Do you remember the excitement that came with getting something in the mail as a child? For us, whether it was a letter from a pen pal, a Valentine’s Day card, or an invitation to a party, being able to hold something so personal in our hands, and more importantly, creating and sending our own hand-written response was something special. Unfortunately, for our children in particular, the increasingly digital and online world we live in has put good old fashioned snail mail on a rapid decline. So to help give my daughter that same fun, valuable experience of engaging in written communication, I created the Mail to Go! Box for her. It’s a letter writing station where she can store treasured letters and cards she receives, and craft her own to send out to friends and family.

Start by decorating the outside of a pizza box with collage materials to make a fun all-contained writing station. On the inside, collect writing materials such as stamps, note paper, pens, stickers, envelopes, etc. (we make sure our daughter always has a few Excited 2 Learn Easy-to-Write Cards in there too!) Use the top of the cover like a bulletin board, attaching writing prompts, words frequently used in letters, and names and pictures of people your kids may want to write to. My daughter loves her Mail to Go! Box and carries it around with her. Although her email writing days will come sooner than I’d probably like to admit, I know her Mail to Go! Box is helping her start out with the same appreciation I have for personal and hand-written letters!