I ran across this great blog post that has letters to soldiers written by kids. It’s got pictures of the letters and drawings. Really cute! This is a great idea to do if you’re going to send a care package. See if a local school will let you include letters or drawings from the kids. Great idea!

Go see: Stadelbacher’s Adventures

[Sidenote: Today is my father's birthday. He's no longer with us, but served his country as a Marine for 20 years until he retired. He worked as an air traffic controller and was near the front lines during Vietnam. Happy Birthday, Dad.]

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I ran across a great post by Miss Jessica on how to be a good pen pal. She has some great tips!

I’d like to hear about your pen pals. Do you have any? Got any great pen pal stories? Please share!

If you DON’T have pen pals, why not? Have you seen the great magazine called The Letter Exchange? It’s a fantastic way to get high quality pen pals and they have a free forwarding service if you want security and anonymity until you feel comfortable with your new pen pal. Go check them out.

Photo credit: Andreas Nilsson

Tags: how-to, letter exchange, LEX, pen pals