Santa in My House AI: Catch Santa on Camera

Updated 2026-10-30 · Turnly

Take a photo of the room with your tree and upload it below: the words "Santa Claus quietly walks in from the right, puts a gift under the tree, takes a cookie and waves at the camera" are already typed in on "Come alive". The AI turns your own room into a 10-second video of Santa's visit in a few minutes, $9.99, no sign-in. It's an AI-made video for Christmas fun, like the Elf on the Shelf.

The photo — One generation from this photo, shown as it came out: Santa walks in, leaves a gift, takes a cookie and waves.

Step by step

On the evening before, take a photo of the room with your tree: hold the phone at chest height in the doorway, lights on, nobody in the room.
Upload it above (no sign-in needed). Keep the line, or change what Santa does; up to 200 characters.
Pick 16:9 wide to play it on the TV, or 9:16 for a phone.
Pay once: a 10-second 720p video on Seedance 2.0 Fast is $9.99 on its own (one payment, no subscription), or 40 credits; credits from $9.99 for 40.
Wait 2 to 5 minutes and download the MP4, ready for Christmas morning.

Santa lines to try

"Santa Claus quietly walks in from the right, puts a gift under the tree, takes a cookie and waves at the camera" (the sample above).
"Santa Claus tiptoes in, fills the stockings by the fireplace, puts a finger to his lips and tiptoes out".
"Santa Claus eats a cookie, drinks the milk and gives a big laugh before he leaves" (leave the cookies and milk in the photo).
"a reindeer looks in through the window while Santa Claus puts presents under the tree" if a window is in the photo.

Which photo works best?

The room you'll be in on Christmas morning, so it's clearly your house: your tree, your sofa, your fireplace.
An empty room, taken from the doorway, with floor space for Santa to walk in.
Lights on and the tree lit; a dark, blurry photo makes a dark, blurry video.
Whatever Santa uses has to be in the photo: the stockings, the cookies and milk, the tree.
No people in it: photos of anyone under 18 aren't allowed here, and Santa looks best with the room to himself.

Ways families use it

Show it on Christmas morning: "look what the camera caught last night".
Send it to the grandparents in the family chat on Christmas Eve.
Make a second one the year after in the same room, and watch them side by side.

How do I show it on the TV?

Pick 16:9 wide before you make it, so it fills the screen, and 1080p if the model you pick offers it. Then AirPlay or screen-mirror it from your phone, or copy the MP4 to a USB stick: most smart TVs play MP4 files from USB.

Will it look like a real security camera?

It looks like your phone photo come to life, not like grainy night-vision footage, and it's an AI-made video, not a recording. If you'd like the camera look, add "filmed like a home security camera at night, black and white, with a timestamp" to the words; the models don't always follow it, so try it on the cheapest clip first.

What it can't do

Make Santa look like a particular person: he's always a generated Santa.
Put a person from another photo into your room.
Write your child's name on screen: the video has no text; add it in your phone's editor.

What's the last day to make it?

There's nothing to ship: the video is ready 2 to 5 minutes after you pay, so Christmas Eve works. Take the photo a few days early and make it once, so you have time to try another line.

How much does it cost?

From $3.99 for a 5-second 480p clip on Seedance 2.0 Mini; a 10-second 720p video on Seedance 2.0 Fast is $9.99. You see the price before you pay, there's no subscription, and if you're not happy with your first paid video you get a full refund within 7 days.

Rules

Photos of yourself, of adults who agreed, of your own pets, or of places and things.
Never anyone under 18, and no public figures or celebrities.