Here's a few ideas I had come up with
A signed playing card with my name and country and date
Bookmark
American Coins/dollar bills
Sheet of stickers
Article in the paper about where you live (especially if it's like on THEIR birthday or YOUR birthday or other special occasion)
Comic strip
Cocoa Packet
Tea Packet
Instant Coffee (like MIA) Packet
Seeds Packet of like their favorite flowers, herbs, etc.
Sports Card of favorite players
Ice cream sticks that have jokes written on them... I think like Fudgesicles (?)
Paper Buildables (ones that come on like a sheet of card stock that you assemble yourself). I got some for free from ComicCon here a few years ago, and sent some to friends.
An interesting idea, and I honestly don't know HOW it managed, but one friend from the UK packed her letter to me Like a Package, with string wrapped around the letter, and tied it with a Keychain from London attached. I was amazed that the USPS would allow it, but it ended up in my box.
ThriveToScribe (May 17th, 2015)
I keep cutting things out of the newspapers thinking they'd be interesting to send to the right penpals. Got a couple of folders full.... mainly silly/humorous articles.
Bogon07 (May 11th, 2015), ThriveToScribe (May 17th, 2015)
Red Harry N. G. (October 20th, 2016)
Bogon07 (May 11th, 2015)
I found a kit for a paper "fishmobile" at Goodwill, so some folks are getting little fish sculptures, sent out some Monopoly money, and stickers for various sorts of firearms and coffee...
"Nolo esse salus sine vobis ...” —St. Augustine
Lately sent: crime scene investigation form, absurdly bad polaroid photo of my dog, and a toe tag from the morgue (unused).
"Nolo esse salus sine vobis ...” —St. Augustine
FredRydr (November 8th, 2016), Morgaine (October 20th, 2016), penultress (October 20th, 2016), penwash (October 20th, 2016), Red Harry N. G. (October 20th, 2016), ThriveToScribe (August 4th, 2019)
Thank you for resurrecting this wonderful thread. I read it cover-to-cover, neat ideas.
(We had more members back in 2014, wonder where they are now...?)
Or, send them a postcard (some addresses should be still valid in the google docs - links somewhere in the inco threads)? There is plenty of mention on the incowrimo 2015 list of the "Did you correspond today?" thread and this forum in general. As for 2017, plans are afoot (not organised by me).
Sent from the iPhone of Madame X.
Well, I Know it has been sugested by others but I should emphasize: Bookmarks! I love them! Would be really nice to get one with the mail.
Also, don't remember seeing any suggestions about ink cartridges. Is it too risky?
Little fridge magnets should also be fun! Keychains would also work, depending on the build and the sending envelope.
ThriveToScribe (August 4th, 2019)
maybe a home made Christmas ornament if they are not jewish I mean . I stick in homemade book marks , stickers , sticky notes , you know lil silly thing sometimes . someone sent me a miniature flamingo and I love that thing and still have it today .
ThriveToScribe (November 15th, 2019)
Does anyone else do mail tags? (http://www.mailmadeeasyshop.com/2015/09/mail-tag.html)
I've found myself getting quite scrapbook-y/creative with replying to the questions.
I noticed some of those mail-tag questions have come up in Five Questions, Answer by SnailMail (over on A World of Snail Mail).
Where applicable, for my 'perennial' pen pals, I'd photocopied 'Judgmental Maps' of my city and their city, pinpointed on ink the judged area I live, and asked them to return their city's map with their judged area pinpointed in ink. Some people received spatial logic puzzles, photocopies of a reprint Duncan Hines cookbook, or photocopies of Lynda Barry comics.
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I write letters year-round: http://postable.com/christinao
Cash is always well received.
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