She's Got Mail

My daughter was so happy today to receive her first pen pal letter! Her pen pal included these cute stickers, MashaALLAH and my daughter couldn't be more thrilled.


We've already mapped out where everyone lives on our map and I think we'll take a cue from Umm Tafari's blog post and have a few geography lessons, InshaALLAH.


JazakILLAH Khairin to the sisters who have made this happen - AlhamduLILLAH we've also found a pen pal for my son,(InshaALLAH we will mail his first letter soon).

This is a coloring page that came with her letter. She colored it right away and wanted to show her pen pal.


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It's In The Mail

This was our first week of writing letters to pen pals and I think it went well. My daughter was so excited that I couldn't get her to do anything else until she finished writing. We trekked to the end of the street and dropped our letters in the mail just as the snow started.

My son was feeling a bit left out and I needed to find a way to make him feel better. I remembered that the blogger at No Time For Flashcards made a mailbox for her son so I made one for our homeschool.




It was a hit with all of the kids, (of course, it's a box, lol). Now, when I get junk mail, (I never bother to open it anyway), they can use it to play post office, InshaALLAH.

By the way, are there any little boys out there who would like a pen pal? My son is four and he's just learning to write but he can read a bit. I believe he's open to drawings and paper airplanes too. :) Read More...