Writing letters is a simple activity that can assist your kids with vocabulary, handwriting, and spelling as well as provide for some old fashioned fun.Encourage your kids to write letters (not email!) to their cousins, grandparents, friends, etc. Putting pen, pencil, marker, or crayon to paper is a very personal experience. Being on the receiving end of a handwritten note is just as exhilarating. This brand of personal connection is becoming a rare treat in this age of email, instant messaging, and cell phones. Correspondence with friends and relatives was once well thought out, carefully constructed, and intimate. Try to reconnect with that age, if only for a moment, by sitting down with your child and drafting a note to someone you know. Then address an envelope, affix the stamp, and drop it in the mailbox or at your local post office.
What you and your kids choose to write is not too important at the start, it is the process that we are recommending. Start out with a simple hello or tell a little tale - but be sure to include a request for the receiver to respond in writing.
If your child is anything like me growing up, getting mail addressed to them will be one of the most amazing little joys in their life. Heck, I still am excited making that short walk down to the curb to collect the day's mail!
Jeff
Out With The Kids
http://www.outwiththekids.com
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