{"id":13847,"date":"2015-12-04T11:36:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T10:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=13847"},"modified":"2022-11-20T10:30:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T09:30:11","slug":"write-to-santa-pere-noel-and-play-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2015\/12\/write-to-santa-pere-noel-and-play-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Write to Christmas Santa (P\u00e8re No\u00ebl) and Play Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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La Poste page – write to Santa, send to a friend, choose a game or find lots of fun in the bonus section<\/p><\/div>\n

Sixty secretaries at the French post office, La Poste, are waiting for your letters to Santa. The Secr\u00e9tariat du P\u00e8re No\u00ebl<\/em> office opens thousands of letters a year. The secretaries in Libourne (in the Gironde) respond to the writers with a special holiday edition La Poste-designed card. In 1962, its first year, the office received 5,000 cards. By 2014, they received over 1.2 million letters to P\u00e8re No\u00ebl (Santa Claus). P\u00e8re No\u00ebl’s team can also be found on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What’s on the Website<\/strong>
\nPlunge right into learning French from the first page of La Poste<\/a>‘s site. Below are some translations so you can play the games, send cards, write to P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, invite a friend (Inviter un ami<\/em>), or go straight to the bonus section.<\/p>\n

The home page<\/strong>
\nWelcome! Would you like to come along with me on some new adventures? (Bienvenue! Tu m\u2019accompagnes dans mes nouvelles aventures?<\/em>)
\nClick on the igloo to continue (Clique sur l\u2019IGLOO pour continuer<\/em>)<\/p>\n

For those who read French, the Christmas balls on the left side of the page link to information on the future of forests, the deep sea, city, or space. Each of these topics is also one of the game topics.<\/p>\n

Skip the introduction (Passer l\u2019animation<\/em>)
\nBack to the homepage (Accueil)<\/em><\/p>\n

Write to Santa<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nouveau-G_Article_Chapitre_BlocPhoto1<\/a>

Cards from Santa’s fans (\u00a9 NouveauG Article Chapitre BlocPhoto1)<\/p><\/div>\n

Send a letter to Saint Nicolas (J’\u00e9cris au P\u00e8re No\u00ebl<\/em>)
\nHandwritten<\/strong>:
\nFor hand-written letters (not email) write \u201cP\u00e8re No\u00ebl\u201don the envelope. Your return address should include clearly written your first and last name, and your complete address (outside France, include the country name)<\/p>\n

Santa\u2019s secretaries have their pens filled and ready until December 23. Be sure to post your letters if in France before December 22. Outside France, plan on at least eight days for the delivery of your letter to Santa and eight days for the return. This year Santa\u2019s office opened November 17. Get ready for next year!<\/p>\n

Electronically<\/strong>:
\nWhen the form appears:
\nYour age (Ton \u00e2ge<\/em>) – required
\nYour first name (Ton pr\u00e9nom<\/em>) – required
\nYour last name (Ton nom<\/em>) – required
\nApartment number (No. d\u2019appartement<\/em>)
\nBuilding (Immeuble<\/em>)
\nStreet number and name (No. de voie et voie<\/em>) – required
\nPost Office Box number
\nZip code (Code postal<\/em>) – required
\nCity (Ville<\/em>) – required
\nCountry (Pays<\/em>) – required
\nEmail (Courriel<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Games to play online directly on the site<\/strong>.
\nClick on one of the visits The forests (Les For\u00eats<\/em>), Bonus, The city (La Ville<\/em>), The galaxies (Les Galaxies<\/em>), The Deep Sea (Les Fonds Marins<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Les For\u00eats<\/strong>: Push the drop of sap to the top of the tree. You have to get through three labyrinths<\/p>\n

La Ville<\/strong>: Create you Christmas party. Choose one of the three scenes. Add your characters: Friends (Amis<\/em>), Animals (Animaux<\/em>) or Objects (Objets<\/em>)
\nOn the top right choose Change your scene (Je change mon d\u00e9cor<\/em>), Change something (Je supprime un \u00e9l\u00e9ment<\/em>), Accept (Je valide mon image<\/em>)
\nNext page: Print your image (J\u2019imprime mon image<\/em>) or Send your image (J\u2019envoi mon image<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Les Galaxies<\/strong>: Discover 3 designs in the stars (D\u00e9couvre 3 dessins dans les \u00e9toiles<\/em>) – click on a number to (games of connect the dots)
\nInstruction 1: \u201cFind (click on) the shiniest star it will guide you\u201d
\nChoose a new number or
\nprint (j\u2019imprime mon image) or send (j\u2019envoie mon image)
\nInstruction 2: \u201cFind (click on) the shiniest planet\u201d
\nInstruction 3: \u201cConnect all the dots for the design\u201d
\nYou will receive the Hourrah! message.<\/p>\n

Les Fonds Marins<\/strong>:
\nTake photos of the deep sea and put together your photo page. Happy photo hunting!
\nYour photo page is full \u2026 You can make changes (Ta page d\u2019images est pleine \u2026 Tu peux la transformer<\/em>).
\nClick anywhere on the screen<\/p>\n

Change the photos (Je change mes photos<\/em>) or check your photos (Je valide mes photos<\/em>) or go back (retour<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Send (J\u2019envoie ma page<\/em>)
\nPrint (J\u2019imprime ma page<\/em>)
\nYou can move your photos around, insert the Christmas icons or words \u201cJoyeux No\u00ebl\u201d on to the page<\/p>\n

Email sent (Envoi effectu\u00e9<\/em>)
\nYou will receive a link to view the card (I keep receiving a broken link and no image)<\/p>\n

Bonus<\/strong>:
\nChoose a screen background (Choisis ton fond d\u2019\u00e9cran<\/em>)
\nSend a card (Envoie ta carte<\/em>)
\nPrint out the playing cards (jeu de cartes<\/em>) follows the rules of Happy Families (7 familles<\/em>)
\nPrint out Christmas tree decorations – click on the decorations you wish (Clique sur les d\u00e9corations que tu veux imprimer<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Enjoy! Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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