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How about a school-wide writing challenge with a Christmas theme?  That's what's happening at three schools where I'm teacher-librarian.  Here's how it goes:

A Letter to Santa . . . With a Twist

Think of an imaginary character.  It could be a character from a book or a movie.  Your character could even be someone from history, or a pet.  Your character can be just about anything or anybody as long as it’s not a real person.  Write a letter to Santa as if it was written by that character.  Sign the character’s name at the bottom of the letter.

So far, we've had letters written "by" Curious George, Junie B. Jones, Harry Potter, a whole bunch of dogs and cats, and my personal favourite . . . a dishcloth.

We've turned this activity into a sort of writing game.  We read the letter, then the audience has to use the clues to figure out who wrote that letter to Santa.