Post for children

[ruggief]

Hi there,

My children keep asking when they'll received post, and I thought about subscribing to something for them to receive, I've had a play on google and most of the children's comics etc don't come mail order it's newsagent's only. Any suggestions? I have a 4 year old boy and 6 year old girl,
thanks

[dolly pond]

how about some books from amazon or ebay? i got three horrid henry books, great! new off ebay. and its a nice random surprise

[POLLIANNA]

I subcribed to a noddy thing for kids for my neice. she gets a letter and colouring stuff once every month and a wee pressie and card for her birthday. might be a bit naff for your six year old though. have you thought about sponsering a child somewhere in the world. i did it for years and got letters and pic from them. you are allowed to send small parcels and your kids would get a taste of different cultures. my nephew was only small when i started and he used to refer to my sponser kid as his cousin.

[yinyang]

Do they have any cousins or any of your friend's kids that they can be 'penpals' with. My two five year olds do this with their cousin who is the same age.
Obviously they are too young to write letters but they send each other drawings or photos we've printed, even leaves and daft stuff they've collected.
You can see how happy they are when they pick up the post and see their name on it. If only we could convince them that even though we get more letters they are not nearly so much fun.

[VillageVicar]

Absolutely! This is my all time favourite for young minds. It�s an international magazine, but it�s jolly worth it for expanding young minds. I�ll provide you with the link so you can check it out for yourself. Highlights has won many awards since its launch over fifty years ago.

http://www.highlights.com/


Best of luck

Fr. Bill

[VillageVicar]

I thought I'd add that I have a number of school classes in different parts of the world that I send postcards to when I travel. My destinations are so diverse that one school's classroom has a 'Father Bill' map on their wall. On the cards I send, I try to give a bit of information about the city and I ask questions (usually more than one) so the children can work in teams to find the answer.

If you know of any business travellers, you may get them to participate in sending cards to your children.

I wish you every success

Fr. Bill

[VillageVicar]

Further to my earlier post, I recalled there was an online sample somewhere. Eureka! I found it!


http://www.highlights.com/images/us/local/pdf/ highlightsmagazine/HFC8sample.pdf

I have two copies sent to my homes in Moldova and Romania. To place your order effectively, you will probably have to phone them. To access US toll free numbers (you pay for the international portion) dial: 1-800-255-9517

Best of luck!

Fr. Bill

[nutgoneflake]

You could try the Lego club. They send magazines and catalogues, and it all links up with a website too where they can upload photos of any models they're proud of. I've had to enrol both boys because the youngest was so envious of his brother's post.

Two of everything, that's my motto...!

[ecrs2300]

try The Wildlifes Trust sutiable for all ages boy or girl. is packed with fun and games and competitions.

[amonty1144]

You could always write to them yourself, my son loves it, I even send him postcards from the office, I'm occassionally away overnight but even when travelling locally I send him something.

[annie0000]

I know the Beano do a subscription, so I am sure that other comics will do as well. You can join the beano club as well - it isn't very expensive. My kids are also a memnber of the lego club.

One that we get in Scotland that I am not sure if you have the equivalent elsewhere, is the Traffic Club - this is a funded thing that gives kids a series of booklets about road safety with stickers and activities in them - they are great.

[dolly pond]

now i feel like a right bore suggsting amazon!

[annie0000]

Aww Dolly - don't feel like that my kids love Horrid Henry as well - just ordered the annual for Christmas - if you are looking for good value books, try here:

http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stor es/servlet/TopCategoriesDisplay?storeId=10001& catalogId=10001&langId=100

[Solarjunkie]

Google Free Stuff for Kids & you will find loads of things you can arrange to have sent to them.
Penpal arrangement with a distant relative or friend of friend, exchanging postcards, could be fun.

[Lucy Thomas]

If you put the electricity, gas and telephone in their names I can guarantee that they will receive regular mail.

[spudqueen]

Grandparents (if they don't live near you) could send postcards every couple of weeks. My boys were also enrolled in the Lego club (which is free!), the elder one was also a member of the Lifeboats (RNLI) childrens which sends out a newsletter and the younger one was a member of the Beano Club (both these subscriptions were birthday presents). I must say, they both loved getting post!

[DONNA1458]

order what you want from the newsagents and get it delivered by the newspaper boy/girl.