Want to create a holiday memory your kids will talk about for years—without expensive gadgets or complicated setups? With just a few minutes on your phone, you can turn Santa into a real “contact,” complete with a voicemail message from the North Pole. Even better—there’s already a Santa hotline number you can use, and you can pair it with a custom Elf on the Shelf letter that makes the magic feel completely official.
Here’s how parents can set it up step by step. (Plus: Get a Custom Elf on the Shelf Letter Your Kids Will Never Forget)
Part 1: Program Santa Into Your Phone (The Secret Sauce)
The goal: when your child says “Hey Siri, call Santa,” your phone actually calls Santa, and they hear his voicemail.
Step 1: Create a Santa Contact
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Open Contacts on your phone
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Tap Add New Contact
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Name: Santa (or “Santa Claus”)
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Phone Number: 605-313-0691
(This is a real Santa hotline with a festive voicemail greeting.) -
Photo:
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Add a cheerful Santa image (search google images for “Santa portrait”)
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Step 2: Test the Santa Hotline 🎙️
Once Santa is saved:
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Lock your phone
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Activate Siri
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Say: “Hey Siri, call Santa.”
Your kids will:
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See Santa’s photo pop up
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Hear the phone ring
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Listen to Santa’s voicemail greeting
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Leave Santa a message telling him their name and what they want for Christmas
✨ Instant North Pole magic.
Part 2: Make It Believable With an Elf on the Shelf Letter ✉️
To truly sell the magic, don’t just tell your kids they can call Santa, have their Elf on the Shelf tell them.
A personalized letter from their elf makes it feel intentional, magical, and straight from the North Pole.
How to Get a Custom Elf Letter (Using a Simple Prompt)
You can generate a fully personalized elf letter using a prompt like this:
Prompt:
“Create a printable jpg festive Elf on the Shelf letter from [Elf’s Name] to my children [Child Names].
The letter should sound playful, magical, and warm.
It should tell them to ask Mommy if they can use their phone to ask Siri to call Santa so they can leave him a message with their Christmas wishes.
Make it sound like it’s written just for them.”
Then, just print it and leave it next to your elf overnight for your kids to find in the morning.
Part 3: Have Your Phone Ready Before the Kids Ask 🎄
This part is key.
Make sure Santa is already saved in your contacts with the hotline number 605-313-0691 before your kids read the letter.
That way, when they excitedly ask to use your phone and say:
“Hey Siri, call Santa!”
…it works instantly, if you have siri enabled on your phone. No typing, no corrections, no suspicion.
From their perspective:
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The elf told them
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Siri knew Santa
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Santa answered
That’s next-level holiday magic.
Final Tips for Parents
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✔️ Save the Santa hotline as a contact (don’t just dial it)
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✔️ Add a Santa photo for extra realism
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✔️ Put your phone on Do Not Disturb during the call
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✔️ Practice once before the kids try it
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✔️ Smile and act surprised, it helps sell the moment
A Memory They’ll Never Forget ❤️
This simple setup turns everyday tech into wonder, belief, and joy—and it costs nothing but a few minutes of planning.
