cards (Les e-cartes<\/em>)<\/strong>
\nChoose your decoration (choisis ton d\u00e9cor<\/strong><\/em>)
\nPersonalize your e-card (Personnalise ta e-carte<\/strong><\/em>)
\nDecorating Tips:<\/strong>
\nHover your cursor over an image on the left card. Slide it over to the card to the right.
\nTo make the image larger, hover and hold your cursor on the image, pressing the up or down arrow.
\nTo rotate the image, hover and hold your cursor on the image, pressing the left or right arrow.
\nWrite your message (Ecris ton message<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n

Your first name (ton pr\u00e9nom<\/strong><\/em>)
\nYour email address (ton adresse e-mail<\/strong><\/em>)
\nYour friend’s address (l’adresse e-mail de ton ami(e)<\/strong><\/em>
\nYour message (Ton message<\/strong><\/em>)
\nSend your card (Evoie ta e-carte<\/strong><\/em>)
\nBravo! Your e-card was successfully sent to your friend.<\/p>\n

Screen backgrounds (Fonds d’\u00e9cran<\/em>)<\/strong>
\nClick on the size you want, the image opens in a browser window.
\nRight click to save as a screen background<\/p>\n

Animated Cartoons (Dessins anim\u00e9s)<\/strong>
\nDownload Santa’s animated cartoons and choose your format preference (.mov or .avi)<\/p>\n

Two of the bonuses are not yet ready when I am writing this “reportages” and “La T\u00e9l\u00e9 du P\u00e8re No\u00ebl” (\u00e0 venir<\/strong><\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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