Postcrossing

After seeing a post on Facebook, I decided to check out what Postcrossing was all about. It's a community of people from all over the world who exchange postcards. I thought this was a great idea. I was never very good at keeping up with a pen pal. So this was a great way for me to connect with people from all over without the pressure to keep up with sending letters regularly. I decided to join and have received many cards already.

This would also be a great learning experience to share with your children and/or charges. You could set up an account together, using your email and mailing address, then share the cards you get. I have sent several to homeschooling mothers and high school/college students doing a project for school. They add this information to their profile so people know to send child appropriate cards. Once you receive a card, you can place it in the mailbox so the children can get the mail and find the card! I have received cards from 12 different countries so far.

Below are the postcards I have received.