Hobbies And Interests
Sticker Club
One popular chain-letter game allows children to receive stickers in the mail as well as letters. To begin, type up a letter that says, "Dear (name), you must forward a set of stickers to the person listed in slot No. 1. Then move my name to slot No. 1, add your name to slot No. 2 and send this letter to 6 friends." Make six copies of the letter and place your child's name in slot 2. Send the letter out to six of his friends. Soon your child should be getting loads of mail containing fun stickers in each envelope.
Story Friends
Another game to help your child to receive mail is to create a continuous story. Enlist the help of some of her friends' mothers to participate in your mail game. Sit down with your child and start a story. For example, "Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved to ride horses ..." and so on, for about a paragraph. Next, mail the story to a friend. Instruct the friend to continue a paragraph in the story and even add a picture. Then, that friend should send the story to a third friend. You can add as many friends to the story as you like. The story can even go back and forth between people. When you are finished, you should receive a wonderful piece of mail with an imaginative story including lots of pictures.
Mail Games
Finally, kids can start a traditional game with a long-distance family member through the mail. Have your child draw up a tic-tac-toe board and place an X on the board. Mail the letter to Grandma or a favorite Aunt and instruct her to place an O in another square and mail it back. The game continues until someone wins. This is also a great way to encourage communication between your child and distant relatives. He can add a note to his tic-tac-toe board in each correspondence.