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Letters to the Earth

April 22, 2023 By Carol

Dear Fellow Earthlings, Today I am sending out a challenge to write a letter to the Earth.  I will write one this week.  If you write yours and would like to share it, please send it to me at connect@writealetter.org and I will post it here. You may also wish to submit your letter to […]

Filed Under: Books, Great Finds, Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News, Projects for Kids, Special Occasions Tagged With: Anna Hope, Climate Crisis, Earth Day, Jo McInnes, Kay Michael, letters to the Earth, Naomi Wirthner

Universal Letter Writing Week 2021

January 10, 2021 By Carol

Looking forward, looking back -that’s Janus. January is named after Janus, the Roman god with two faces, each looking in the opposite direction. He heralds new beginnings. What a perfect symbol for a new year and some fresh starts. We’ve done plenty of looking back.  So, what’s ahead? How are those resolutions going? Laurie Santos, […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Holiday, Letter Writing in the News, Pen pals, Projects for Kids, Stationery Tagged With: AARP, compassion, connections, Covid, Emerson Weber, Feeling Lonely? Write a leter to a perfect stranger, fresh starts, Glamor, gratitude, homeschooling, Hugh Weber, Janus the Roman god of beginnings, kindness, Lauren Maxwell, Laurie Santos, letter writing kit for kids, LEX, lockdowns, loneliness and isolation, love for our Seniors, Marie Zedig Designs, New Year Resolutions, pandemic, Pen Pals Share the Joy of Letter Writing, Penpalozza, resolutions, thank you notes, the guardian, The Happiness Lab, The Letter Exchange, Universal Letter Writing Week

Mr. Boddington to the Rescue!

August 20, 2018 By Carol

Teaching kids to hand-write letters the old-fashioned way, might sound like a step backward to some, but there are plenty of good reasons to encourage this effort. Let me count the ways… Within these last few years many published scientific studies have emerged warning us of the downside of our highly technological lifestyle. Aside from their […]

Filed Under: Pen pals, Projects for Kids, Stationery Tagged With: Addicted to Your Phone? You're Not Alone, American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5, attention economy, babysitting our kids, Bianca Bosker, boredom, Catherine Price, communication skills, depression and anxiety, Digital Sabbaths, Dr. John Vallance, e-experiences, empathy, executive function, face-to-face conversation, FOMO, Glow Kids, How to Break Up with Your Phone, impulse control, instant connectivity, Internet Addiction Disorder, iPad, iPhone, Johann Hari, journals, letter writing, Lost Connections, mindfulness meditation, Mr. Boddington, nature immersion, Nicholas Kardaras, screen time, Secret Society of Letter Writers, Steve Jobs, Sydney Grammar, Tristan Harris

WAIT- Recycle those cards and stamps!

December 28, 2016 By Carol

December 28, 2016 There’s always the question: What to do with all those cards once the holiday is over? Do they all go out with the wrapping into the trash? WAIT! You can recycle some of those cards. And, before the envelopes disappear, you can cut out the return addresses and paste them onto a […]

Filed Under: Greeting Cards, Holiday, Projects for Kids Tagged With: children's card program, gift tags, mLIVE/Media Group, next year's list, recycle cards, St. Jude's Ranch, stamp collecting, stamp hobby, Stamps for the Wounded, veterans

Recycle ideas…

December 30, 2011 By Carol

December 30, 2011 Here’s some recycling  ideas for your holiday cards and stamps- *  Cut up all those holiday cards to make gift tags for next year’s presents, or ship them off to St. Jude’s Ranch for their children’s card recycling program. Contact http://www.stjudesranch.org/shop/recycled-card-program/ *  In the UK there’s the Woodland Trust Christmas Card Recycling […]

Filed Under: Letters to Soldiers, Projects for Kids Tagged With: gift tags, go green, Lions' Club, postage stamps, recycled card program, recycling holiday cards, St. Jude's Ranch, stamp collecting veterans, Stamps for the Wounded, The Nature Detectives

Teaching kids to say “thanks” the write way

August 17, 2011 By Carol

August 17, 2011 Teaching kids to express “thanks” on paper is giving them an important life skill. Writing a thank you note is rather magical, a la harry potter!  Putting gratitude into writing actually magnifies the generosity. People won’t hesitate to offer future help to those who acknowledge past kindnesses.  Thank you notes open doors and impress people, especially now […]

Filed Under: Projects for Kids Tagged With: a la harry potter, classy, generosity, glitter pens, good manners, grandparents, gratitude, human interaction, kindnesses, life skill, Margaret Shepherd, refrigerator gallery, reward, rubber stamps, Stationery, stickers, teachable moment, thank you notes, the write way

A child’s thank you note

August 7, 2011 By Carol

August 7, 2011 Children’s letters are so precious. There’s originality and  a genuine heartfelt expression where even their mistakes are endearing. The story behind this crayoned thank you centers around Fred, a lost dog.  One summer day, while delivering the mail, I noticed a small beagle hovering around my truck.  I had never seen him […]

Filed Under: Projects for Kids Tagged With: children's letters, heartfelt expression, lost dog, originality, thank you note

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