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Mail Box Project for Young WritersA project for supplying a stationery boxIf you hope to inspire your child to write and send mail the old-fashioned way, this project is the perfect motivator.
Do you find it hard to follow through with letter writing because you have no supplies at hand? Gathering the supplies and organizing them is in itself a motivational step in the mailbox's direction and who would not like to recieve a real letter from a friennd or relative? This should be fun! As a first step obtain a desk tray or plastic tub with a lid for holding the supplies. I have a basket with sections for paper, pencils, etc. built in to it. A bright bow on the handle makes it an attractive desk tray. You could buy a wire mesh organizer,use a plastic or wooden box, or decorate a cardboard box. Use your imagination. A trip to the Dollar Store will help you collect up a supply of cute, totally cool, and colorful stationery with matching envelopes. (Get some lined stationery and some unlined.) Notecards you can stencil or stamp designs on are a great choice. Watch for the kind that come with their own envelopes. You will also need a calendar and address book for recording important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. Copy into the book the addresses of friends and relations who you might want to write to. Choose some jazzy ink pens and some bright pencils. Stop by the post office for special stamps and postcards. A good place for postcards that feature local points of interest are local tourist shops and gas stations. Everyone loves stickers, so add them to your supply box. Scissors and scotch tape might come in handy, as well as stamps and stencils for decorating cards and envelopes. Here is a great site for letter writing ideas and instructions. Hold a send-off party. Everybody write a note or letter and prepare to mail it. Celebrate with a trip to the closest mail box. Mail the letters and then return home for refreshments.
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