Love, Gramma—snail-mail style
Thursday, October 4, 2012 When Bubby was a little over two years old, I made him a nifty mail box for receiving snail mail from Gramma. I wrote a post on it, which you can see right here.
So you don't have to click on that link just yet, here's the photo of that original stickered-up sensation:
Bubby loved emergency vehicles of all sorts at the time, so that's how I adorned his box. The mini mailbox also included his name in stickered letters, but as I don't use his real name (nor Mac's) on the blog, I couldn't show how perfectly his name in red block letters fit across one side.
I've not been as consistent in my snail-mail sending as I intended, but each time I did, I'd ask Megan to place it in Bubby's box and raise the flag so he'd know mail from Gramma had arrived. More often than actual snail mail, though, I'd place a little something in the mailbox for Bubby to find each time I left his house after a visit, notification of such courtesy the little red flag.
Last time I visited Bubby, I noticed as we lay on his bed reading his bedtime story that his mailbox was up on a shelf he surely couldn't reach. "I broke it," he told me, when I asked why it was way up there.
Seems Bubby loved his grandma-mail box so much, he used it as a garage for his Matchbox cars. It was used so often and filled so to the brim that it ended up dented beyond repair and no longer has an attached back.
"I'll just have to make you new one," I told him, knowing I still had several empty boxes remaining at home (reference the original post for why that is).
"And I really need super heroes on this one, Gramma," he said.
Well, super heroes it would be, then.
As I had planned to make a grandma-mail box for Mac anyway—his first—I went ahead and made a new one for Bubby, too.
Per his request, Bubby got super heroes of various sizes and styles. Super heroes are his favorite thing in the world right now, especially Batman and Spiderman.
Mac's favorite things? Well, those would have to be Mickey Mouse and dinosaurs, so that's what adorns his little grandma-mail box (more dinos than Mickeys, but that's okay).
Just like Bubby's original grandma-mail box, the boys' names are featured in red block letters on one side of their box. Though just like with the original mail box, I can't show you that side as it would reveal the real names of my grandsons (and heaven only knows what might happen if I were to reveal that information online, right?).
I can show you this, though—the censored versions of my latest grandma-mail boxes for my boys, packed and ready to tote in my Grandma Bag to the desert this Friday:
Now Bubby will have two grandma-mail boxes. Which will surely please him, as they make not only super spots for snail-mail love notes from Gramma, they make pretty darn good garages, too.
Drive-thru garages, from what I gather.
Today's question:
When did you last mail a child a letter or other snail-mail sentiment?
Reader Comments (11)
I send my little nieces occasional mail. Their favorites were a series of postcards I made a couple years ago when they were 3 and 5. Each had a photo of an animal and a message of "I love you more than a ___ loves a ____." For example, a monkey would have "I love you more than a monkey loves bananas!"
Ginger Kay: I love that idea! I just may have to steal it. :-D
Those mailboxes are adorable! Lucky boys to have such a talented Gramma as you, my friend.
The last time I snail-mailed my grandson was back in July, for his birthday. I will be sending him a little something for Halloween very soon. Thanks for the reminder!
I still mail birthday card wishes to my little nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews who live out of my hometown.
I've not done so in such a long time, I'd be unable to remember when it was.
I do enjoy reading of you young grandmas sending stuff through the mail to your little ones; keep up the good work, it's such a special gift for grandkids, nieces and nephews, makes them feel like grown-ups getting mail.
I love, love, love these! What a precious idea. I send postcards to my one granddaughter who is old enough to receive them - this is such a cute way for them to be delivered.
She has a metal clothesline draped across a wall in her bedroom where she clips my postcards from different places, her artwork and any other special things.
What a fun grandma you are!
Lisa, I sent this one up to twitter. Wow, what a wonderful idea. You are a genius.
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They are just as cute as the first one was. I had good intentions to make one for Shylee but like so many other things I didn't follow through. I'll have to fix that!
These are adorable. ENJOY YOUR TIME with them this week! :)
I LOVE absolutely everything about this! I thought just sending mail to the grandkids was great, but your darling idea makes even that event more special! Really, how cute can you get?!
Oh Lisa, what a GRAND idea! And how terrific for its double duty use. A blessing to the hearts of both grandkids and grandma! Thanks for sharing such a sweet story.