Postcard Exchange/geograpy lessons

[Mandabplus3]

Cv momma be proactive and send out some PM's and if you think it's a bit soon for your child you could always reactivate the idea in 6 months or a year, I am sure there will still be plenty of interested people.

[SarahLoo]

What a great idea for geography lessona dn for her to learn about different locations and even cultures!

I can send some from Ireland! Id be happy to help out!

[nikkiwn]

Another great resource for geography lessons is the CIA World Fact book website.  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
It is a great resource for pictures of countries, maps, flags etc.  This would be a great website to check out if you receive postcards from outside your country.  You would not think that the CIA would be a great source of non-biased information but it is one of the most up to date websites with basic geography information about most countries as well as great pictures of the country from its people, to its landscapes, to other cultural highlights. The country comparison feature is especially cool and useful.  Hope this helps others!

[SophiaSuit]

wow, what a wonderful idea! I would like to join too!
I am from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PM me if you want me to send you a postcard

[Skylark]

Hi everyone, sorry for lack of replies! We have been traveling    Just wanted to let everyone know that we will be sending our cards in the next two days! We have already gotten 2 cards and... that was a total hit and our geography lesson booster hands down!

I will write more on it, but wanted to say that it is a great idea, excellent teaching activity and that we have not forgotten about our cards  , they are on their way!

[SophiaSuit]

I found that there is a similar activity in the web called "Postcrossing" (http://www.postcrossing.com/)
It's a project that allows anyone to receive postcards (real ones, not electronic) from random places in the world

[baz]

I've sent 10 postcards so far!

Speaking of sending things to random 'strangers', here's one project by Happiness Brussels I stumbled upon a few months back. Instead of postcards, you send gifts to random strangers worldwide. http://www.giftastranger.net/

<a href="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=18188733&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=18188733&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=01AAEA</a> from Happiness Brussels on Vimeo.</p>

Wonder if it'll be interesting to start something similar right here? Just a thought 

[mum2tiger]

Excellent idea Kerileanne99. I felt giddy with happiness just reading about it. Must be Geography.      

My LO still a little too young to appreciate the postcards but I wouldn't mind sending out postcards from Malaysia with greetings in Malay, Chinese, English and Tamil. Maybe I'll get some Iban friends to put in some words too.

Hopefully someone would remember a couple of years down the line. Maybe the Brillkid gang can make it an official event 

[DadDude]

H. has received two postcards & has typed replies to Isa and Sophia (with me sitting over his shoulder). We're also sending out three more to people who have given me addresses. As I write this, he is on the floor attempting to cut out the printed text and pasting it onto postcards. I think this is about our limit...!

[Mandabplus3]

I understand that! We had some that my oldest half wrote and I finished, some that my son dictated some of the words to me, some that my daughter dictated and got cranky if I didn't write it word for word, and one that they did alone ( ) I made them all sign their own name on each card, but decided it was taking too long to insist on more involvement.
Oh most of you will get a card rather than a post card. It was cheaper and I actually had a lot of trouble finding postcards near where I live. Very strange?
The idea is working though, we have been playing stack the countries (app, we LOVE it) and the map in the toilet is consulted regularly...with the occasional random question after a toilet break! 
Nana sent us a lovely book from new Zealand and a couple of blank postcards from New Zealand too! Who wants them?

[early learning17]

We too got our first beautiful  postcards from australia and malaysia, thank you very much, very exciting, please keep them coming  We will write back of course!

[early learning17]

Thanks for all the wonderful postcards sent, although still missing the ones from South Africa and Ukraine 
We are sending out the second round of postcards, please pm us when you've received them. Cheers

[bella]

went to the bookstore yesterday and bought 30 postcards that represent our side of the world . I will go through my pms and check the addresses i got so far to send to . I am sorry for the delay , but it was really crazy around Easter wih lots of visitors from overseas . If anybody else like a postcards from west Africa please pm me with your address .
viv

[Mandabplus3]

Oh thanks for bumping! I am quite sure I missed someone who did send me a PM. If anyone still needs or wants a postcard from Australia I have some ready to go. I also have a few from new Zealand ( go nana!) if anyone wants to cover that country. PM me if you need a second round too

[bella]

how much could you really write in a postcard ?? what would you say ?? well I am talkative in nature and there is so much to tell others about us so hwo to make it short ??  what did other put ?? oh and my daughter writes and woopee she is taken to cursive writing so nicely  but she still writes big so not much could fit in if i let her write .

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