What is Rooftop Post?

Rooftop Post is a small, family, web-based business which began its life in 2002.  It doesn’t make us millions but we run it because we enjoy it.

It’s called “Rooftop Post” because of the traditional notion that letters from Santa Claus are received via people’s chimneys.  However, although we started by focusing on Father Christmas, we now create printable resources from many other magical characters as well, including the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.

Our website – www.rooftoppost.co.uk – was created with parents, grandparents and all other child carers in mind, as a way of providing quick and easy access to fun resources for children.  It is built on the idea of adding a bit of laughter and magic to family life and has no religious content.

Why is everything free?

Well, originally it wasn’t.  For a couple of months each winter, we used to sell personalised Father Christmas letters.  However, due to a fall in the number of paying customers and a rise in users looking for free content, our focus these days is on providing printables without charge.

We also wanted to create a website which would reflect what some would term the original spirit of the internet – sharing.  After all, the web at its best is a treasure trove of free stuff, so we wanted to throw in a bit of our own.

In a nutshell, our aim is to:

• create quick and convenient printables for parents;

• give something back – we are great believers that ideally, the internet should be full of useful free content;

• make use of resources our friends and family have built up for their own children.

Who’s doing the talking?

Although we have many contributors on the creative front, your emails are most likely to be answered by our full-length Father Christmas letter creator:

Leone Annabella Betts

Leone is the writer and artist who founded Rooftop Post.  She has a lifelong love of children’s literature and holds a PhD in the field.  In the last couple of years, she has also become interested in children’s mental health and neurodiversity, completing a short course in understanding autism in 2025.

When Leone is away, messages are also answered by:

Linda Betts

Linda is Leone’s mum.  She’s a magically-minded woman who enjoys helping run this website in her retirement.  She regularly contributes to the free printable resources and may well be the person who emails you back should you need to get in touch.

Thank you for being interested enough to read about us. 

We hope you enjoy exploring Rooftop Post and find something here that’s useful for you and your children. x