Snail Mail
I remember being a little girl and being SO excited on the very rare occasions that I got something through the post. I actually remember one day when I got THREE parcels all at once! I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited ;) Almost every day, one of the girls will ask to go collect the post for me, and are always a little disappointed when there is nothing with their name on {thankfully, I get lots of parcels and they’re always happy to help!}. So when Magazine.co.uk sent me a voucher, I figured it would be a great to get a subscription for the kiddos so that they actually got some mail!
It took us a while to choose, as picking one thing that all three wanted wasn’t easy! Eventually we settled on the National Geographic Kids, although I was tempted by storybox, but that was a bit too little for the bigger ones. So now they are eagerly awaiting their first copy to arrive in our mailbox!
It also made me think, that perhaps some of you have kiddos similar ages to mine {almost 11, 7 and 5} who would like a penfriend? Or fancy exchanging postcards?? I know my girls would love to get some more fun mail, and be excited to send some letters or postcards back too. Drop me an email if you’d like to exchange some snail mail.
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you baby me mummy
April 26, 2014 at 17:18What a lovely idea. My daughter is too young at 1 but sure you will get lot’s of offers x
laura redburn
April 26, 2014 at 17:29i used to have a letter writing kit my gran gave me when i was little and i loved it SO much! i mostly just wrote letters to her though, haha.
Sam
April 26, 2014 at 20:50That’s such a lovely idea! My kids are always checking the mail to see if there’s something for them too lol.
Emily
April 26, 2014 at 21:51My daughter especially loves getting letters. She regularly sends cards to some of my friends…(who are now her friends!) and they love receiving them. There is something extra special about letters rather than e-mails/texts etc
Debbie
April 26, 2014 at 22:07I love letter writing! There is such a buzz to receiving personal items of post over bills and junk.
I hope yours look forward to their post each month.
Lottie :: Oyster & Pearl
April 26, 2014 at 22:13Definitely! My two LOVE getting their free Lego magazines through the post, and my parents always send them postcards from their travels. So sweet!
Bex @ The Mummy Adventure
April 26, 2014 at 23:19If mine were a little bigger I would love to get them some penfriends! I still get excited about post as does my toddler
Playa Paper
April 27, 2014 at 07:24What a lovely idea! I do not have any kids, but I am sure you’ll get a lot of excited tweens to participate. It’s retro to use “paper” and actual stamps to write a letter or in this case a postcard. It is also valuable to show your kids the benefits of handwriting – advanced literacy, problem solving and a unique skill set. I hope this spring hobby turns into a lifelong love of handwriting and sending snail mail! xx
abigail
April 27, 2014 at 09:26I love the idea of setting up pen friends for your kids! With them growing up nowadays with the internet and instant messaging I can imagine some children won’t ever really write real letters to friends or receive them in the post, and that’s quite sad! I used to love writing letters, decorating them with stickers and posting them in hte post box then eagerly waiting a reply! So much fun!
LearnerMother
April 27, 2014 at 10:06My kids always want to get letters too, but when I suggest actually writing letters to their cousins or friends who live further way the response is always a horrified face!!
Lia
April 27, 2014 at 10:44I’ll email you because I know Florence (7) would LOVE a pen pal :) Perfect! I loved getting stuff through the post too, and I was looking into Fan Clubs the other day. I remember being part of the Jason Donovan (!!) one and every now & then i’d get stuff through from them & it made my week! Sadly though, it all seems online now & my kids get emailed stuff to me instead :( It’s just not the same!
Kate Thompson
April 27, 2014 at 17:15Great idea! My 8 yr old little girl has recently started writing letters in abundance- mainly to authors as she wants to be one when she grows up :)
Lori
April 27, 2014 at 18:34What a great idea, I’ve been wanting to get the National Geographic for F. He loves it when the postman comes. x
Fiona
April 27, 2014 at 18:34Ah that’s a lovely idea :) I didn’t know National Geographic had a kids magazine, most interesting x
Nayna Kanabar
April 27, 2014 at 22:19Receiving parcels and letters is something I looked forward to . Having penpals was so encouraged when I was at school.
Kizzy
April 28, 2014 at 06:21What a lovely idea and mine always love getting presents
KARA
April 28, 2014 at 06:28I love snail mail (apart from bills) and the kids get very excited when they get something in the post
Becky Brown
April 28, 2014 at 11:22I love getting mail and our eldest does too! Let us know if you want a pen pal in France! At 4 and a half Reuben is only just starting to write but it would be a great way to encourage him to practise writing more, and there’s lots of other stuff we could send like photos and drawings!
Helen Dickinson
April 28, 2014 at 13:53This is a lovely idea. Thanks for sharing.
Cass@frugalfamily
April 28, 2014 at 17:44My 11 year old would love to do this if your eldest is still after a penpal x x
agatapokutycka
April 30, 2014 at 12:22We love National Geographic, we get standard adult version only but it is always packed with a lot of interesting articles and beautiful pictures.