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A real pen pal
A kid their age, somewhere else in the country, who writes back by hand.
What they actually get
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A monthly pack
Poppy Post's letter, that month's writing mission, stationery, stickers, and an envelope to fold.
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Something to look forward to
The mailbox becomes the best part of their week.
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Geography, history and letter-writing
Built into the correspondence rather than taught at them.
You already know how the good toy goes. Played with twice, then it lives under the bed. This one arrives on the first of every month with their name on the envelope, and it keeps arriving long after everyone has forgotten who gave what.
Somewhere else in the country there's a kid waiting to hear back from them. That's the part that keeps them writing — not the stickers, though the stickers help.
It isn't a screen and it isn't more plastic. When the year is done, what's left is a shoebox of letters from a friend, in handwriting that got noticeably better along the way.
Christmas morning is over by ten. This shows up all year.
Why this one lands
Pick an amount
Every amount goes to the same place — you'll add the recipient's details next.
Three months
Three packs, three letters back.
$54
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Six months
Half a year of first-of-the-month mail.
$90
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A full year
Twelve packs, and a pen pal who sticks around.
$180
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A full year, Homeschool
Twelve packs, plus the monthly unit study.
$250
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MOST GIVEN
Not sure which tier they need? You don't have to be. Their parents pick Core, Minis or Homeschool when they claim it — you just pick the amount.
You pick an amount and write a note.
How it works
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They get an email on the day you choose — with your note, and everything they need to get started.
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They tell us about their kid — age, interests, five minutes.
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Their first pack lands on the 1st, and their pen pal follows.
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A membership is hard to wrap. So we send them a card by email on whatever date you pick — Christmas morning, a birthday, the first day of school. Your note is inside it.
Choose the date at checkout. Buying early and giving it in person? Put your own email in and forward it when you're ready.
Something to open on the day
You've been given a year of pen pal mail.
Arrives Dec 25
Thought you'd like someone to write to. Love, Grandma
